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Making Team Canada
December 28th, 2016 Articles In her 33 years working in Housekeeping at the Montreal Children’s Hospital (MCH), Lyne Martinelli has gotten to know many patients. There was one girl though, who Lyne already knew before she ever became a patient. Raphaëlle …
MUHC in the News | January 2 - 6, 2017
MUHC in the News | January 2 - 6, 2017 Anhedonia, or when music conveys no emotions For roughly 2% of the population, listening to music doesn’t give rise to any emotion, explained Dr. Robert J. Zatorre, researcher at the Montréal Neurological Institute …
A surprise advance in the treatment of adult cancers
January 11th, 2017 Releases Montreal – A team of researchers at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) has found an epigenetic modification that might be the cause of 15% of adult cancers of the throat linked to alcohol …
MUHC in the News | January 9 -13, 2017
MUHC in the News | January 9 -13, 2017 MUHC researchers make discovery about head and neck cancers A group of scientists at the MUHC has led the way in making a promising discovery about head and neck cancers that are linked to alcohol and tobacco use, …
Put the kettle on: reaping the benefits from a hot cup of tea
January 19th, 2017 The bone chilling January cold has settled in, and there’s no better way to fight this weather than to be drawn in by the warm embrace of a piping hot cup of tea. January is Hot Tea Month in Canada, and we at the McGill University …
MUHC in the News | January 16 - 20, 2017
MUHC in the News | January 16 - 20, 2017 Bell donates $250,000 to Montreal Neuro for mental-health resources As part of an effort to improve mental-health services for immigrants and refugees in Montreal, Bell announced a $250,000 donation on Wednesday to …
Behind the Scenes of the Lachine Hospital Modernization Project
January 23rd, 2017 Articles Some of the members of the team behind the Lachine Hospital modernization project. From left to right: Noé Djawn White, Ariane Couture, Samia Mostefai, Malika Cheloufi, Teresa Di Bartolo, Michèle Czerednikow and Dominique …
Face to Face with...
January 24th, 2017 Articles How long have you worked here? I've been working in the MS Program for about four years and as a nurse for 11 years—all of which have been at the MUHC. Why did you choose this field? I got into the MS world because I love the …
Geriatric Medicine: a targeted approach to senior care
January 24th, 2017 Articles Life expectancy has increased considerably over the last century. But this gift of longevity has not come without its price. Chronic illness, often combined with other health conditions, burden the lives of many of our …
Portrait of a telehealth visionary
January 26th, 2017 Articles A leader with a passionate disposition and devotion to her work, Madeleine St-Gelais has spent more than 12 years developing telehealth within the Réseau universitaire intégré de santé McGill (RUIS McGill). Her outstanding …