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The MUHC Orthopaedic Research Laboratory
December 4th, 2013 If you were to wander through the old halls of the Royal Victoria Hospital of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC), you might notice innumerable doors tucked away behind narrow corridors, each guarding its own unique secrets. But …
La recherche sans frontières / Research without boundaries
December 6th, 2013 Pour l'édition interactive, cliquer ici . For the online version, click here . Si vous avez des problèmes avec notre édition interactive, vous pouvez télécharger le ficher pdf . If you are having problems viewing the interactive …
Supporting patients through the physical and emotional challenges of a cancer diagnosis
December 9th, 2013 The fight against cancer is fraught with strong emotion for both patients and loved ones. Feelings of anger, sadness, guilt and anxiety can be overwhelming. But patients need to find the energy to fight the disease and persevere through …
From heart failure to heart transplant
December 9th, 2013 I was 43 when I had my heart transplant. I have been a personal trainer most of my adult life. This was not supposed to have happened. I first suspected I had something wrong when I took a client for a run and she out ran me. But it …
Beyond Despair—How oncology and fertility teams provide hope to patients
December 12th, 2013 Melina Melcone and her boyfriend This past spring, within a span of three weeks, I went from feeling a mass in my left breast to seeing it. There was some swelling, but no pain. I wasn’t worried though because of my young age—I am 26. …
Telemedicine in James Bay
January 28th, 2014 The McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) in partnership with the Cree Board of Health and Social Services of James Bay (CBHSSJB) and the Department of Ophthalmology of McGill University is pleased to announce a new tele-ophthalmology …
One in three seniors over 65 risks falling over the span of a year
February 3rd, 2014 As the Injury prevention coordinator for the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) Trauma Program at the Montreal General Hospital (MGH), Tara Grenier is well aware that out of the 1,600 trauma patients who are admitted per year, 400 …
Former Habs captain helped raise funds for the MGH's first PET/CT scanner
February 5th, 2014 This city’s love affair with former Montreal Canadiens captain Saku Koivu continues to be as strong as it was four years ago when he left to play for the Anaheim Mighty Ducks. So much so that members of the Mighty Ducks organization …
Beware of "diet thinking"
February 7th, 2014 Although more women are affected by eating disorders, more and more men are starting to fall into this category. This is partly explained by the fact that men and women are threatened by a phenomenon Sylvie Goulet, a psychologist at the …
An inspired and inspiring social worker at the MUHC: Claire Duchesneau
February 12th, 2014 Claire Duchesneau has been a McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) social worker at the Montreal Chest Institute, for 27 years specializing in HIV/AIDS. Born into a musical family, she started singing at a very young age and never …