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Scientists identify new genetic causes linked to abnormal pregnancies and miscarriages
November 20th, 2018 Releases Research A team of scientists at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) and McGill University have identified three genes responsible for recurrent molar pregnancies, a rare complication that …
Movember: Don’t Stay Silent on Mental Health
November 21st, 2018 Articles Movember shines a spotlight on men’s health this November, including often overlooked mental anguish and its consequences Concealing health problems is never a smart idea. Yet men can feel the urge to conceal their health …
Can a smart app encourage HIV-self testing in Canada?
November 30th, 2018 Releases Research HIV self-testing strategies have been recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) since 2016, as they empower people to find out HIV their status at their convenience. Home-based testing kits have yet to be …
World AIDS Day: Know Your Status
December 1st, 2018 Forty-one-year-old Marie* fled violence in her country for sanctuary in Canada, where her petition for asylum is being processed. Settled into her studio apartment in Montreal’s Ville St-Laurent neighborhood, her $500 rent monopolizes …
Congratulations, Dr. Gerald Fried!
November 30th, 2018 News Accolades The McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) would like to congratulate its Surgeon-in-Chief Dr. Gerald Fried, who was elected Chair of the Board of Regents of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) during the College’s …
MUHC in the News | December 4, 2018
MUHC in the News | December 4, 2018 Giving your testicles to science Dr. Jean-Pierre Routy, hematologist and researcher at the RI-MUHC, is leading an innovative research project by studying…testicles because apparently some viruses escape the immune …
Honouring Richard-Tomy Leboeuf-McGregor, an MUHC patient championing the fight against cystic fibrosis
December 6th, 2018 I met Richard about eight years ago when he was a patient at the Montreal Chest Institute of the MUHC. When we first met, Richard immediately expressed interest in becoming an advocate and joined our team to improve the quality of …
Another Medical Cold Case Cracked by the MUHC's 'Dr. House'
December 6th, 2018 Releases Research Montreal – A team from the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) led by Dr. Donald Vinh, the RI’s so-called “Dr. House” because of his research into rare diseases, has discovered a new …
How does cancer spread?
December 10th, 2018 Releases Research Montreal - How does cancer spread? While studying human brain tumour cells, a team of scientists at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) found some answers to this crucial, yet so …
Personalized medicine: revealing the secrets of drug actions
December 12th, 2018 Research How can we benefit from a drug without having to deal with any undesirable side effects? That’s the idea behind the work that Dr. Stéphane Laporte is conducting in his laboratory at the Glen site of the Research Institute of …