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National Health Ethics Week, April 4 - 10, 2016
March 24th, 2016 The MUHC Centre for Applied Ethics (CAE) is proud to present a series of events for National Health Ethics Week, from April 4 - 10, 2016, in collaboration with the Canadian Bioethics Society . Held throughout Canada , this week aims to …
MUHC in the News | March 21 - 24, 2016
MUHC in the News | March 21 - 24, 2016 The MUHC in the Reorganization of the Quebec health network The MUHC and the greater healthcare network in Quebec is undergoing a significant transformation. Dr. Ewa Sidorowicz, Associate Director General of Medical …
March is Pharmacist Awareness Month
March 30th, 2016 Articles We'd like you to meet a few of our devoted and caring pharmacists. …
RI-MUHC leads innovative network to support children with brain-based developmental disabilities and their families
March 31st, 2016 Releases The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) will lead an innovative pan-Canadian network named CHILD-BRIGHT that aims to improve life outcomes for children with brain-based development disabilities …
MUHC in the News | March 28 - April 1, 2016
MUHC in the News | March 28 - April 1, 2016 Royal Victoria Hospital restricts ambulance traffic The RVH is accepting fewer patients by ambulance. It currently receives about 4.4 per cent of ambulance patients from the Montreal and Laval areas. Dr. Ewa …
A Major Force in Parkinson's Disease Research and Treatment
April 5th, 2016 Releases For many years, the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (The Neuro) and the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre have conducted studies that have led to a greater understanding of the nature of …
The Neuro enrolls Canada’s first patient in a new clinical trial for the treatment of brain tumours
March 10th, 2016 Releases Dr. Kevin Petrecca, William Feindel Chair in NeuroOncology at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital of McGill University and the MUHC, enrolled and treated Canada’s first patient in a new clinical trial for patients …
Traditional skin tests used to predict allergies to antibiotics are useless say Montreal researchers
April 7th, 2016 Releases Skin tests traditionally used to predict allergies to amoxicillin, one of the most commonly prescribed antibiotics in children, are ineffective according to a new study led by a team at the Research Institute of the McGill …
MUHC in the News | April 4 - 8, 2016
MUHC in the News | April 4 - 8, 2016 Skin test for allergies to amoxicillin in children is useless Researchers at the MUHC have found that the skin test used to check for allergies to one of the most commonly prescribed antibiotics in children, …
Alive against all odds
April 11th, 2016 Articles When Amélie Bourassa talks about her stay at the Royal Victoria Hospital of the McGill University Health Centre (RVH-MUHC) and the birth of her daughter Florence in the spring of 2014, she goes through moments of bewilderment. …