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William Feindel, O.C., G.O.Q., MDCM, D. Phil, 1918 - 2014
January 15th, 2014 William Feindel, O.C., G.O.Q., MDCM, D. Phil., 1918 – 2014 The Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, McGill University and the McGill University Health Centre regret to announce the death of William Feindel , O.C., G.O.Q., MDCM, …
Flu-fighting enzyme identified by scientists
January 16th, 2014 Researchers have found a new enzyme, known as cIAP2, which helps the lungs fight against infection by giving them the ability to decrease flu-inflicted tissue injury. Dr. Maya Saleh of the Department of Medicine of the McGill University …
Share your love of reading on Family Literacy Day
January 20th, 2014 On January 27, take time to read with your child Family Literacy Day, held every year on January 27, helps raise awareness of the importance of reading and engaging in other literacy-related activities as a family. Setting aside a …
True or false? Antibiotics will cure the flu.
January 20th, 2014 False. Antibiotics have no effect against a viral illness like the flu. Rest and fluids are recommended. Antibiotics are medications that fight infections caused by bacteria, the flu is cause by a virus. “Most cases of flu can be …
Keeping stomach flu at a healthy distance
January 20th, 2014 If there’s one visitor nobody wants around, it’s gastroenteritis a.k.a. ‘the stomach flu’. During these colder months, from October to April, we’re at higher risk of getting the dreaded stomach flu, especially with children in the …
The Team
The Team The TBI Research Unit is part of an award winning multidisciplinary team that is well established as hard-working collegial specialists & experts, including; The team is in perpetual evolution and includes many different specialists, such as : …
Clinical Services
Clinical Services The TBI in-patient program The program specializes in mild to severe TBIs and is multidisciplinary. The goal of this program is to medically stabilize the patients and then decide from all medical, psychological and social domains, …
TBI Research and Innovation
TBI Research and Innovation Traumatic Brain Injury Research Unit The TBI Research Unit is part of an award winning multidisciplinary team that is well-established as hard-working collegial specialists & experts. The MUHC Research Institute enjoys world …
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 …