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Touching moments soften the impact of metastatic stomach cancer
November 11th, 2015 Articles For the past 13 years, Michèle Desbiens has been battling a very rare type of stomach cancer known as a gastrointestinal stromal tumour or GIST. In 2002, she had surgery to remove the tumour at the Montreal General Hospital of …
Influenza Vaccination: Myths and Facts
November 11th, 2015 Influenza Myth #1: Influenza is not a serious illness. [collapsed title="FACT:"] Each year in Canada, thousands of people die from influenza, or from complications of influenza like pneumonia. Influenza is a highly contagious …
Journeys Through Healthcare
November 11th, 2015 For some, art is an expressive outlet for experiences related to health and illness. People may find hope, strength, and closer relationships over the course of their illness, while others will face despair, isolation, and a sense of …
Motion to recover damages
November 12th, 2015 Releases On Thursday November 12th, the MUHC served a motion to recover damages resulting from the alleged charges of fraud and corruption in the award of the Glen site construction contract. No further comments will be made insofar as …
Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism …
Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism In the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, we research, treat and deal with all of the disorders considered under the endocrinology rubric. Our physicians also attend numerous specialty- and …
History
History There is a long tradition of excellence in endocrine research, clinical care and teaching at McGill. Endocrine research was initiated by James B. Collip, the co-discoverer of insulin, and continued by John S. L. Browne and Eleanor H. Venning in …
Our Team
Our Team Our clinics are multidisciplinary and include our physicians, nurse-educators and dieticians as well as other specialists and services, such as podiatry and …
Care and Services
Care and Services We treat different health issues : diabetes, lipid disorders, osteoporosis and calcium disorders, fertility and women’s health issues, endocrine and neuroendocrine tumours and hormone imbalances of the glands within the endocrine systems …
Research and Innovation
Research and Innovation Recent innovative research in our division includes: the development of new approaches for identifying markers of non-alcoholic liver fatty disease, intravital study of hypothalamic regulation of appetite, studies of genes …