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MUHC in the News | November 7 - 11, 2016
MUHC in the News | November 7 - 11, 2016 MUHC reports 'incredible decreases' in drug-resistant infections The MUHC has cut the rates of Vancomycin-resistant Enterococci (VRE) and Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) by 64 per cent and 48 per …
Donors: we couldn't do it without them
November 15th, 2016 Every little bit counts in today’s healthcare environment. Seven healthcare professionals tell us about the huge impact the generosity of philanthropy has had on their patients’ experience… Philanthropy is “the love of humankind,” and …
From Vimy to Juno Commemorates Canada's Role in First and Second World Wars
November 24th, 2016 Releases Montreal – The RBC Art and Heritage Centre of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) and the Juno Beach Centre are pleased to announce that the exhibition From Vimy to Juno , which highlights Canada’s role in the First …
MUHC in the News | November 21 - 25, 2016
MUHC in the News | November 21 - 25, 2016 MNH neurologist Liam Durcan wins QWF fiction award Winnipeg-born Montrealer , a neurologist at the Montreal Neurological Hospital pulled off a major upset Tuesday night at the Quebec Writers’ Federation Literary …
It's time to tackle brain health
December 1st, 2016 Research News McRae Campbell is an active and healthy 63-year-old Montrealer. He is also a patient of the Montreal Chest Institute at the McGill University Health Centre (MCI -MUHC) who has been living with the HIV virus since 2001. …
Sale of the former Montreal Children's Hospital
December 1st, 2016 Releases Today, 1 December 2016, marks the official closing date of the sale process of the former Montreal Children's Hospital (MCH), located at 2300 Tupper Street. The company 9333-8580 Québec Inc. was selected in November 2015 as the …
Researchers identify a protein that could help in the early diagnosis of pancreatic cancer
December 2nd, 2016 Dr. Zu-hua Gao (left) and graduate student Qing Li) Researchers at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center (RI-MUHC), showed for the first time that a group of protein, called Regenerating proteins, were involved …
MUHC responds to FIQ union claims
April 14th, 2016 Releases The MUHC wishes to refute the claims of the Syndicat des professionnelles en soins infirmiers et cardiorespiratoires du CUSM (SPSICR-CUSM) of improvisation in budget cuts that “don’t take into account the impact on care.” Since …
Increasing cases of anaphylaxis among children
April 21st, 2016 Releases Anaphylaxis, known to be a sudden and potentially life-threatening allergic reaction, seems to be increasing among children, according to a new study led by a team at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre …
MUHC in the News | April 25 - 29, 2016
MUHC in the News | April 25 - 29, 2016 MCH Psychiatry Patients Discover a New Passion Every Tuesday, inpatients and outpatients from the Pediatric Psychiatric Care Program get together and cook as part of an Occupational Therapy program. Besides the …