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Maternal gestational diabetes linked to diabetes in children
April 15th, 2019 Releases Montreal - Children of mothers who had gestational diabetes during pregnancy could be at increased risk of type 1 diabetes themselves, according to a new study led by a team at the Research Institute of the McGill University …
Improving Patient Care Further Afield
April 16th, 2019 News Articles Dr. Pierre Gfeller didn’t let the biggest snowstorm of the season in southern Quebec keep him from achieving a New Year’s resolution. While Montreal was being blanketed in 40 centimetres of snow on February 13, the president …
Code Red at the Glen site (Research Institute of the MUHC)
April 24th, 2019 Releases A Code Red was launched at the Research Institute of the MUHC - Glen site at 9:20 a.m. after a fire started in a dryer. The smoke from the fire set off sprinklers, which caused flooding in Bloc E. The entire building was …
Don't sit on Irritable Bowel Syndrome
April 25th, 2019 IBS is a chronic gastrointestinal disorder that presents itself via symptoms of abdominal pain, bloating, and altered bowel habits of diarrhea or constipation, and it is more prevalent in patients under 50. One in 10 people struggles with …
Harnessing the body's power in fight against cancer
April 30th, 2019 Research Notoriety never mattered to John Souaid until cancer came along. Now, the 78-year-old grandfather of five is filled with optimism following his participation in a cutting-edge global trial involving immunotherapy treatment for …
The unanticipated early origins of childhood brain cancer
May 1st, 2019 Releases Research Brain tumours are the leading cause of non-accidental death in children in Canada, but little is known about when these tumours form or how they develop. Researchers from SickKids, the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research …
MUHC in the News - April 29, 2019
MUHC in the News - April 29, 2019 Regrowing 7 cm of bone Dr. Mitchell Bernstein, orthopedic surgeon at the Montreal General Hospital, has managed to grow back 7 cm of bone from a man whose leg was shattered during a hunting accident: Journal de Montréal …
Female Fertility Preservation
Female Fertility Preservation Fertility Preservation treatment is an option offered to patients before undergoing chemotherapy or radiation therapy which can affect their ability to conceive. Fertility Preservation for cancer patients is the only …
Widespread off-label use of epilepsy medications could put some patients at risk
May 10th, 2019 Releases MONTREAL — The off-label pervasive use of a type of anticonvulsant originally marketed to treat epilepsy – called gabapentinoids – could place some patients at risk, according to a new study led by a team at the McGill University …
Celebrating MUHC's nurses unswerving dedication to patient care
May 10th, 2019 The 2019 Nursing Awards of Excellence took place last week as part of National Nursing Week. This awards ceremony is the occasion to celebrate the extraordinary talent, innovative spirit and unwavering dedication to patient care of MUHC …