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Breast cancer: $4.5 million for nine homegrown researchers
April 7th, 2015 The Quebec Breast Cancer Foundation announced this week a $4.5 million investment for nine homegrown researchers, including six researchers affiliated with McGill, the MUHC and the Jewish General Hospital. Over 20 years, the Foundation …
Ovarian cancer: Genetic testing should be accessible to all women with the disease
April 15th, 2015 Releases The genes BRCA1 and BRCA2 play a significant role in hereditary breast and ovarian cancers. Recent media attention has focused on American actress Angelina Jolie’s decision to have her ovaries and fallopian tubes surgically …
Map to go to the Glen Site
Map to go to the Glen Site …
Heritage Heroes: Anne Usher & the Friends of the MUHC
April 16th, 2015 Some of the Friends inventorying artwork at the Royal Victoria Hospital. The Art & Heritage Centre has been canvassing the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) hospitals, tracking and collecting artwork, medical historical objects, and …
Better care, equipment and research possibilities at the new Cedars Cancer Centre
April 16th, 2015 Dr. Armen Aprikian, director of the McGill University Health Centre Cancer Care mission. Better care, equipment and research possibilities at the new Cedars Cancer Centre At the new Cedars Cancer Centre at the Glen, all physicians, …
Attention Montrealers
April 17th, 2015 Moving a hospital the size of the Royal Victoria is no easy feat. In fact, it is the largest hospital move in Canadian history! In order to make this once-in-a-lifetime event run as smoothly as possible, the MUHC is asking our patients, …
BEWARE: off-label prescription drug use
November 2nd, 2015 Releases Montreal — A new study led by researchers in Canada sheds light on the effects of off-label use of prescription drugs with the first-ever investigation in adult populations. Their findings, which are published online by JAMA …
National Pain Awareness Week 2015 : November 1 - 7, 2015
November 4th, 2015 Pain is the most prevalent complaint on earth. “People suffer from back pain, joint pain, pain from cancer, neuropathic pain and any number of other pain syndromes,” says Dr. Yoram Shir, director of the Alan Edwards Pain Management Unit …
No more ‘sugar-coating’ on invasive fungus
November 5th, 2015 Releases Aspergillus fumigatus colony Aspergillus fumigatus Montreal - There are believed to be around 1.5 million different species of fungus on Earth, but one mold, known as Aspergillus fumigatus , causes the majority of cases of …
Canadians want more access to Digital Health Tools
November 6th, 2015 The McGill University Health Centre is proud to support the public education campaign recently launched by Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) to promote digital health which refers to the use of information technology/electronic …