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Latent TB Treatment: Shorter is Better
August 1st, 2018 Releases Research Montreal – Treatment of latent tuberculosis is set to transform after a pair of studies from the Research-Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) revealed that a shorter treatment was safer and more …
Monday, August 6 is a holiday at the McGill University Health Centre
August 3rd, 2018 News Monday, August 6 is a holiday at the McGill University Health Centre. Our offices, clinics and test centres will be closed. Regular opening hours will resume on the following day. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause. In …
The end of a lifelong battle
May 24th, 2016 Carolyne Brazeau Carolyne Brazeau suffered the heartache of having her weight yo-yo for 25 years. Her life revolved around restrictive diets that promised to help her find a balanced lifestyle. Consultations with nutritionists started when …
Antidepressants: rise in off-label prescriptions
May 24th, 2016 Releases Antidepressant use in North America has increased over the last 2 decades. A suspected reason for this trend is that primary care physicians are increasingly prescribing antidepressants for nondepressive indications, including …
MUHC in the News | May 23 - 27, 2016
MUHC in the News | May 23 - 27, 2016 Montreal General Hospital conducts disaster response simulation The Montreal General Hospital conducted a disaster response simulation exercise in its emergency department on Thursday morning. The code orange and …
Losing and regaining speech without losing her smile
May 30th, 2016 Articles Angela Burlton’s life changed dramatically after she was diagnosed with vocal cord cancer in 2012, but she never let her diagnosis get in the way of leading her life the way she wanted. “It was important not to allow illness to …
Face to Face with...
May 30th, 2016 Articles Dr. Nadia Szkrumelak, Psychiatrist in Chief, Mental Health Mission, MUHC How did you get to your position? I’ve been at the MUHC for over 30 years. It’s been a natural progression from clinical work to more and more administrative …
Cutting-edge labs at the MUHC streamline test result analysis across the network
June 1st, 2016 Releases The McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) is proud to announce the official inauguration of the central laboratories of the new Glen site. These cutting-edge labs, located on the 4th floor of Block E at the Glen, contain one of …
MUHC in the News | May 30 - June 3, 2016
MUHC in the News | May 30 - June 3, 2016 MUHC inaugurates central labs The new MUHC facility is part of a provincial reorganization of laboratory services known as Optilab, intended to save tens of millions of dollars a year in lab fees and speed up …
Stem cell transplants, a potential cure for patients with life-threatening diseases
June 6th, 2016 Articles A stem cell transplant is a procedure that can treat or cure a number of conditions: bone marrow diseases, inherited immune disorders, hemoglobinopathies (defects in red blood cells) and some types of cancer, such as leukemia, …