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Shaken Baby Syndrome kills
June 14th, 2013 Levi is one day old. His hair is blondish red and he is sleeping on his mother’s chest, skin to skin. Mom and dad, Suzy and Andy DiBiaso, are visibly euphoric about the arrival of their third son. They will leave the Royal Victoria …
Following in dad's footsteps
June 14th, 2013 Photo caption: McGill Medical student Daniel Gottesman holds a picture he drew for his dad as a youngster, which his father Dr. Ron Gottesman, left, still has pinned up in his Montreal Children’s Hospital office. “To be honest, I never …
Moving to the Glen site : the NICU team starts preparing
June 19th, 2013 Andréane Pharand, Mario Bonenfant, Dr. Therese Perreault and Lynn Lauzon review the plans of their new unit . Moving to the new McGill University Health Centre’s (MUHC) Glen site means a lot more than just moving boxes and setting up camp …
Risky MS treatment gives a doctor his life back
July 3rd, 2013 Read more MUHC news Alexander Normandin was a third-year McGill University medical student when he first learned he had Multiple Sclerosis (MS), an unpredictable degenerative disease that attacks the central nervous system. Dr. Alexander …
Redefining a disease
June 19th, 2013 Peter Ste-Marie (left) with Dr. Mary-Ann Fitzcharles discussing a fibromylagia case in the MUHC Rheumatology Clinic at the Montreal General Hospital. Diane Brodeur was diagnosed with fibromyalgia four years ago, although she believes that …
Treating babies before they take their first breath
June 19th, 2013 Dr. Jean-Martin Laberge (left) , Pediatric Surgeon and Andrea Secord, Genetic Counsellor. The University of California in San Francisco (UCSF) was the first in the world to perform open fetal surgery in 1981. Repairing birth defects in the …
Making it work—together
June 19th, 2013 Imma Franco and Andréane Pharand visit the Glen site. The new McGill University Health Centre’s (MUHC) Glen site project is an exercise in collaboration. In this interview, Imma Franco, associate director, Programs and Services Planning, …
Phase One expansion complete for Lachine MRI Suite
June 19th, 2013 The Lachine Hospital is happy to announce that it has completed Phase One of the expansion of its MRI suite. According to Paula Abi Nakhlé, project coordinator, this expansion is significant because it will allow for a greater …
$20 million to be invested at the Montreal General Hospital
June 21st, 2013 As part of its conservation and general maintenance plan, the MUHC will invest $10 million per year over the next two years at the Montreal General Hospital, a vital medical resource for Montreal’s downtown core. Patients and employees …
Progress at the new Research Institute
June 21st, 2013 Driving past the Glen site, it’s easy to see how advanced our new hospital is. Among the most advanced buildings is the Research Institute of the MUHC (RI-MUHC)—it’s easily identified by its nearly completed silver and white exterior and …