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It's Lupus Awareness Month
October 13th, 2015 October is Lupus Awareness Month. An excellent opportunity to raise awareness of those around us about this little-known autoimmune disease, that affects millions worldwide and about 1 in 2,000 Canadians, most often young women. Also …
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. …
Providing framework to assisted reproduction
March 24th, 2015 Releases This morning, the Associate Director General (Medical Affairs) and Director of Professional Services Dr. Ewa Sidorowicz presented to the National Assembly, during public hearings on Bill 20, the MUHC submission offering a …
MUHC in the news | March 16 - 20
MUHC in the news | March 16 - 20 In the midst of this historic transformation, the media are keeping up to speed with the latest developments at the MUHC. In order to keep you informed, today we’re launching our MUHC in the news bulletin - a weekly review …
March 22 to 28 is Social Work Week in Quebec!
March 25th, 2015 At the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) social workers are the eyes and ears of patients and their families. They often have first-hand knowledge that contributes to individualizing treatments and care. Their work is highly …
Food that feeds the body and soul
March 26th, 2015 Long chemotherapy sessions, radiation and other cancer treatments can be hard on the body of patients living with chronic and sometimes terminal cancer. Fortunately, a good nutrition plan adapted to the patient’s needs, can make a whole …
2015 - 2016 Budget
March 26th, 2015 Releases In response to the tabling of the Quebec government’s balanced 2015‐2016 budget, the Director General and CEO of the MUHC, Normand Rinfret, welcomed the commitments that will improve patient access to the Glen site and advance …
How do I access the Glen now that construction on the Turcot interchange has started?
March 27th, 2015 Since March 21, 2015, the ministère des Transports du Québec has closed a portion of rue Saint-Jacques until Fall 2017 in order to proceed with the demolition and reconstruction of the Saint-Jacques overpass. Patients, visitors and …
Detective work at the MUHC
March 30th, 2015 Articles If you've never heard of a condition called Muckle-Wells syndrome (MWS), you're not alone. This auto-inflammatory genetic disorder is so rare even most doctors don’t know much about it. Only about 30 people are known to have MWS …
MUHC in the news | March 23-27
MUHC in the news | March 23-27 In the midst of this historic transformation, the media are keeping up to speed with the latest developments at the MUHC. In order to keep you informed, read our MUHC in the news bulletin - a weekly review of news highlights …