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It is National Social Worker’s Month!
March 18th, 2014 At the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) our social workers practice their art across all of our hospitals. They specialize in different areas of healthcare, but they all deliver the same compassionate care. We took a sneak peek into …
Throwback Thursday - Circa 1950-60
March 20th, 2014 Nurses break circa 1950-60. Nurses in and out of uniform relax in the nurses lounge at the RVH. If you are browsing social media on a Thursday, you will notice that the web is flooded with photographs of yesteryear. The MUHC has been …
Building a Hospital: A Labour of Love
March 21st, 2014 The McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) is undergoing some major changes and is preparing for the biggest move in its history—neither of which could be achieved without our dedicated staff. Andreane Pharand, Dr. Therese Perreault, Lyne …
Endometriosis Awareness Month
March 27th, 2014 At 29 years old, newly married Caroline Leroux* was looking forward to starting a family. But just two months after she stopped taking the pill, she experienced excruciating pain and cramps in her abdomen. Leroux’s physician ultimately …
March is Nutrition Month
March 28th, 2014 As a Clinical Nutritionist at the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) working with upper gastrointestinal cancer, general surgery and trauma patients, Eleanor Eckert is a critical part of the healthcare team. Eleanor Eckert, Clinical …
Symptoms
Symptoms Symptoms of mild traumatic brain injury Symptoms of moderate or severe traumatic brain injury Prognosis after a traumatic brain injury What is a neuropsychological assessment ? What is an intracranial hemorrhage ? What is increased intracranial …
April - Parkinson's Disease Awareness Month
March 31st, 2014 The Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital - The Neuro, McGill University and the McGill University Health Centre, is at the forefront of Parkinson’s research and clinical care. Parkinson’s patients are seen at The Neuro’s Movement …
A miracle on 2300 Tupper Street
December 30th, 2013 There are some things you cannot explain. Call it a coincidence, an accident, or maybe even luck or fate. But every now and again you come across a “miracle” - a patient, who against all odds, survives and thrives even when everything …
RI-MUHC researchers led three of the Québec Science magazine’s top 10 discoveries of 2013
January 6th, 2014 Three of the top ten scientific breakthroughs of 2013 selected by Québec Science magazine were achieved by researchers from the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC), the Montreal Neurological Institute and …
This year will be different
January 6th, 2014 New Year’s resolutions… most of us make them, sometimes we try to follow through with them, but few amongst us really care about them after February. Nonetheless, New Year’s resolutions are an important opportunity to make beneficial …