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History and Milestones
History and Milestones For more than one and a half centuries, MUHC hospitals have been providing the best possible care to the community. In 1997, The McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) was founded through the merger of five Montreal hospitals: …
New study maps the progression of Parkinson's disease within the brain
September 22nd, 2015 Releases Scientists at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital - The Neuro, at McGill University and the McGill University Health Centre, have made advances in understanding the process involved in the progression and spread …
Shout out to this amazing multidisciplinary medical team for their time and commitment
September 23rd, 2015 Today we’d like to give a special shout out to Dr. François de Champlain, emergency physician at the MUHC’s Montreal General Hospital, and to his amazing multidisciplinary medical team for participating in the famous Montreal Marathon …
MUHC patient receives Canada's first-ever radiosurgery treatment with the CyberKnife® M6
September 24th, 2015 An important milestone was marked on September 21 this year for the Cedars Cancer Centre of the McGill University Health Centre (CCC-MUHC) and for the Canadian field of radiosurgery when the first patient, nation-wide, was treated …
The McGill International TB Centre at the RI-MUHC
September 25th, 2015 Tuberculosis affects nine million people a year worldwide and is the second leading infectious cause of death after HIV/AIDS. Although relatively uncommon in the general Canadian population, TB is a significant public health problem …
Canadian multicentre study examines safety of medical cannabis in the treatment of chronic pain
September 29th, 2015 Releases Montreal — A Canadian research team led by Dr. Mark Ware from the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) in Montréal has completed a national multicentre study looking at the safety of medical …
Men need to listen to their body: advice from throat cancer patient
September 30th, 2015 Articles Last winter, Claude Charlebois was doing renovation work to transform his house into an intergenerational home for himself, his spouse and his parents-in-law. In January, he began to have a persistent sore throat and …
Better donor-recipient match with genomics
October 1st, 2015 Releases It is all about finding the right person. More than 20,000 organ transplants have been performed in Canada over the last 10 years and routinely extend lives. But sometimes the recipient’s immune system recognizes the new organ …
Appointment of Members of the Board of Directors of the MUHC
October 1st, 2015 Today, the Minister of Health and Social Services, Gaétan Barrette, and the Minister responsible for Rehabilitation, Youth Protection and Public Health, Lucie Charlebois, announced the appointment of new board members for the province’s …
Expectant dads get depressed too
October 5th, 2015 Releases Montreal – Transition to parenthood can be a difficult life event. It can have an impact on both parents and on the long-term development of the child. While mother’s "baby blues" have been widely investigated, little research …