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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 …
Wound care revolution: Put away your rulers and reach for your phone
December 17th, 2018 Releases Monitoring a wound is critical, especially in diabetic patients, whose lack of sensation due to nerve damage can lead to infection of a lesion and, ultimately, amputation. New research from the McGill University Health Centre …
Detection of the C677T variant of the methylene tetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene no longer available
July 11th, 2018 Releases Dr. Guy Rouleau Genetics Medical Chief Optilab - MUHC Following the withdrawal of this analysis from the Quebec directory of 2018-2019 medical biology analyzes, we inform you that the above analysis will no longer be offered by …
Offering a Helping Hand to those who are in need
July 11th, 2018 Articles Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, anxiety, depression, and stigma are all heavy burdens being carried by many of the patients seen at The Chronic Viral Illness Clinic at the Royal Victoria Hospital of the McGill University Health …
Canadian first: Hemorrhage control device saves lives of critically injured patients
July 12th, 2018 Releases MONTRÉAL — Most early deaths in trauma patients result from hemorrhaging, so it’s vital that surgeons race to locate and stop it. A new balloon catheter which quickly stops internal bleeding caused by pelvic fractures is leading a …
CHAMPIONS at the Lachine Hospital
May 29th, 2020 Articles News When difficult times bring out the best in your colleagues, you know you belong to a team of CHAMPIONS. At the Lachine Hospital, a championship was won when three medical tents were installed in record time, making sure the …
Interim Leadership of the Research Institute of the MUHC
May 29th, 2020 News The Board of Directors of the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Miguel N. Burnier, Jr. to the position of Interim Executive Director and Chief Scientific …
Generosity to Front Line Healthcare Workers: A Thank You Message to our Community During the Pandemic
May 29th, 2020 News As the age-old saying goes, it takes a village to raise a child. By extension, it takes a community to care for its own and countless benevolent gestures are proof positive that everyone has the capacity to make a difference during the …
Improvement, empowerment, autonomy: Physiotherapists aim at getting COVID patients back on their feet
May 29th, 2020 Articles News (six, from left to right) : Suma Das, Joe Pazienza, Patricia Barassi, Maria Pourasadi, Angelo Simonelli and Angela Di Girolamo (COVID physio team, absent: Timothy Ho) May is known as National Physiotherapy Month and this …
Update on the situation in the Emergency Department of the Montreal General Hospital
May 29th, 2020 News Following the publication of an article in a major daily newspaper on the situation at the Emergency of the Montreal General Hospital (MGH) today, we would like to provide some clarifications to all of our healthcare workers as well as …