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Wanted: The Next Generation of Leaders for a TB-free world
March 23rd, 2018 Tuberculosis is an ancient disease that continues to plague modern day medicine. When Robert Koch presented his findings on Mycobacterium tuberculosis to a room of physicians in 1882, the German scientist believed his important discovery …
Wanted: Leaders for a TB-free world
March 23rd, 2018 World TB Day, which falls on March 24th each year, is designed to raise public awareness about the devastating health, social and economic consequences of tuberculosis (TB) and to step up efforts to end the global TB epidemic. The theme …
MUHC in the News | March 19 - 23, 2018
MUHC in the News | March 19 - 23, 2018 Pushing screening of ovarian and uterine cancers one step further Dr. Lucy Gilbert and Dr. Kris Jardon with colleagues from Johns Hopkins Institute in the U.S have developed a safer, less invasive test for detecting …
Tackling adherence to treatment on several fronts
March 27th, 2018 Releases Montreal – Learning to become self-sufficient and responsible is part of life’s journey through the teen and young adult years. Mistakes are often made, and lessons are learned. However, for young kidney-graft patients, any …
Hope is a human right
March 27th, 2018 Articles My philosophy is to always prevent unnecessary suffering, and that is something I have reflected on greatly.” Social worker Claire Duchesneau’s philosophy is one shared by many of her colleagues. After over 30 years of working …
2018 Election Results
2018 Election Results On March 26, 2018, the following candidates were designated to the position of members of the Board of directors of the McGill University Health Centre: Council of Nurses Alain Biron - Designation Certificate Multidisciplinary …
Student Dashboard
Student Dashboard This is a checklist of things that MUST be completed or reviewed prior to the commencement of your placement. You can use this area as a way to quickly look back at these key points, however please look through the entire orientation …
Like babies, eggs send signals when “hungry”
April 9th, 2018 Releases Montreal – In humans and other mammals, the female reproductive cells – the eggs or oocytes – need nourishment in order to grow and remain fertile. It is known that the egg gets its food from little arm-like feeding tubes (called …
MUHC in the News | April 9, 2018
MUHC in the News | April 9, 2018 Tackling adherence to treatment on several fronts Dr. Bethany Foster, a pediatric nephrologist and scientist at the Research Institute of the MUHC and the Children’s led with her team an innovative trial combining digital …
Reducing Surgical Infections to Improve Patient Care
April 16th, 2018 Tucked away in a sanitized, non-descript corner of the fifth floor of the Glen site’s E-Block, a pioneering team from the Infection Prevention and Control Service, Infectious Diseases, surgical teams and pharmacy have significantly …