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