Health in the Community
In conversation with Amelia Tekwatonti McGregor, Doctor of Science honoris causa
Kanien'kehá:ka elder Amelia Tekwatonti McGregor was conferred an honorary doctorate as part of the Health Sciences morning ceremony for Spring Convocation on May...
June 1, 2023
Trapped in a paradigm: Canadian Inuit and Medical Transportation in Healthcare
In the late 1940s, the Canadian federal government began to respond to the epidemic scale of tuberculosis affecting Inuit in the Arctic. The...
June 1, 2023
When every second counts: The MUHC adopts platform to provide faster treatment for heart attacks
Major heart attacks can occur at any time of day, often with both patient and healthcare providers at home at the onset of...
June 1, 2023
ERAS: A new era in pediatric surgery
Sherif Emil, MDCM, is very excited about the future of ERAS in pediatric surgery. ERAS, short for Enhanced Recovery After Surgery, is a...
May 30, 2023
New decision aid to help with screening to prevent fragility fractures
Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care, co-chaired by McGill's Guylène Thériault, issues new guideline Should healthy people be screened to help reduce...
May 18, 2023
STOPMTL.ca: unveiling of the first data on police stop experiences in Montreal
Participatory mapping project, co-led by FMHS prof Myrna Lashley, reveals that one in three citizens believe their appearance or identity contributed to their...
May 18, 2023
Medical cannabis a valuable option for cancer pain relief
A new study conducted at the RI-MUHC suggests that, as a complementary therapy for cancer patients, medical cannabis could be used safely and...
May 18, 2023
Students Put Advocacy into Practice
McGill Nursing students lead province-wide effort to take the lessons of advocacy beyond the classroom. When Ingram School of Nursing (ISoN) Master’s student...
May 16, 2023
Valuing Nurses’ Expertise the Key to Effective Advocacy
The fear of speaking out is rooted in decades of devaluing the nursing profession, says Natalie Stake-Doucet, who teaches a course entitled Leading...
May 16, 2023
On opioid overdose, Orwell and grief
“Everyone dies, just some more than others.” And with that perhaps subconscious Orwellian reference (“All animals are equal but some are more equal...
May 12, 2023
Josée Lavallée appointed Director of the Ingram School of Nursing’s Office of Social Accountability in Nursing
Dear Colleagues, I am delighted to announce the appointment of Josée Lavallée, BScN, RN, MSc, as Director of the Office of Social Accountability...
May 4, 2023
In conversation with Danyèle Lacombe, new Vice-Dean and Director, Campus Outaouais
Danyèle Lacombe, MD, stepped into her new role as Vice-Dean and Director, Campus Outaouais, in January. After a successful career as a journalist...
May 4, 2023
Jennifer Robinson shares her career journey as an Indigenous resident physician
On March 15th, the Indigenous Health Professions Program (IHPP) in collaboration with the Department of Family Medicine hosted the third talk of their...
May 4, 2023
Targeting rare disease
A new study at The Neuro hopes to deliver the first targeted treatment for a common form of Muscular Dystrophy Keith Martin was...
May 4, 2023