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A safer cafeteria
November 4th, 2020 News In order to comply with the instructions and directives of the Ministry of Health and Social Services, and to provide a safe environment for patients and staff, we are limiting access to the eating areas on our sites. The …
Air pollution speeds up ageing of the lungs and increases COPD risk
July 11th, 2019 Research Lung function normally declines as we age, but a new study carried out by researchers from Canada, Switzerland, and the UK, suggests that air pollution may contribute to this process and adds to the evidence that breathing in …
Young Canadians face heightened crash risk after consuming cannabis, new study finds
October 15th, 2018 Releases Research MONTREAL – Young Canadians are more at risk of a vehicle crash even five hours after inhaling cannabis, according to results of a clinical trial conducted at the McConnell Centre for Innovative Medicine (CIM) of the …
Code Orange Simulation at the MUHC
October 19th, 2018 Releases Montreal - The McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) took part in one of the largest, most complex Code Orange simulations to date on Thursday, with the Montreal Children’s Hospital (MCH), Montreal General Hospital (MGH) and …
The McGill University Health Centre is now a designated COVID-19 hospitalization centre
April 3rd, 2020 Releases Montreal - Dr. Pierre Gfeller, President and Executive Director of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC), announces the MUHC has been designated a COVID-19 hospitalization centre. Specifically, the Montreal General Hospital …
RI-MUHC innovative clinical trial assesses hydroxychloroquine for prevention and treatment of COVID-19
April 6th, 2020 Research Releases Montreal - Determined to fight the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) have launched an innovative clinical trial for which people can …
MUHC responds to emergency situation
January 14th, 2019 Releases Montreal, 6 p.m - An emergency event occurred at des Découvreurs school in the Montreal borough of LaSalle leading the McGill University Health Centre to declare a Code Orange for multiple patients shortly before 12 noon at the …
Possible measles exposure at MUHC Glen (adult) Site
April 7th, 2019 News MONTREAL — The McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) was notified by the Direction régionale de santé publique de Montréal late Friday that an employee having contracted the measles virus worked at the Glen Site while contagious, …