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Canadian women leaders in global health
February 8th, 2019 News Articles Three scientists from the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) have been named to the first-ever list of Canadian women leaders in global health, which was recently published by the Canadian …
Increased depression and suicidal behaviour risk for young cannabis users
February 13th, 2019 Releases Montreal – Adolescent cannabis use has been linked to an increased risk of depression and suicidal behaviour in young adulthood, according to the first meta-analysis by a team of scientists at the Research Institute of the …
RI-MUHC Team Wins Québec Science's 2018 People's Choice Award for Discovery of the Year
February 20th, 2019 Releases From L to R.: Dr. Lucy Gilbert, Director of the Women’s Health Research Unit at the Research Institute of the MUHC, and her colleague Dr. Kris Jardon, gyneco-oncologist and RI-MUHC researcher; are co-authors of the study …
International team of scientists detect cause of rare pediatric brain disorder
February 25th, 2019 Releases Montreal — Mathilde came into the world with chubby cheeks and a full head of auburn hair. But she was a very sick baby, and was immediately transferred on January 19, 2013 to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at the Montreal …
POP Clinic: getting you ready for the big day
February 25th, 2019 News Articles Many patients call it the Happy Clinic. The POP Clinic (for Peri-Operative Program), doesn’t look like your typical medical unit. Equipped with a small gym and an assessment room, this place usually leaves patients who …
Lancement du module multicentrique dans Nagano
March 1st, 2019 Le 1er mars, un nouveau processus de synchronisation a été mis en place dans Nagano pour les études menées dans le cadre du mécanisme multicentrique RSSS du Québec. Un bref aperçu des changements a été élaboré par Semiweb, les …
Launch of the Nagano multicentre module
March 1st, 2019 On March 1, a new synchronization process was implemented in Nagano for studies under the Quebec RSSS multicentre mechanism. A brief overview of the changes was developed by Semiweb, the company behind Nagano, with input from the MUHC …
Message for patients having had breast implant surgery at the MUHC
March 4th, 2019 Releases MONTREAL — Health Canada has recently published an update indicating an increase in the number of cases of anaplastic large cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL) associated with textured breast implants reported among Canadian women. …
Caring for a child with a degenerative rare disease
February 28th, 2021 Research News Marie-Michèle Arpin with son, Thomas. “Before giving birth to my son, I was not aware of what it meant to live with a seriously ill child. As a parent, it is sometimes difficult to express the feelings of loneliness and …
Allergy and Immunology
Allergy and Immunology The management of secondary immune deficiencies, including HIV/AIDS The Allergy and Immunology Division has pioneered the management of secondary immune deficiencies, including HIV/AIDS, the most significant acquired immune …