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What's behind your thirst?
October 15th, 2015 Releases Montreal – Scientists at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) and Duke University have made a breakthrough that advances our understanding of how the brain detects and prevents dehydration. …
Six things occupational therapists do to promote teaching excellence at the MUHC
October 19th, 2015 A few facts about our teaching OTs. In 2014-2015: 23 OTs spent over 11,189 hours supervising 76 students at the MUHC 8 OTs were involved in teaching formally at universities in Montreal 10 OTs gave 15 presentations within the MUHC or …
Cervical Cancer Awareness Week
October 23rd, 2015 Articles In November of 2013, Cynthia Roy, a young mother, received a phone call that left her in tears. The result of her PAP test to screen for cervical cancer revealed the presence of abnormal cells that could develop into cancer. …
New Hope for the Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis
October 22nd, 2015 Releases A new study led by researchers at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital of McGill University and the MUHC, gets closer to identifying the mechanisms responsible for multiple sclerosis and makes headway in the search …
More than $604,000 Raised for the Fight Against Brain Tumours
October 22nd, 2015 Releases Montreal – Last night the inaugural A Brilliant Night - a gala fundraiser to benefit The Montreal Neurological Hospital site of the McGill University Health Centre (MNH-MUHC), raised more than $604,000 for brain tumour …
BEWARE: off-label prescription drug use
November 2nd, 2015 Releases Montreal — A new study led by researchers in Canada sheds light on the effects of off-label use of prescription drugs with the first-ever investigation in adult populations. Their findings, which are published online by JAMA …
No more ‘sugar-coating’ on invasive fungus
November 5th, 2015 Releases Aspergillus fumigatus colony Aspergillus fumigatus Montreal - There are believed to be around 1.5 million different species of fungus on Earth, but one mold, known as Aspergillus fumigatus , causes the majority of cases of …
Canadians want more access to Digital Health Tools
November 6th, 2015 The McGill University Health Centre is proud to support the public education campaign recently launched by Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) to promote digital health which refers to the use of information technology/electronic …
Touching moments soften the impact of metastatic stomach cancer
November 11th, 2015 Articles For the past 13 years, Michèle Desbiens has been battling a very rare type of stomach cancer known as a gastrointestinal stromal tumour or GIST. In 2002, she had surgery to remove the tumour at the Montreal General Hospital of …
Influenza Vaccination: Myths and Facts
November 11th, 2015 Influenza Myth #1: Influenza is not a serious illness. [collapsed title="FACT:"] Each year in Canada, thousands of people die from influenza, or from complications of influenza like pneumonia. Influenza is a highly contagious …