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Geriatric Medicine: a targeted approach to senior care
January 24th, 2017 Articles Life expectancy has increased considerably over the last century. But this gift of longevity has not come without its price. Chronic illness, often combined with other health conditions, burden the lives of many of our …
Portrait of a telehealth visionary
January 26th, 2017 Articles A leader with a passionate disposition and devotion to her work, Madeleine St-Gelais has spent more than 12 years developing telehealth within the Réseau universitaire intégré de santé McGill (RUIS McGill). Her outstanding …
Division of Supportive and Palliative Care
Division of Supportive and Palliative Care Supportive and Palliative Care Palliative care is a type of specialized medical care. A lot of research has been done over the last 50 years. It shows that palliative care can help patients with advanced cancer …
MUHC takes key role in Pan-Canadian Crohn's and Colitis patient care and research Network
May 12th, 2016 Releases Canadians living with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) will have access to better care thanks to the first Pan-Canadian network of leading Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis patient care and research centres. The network, …
For health care providers
For health care providers Summary of Survivorship recommendations for breast cancer survivors For clinical use How to refer a breast cancer survivor: To refer a patient to the new Survivorship Pilot Clinic for Breast Cancer Patients Call 514 934-1934 …
Educational opportunities for community providers
Educational opportunities for community providers Caring for cancer survivors in family medicine MAINPRO-accredited 45-minute introductory education session on common cancer survivor issues Primary audience: primary care providers and allied health …
Brain cells that aid appetite control identified
May 13th, 2016 Releases By Katherine Gombay It’s rare for scientists to get what they describe as “clean” results without spending a lot of time repeating the same experiment over and over again. But when researchers from the Research Institute of the …
Shedding light on the genetic causes of cerebral palsy
May 16th, 2016 Articles Bennett was just a few months old when Emily Diamond and her husband started to notice abnormal signs in their son’s behaviour. “I had some doubts deep down, but I tried to find excuses to explain his developmental delays,” …
Zero gluten, only way to treat celiac disease
May 18th, 2016 Articles News Julie Boisvenue found out she had celiac disease – an inflammation of the small bowel caused by a reaction to gluten – in circumstances that were far from ordinary. The mother of a 14-year-old son and an 11-year-old daughter …
Kangaroo Care provides multiple benefits for babies and parents
May 18th, 2016 Articles Getting an ultrasound for pregnancy can be nerve racking, but on this day Naminata Sylla was looking forward to hers as she needed a little light in her life after being delivered some very sad family news. But what was intended to …