Filling the mental health gap for Ukrainian refugees

Two Ukrainian members of the McGill community have teamed up to provide much needed mental health services to those displaced by the war...
November 23, 2022

“You have to think big”: The development of McGill medical teaching in Outaouais

In fall 1987, Dr. Bill Davis, Chair of the Department of Family Medicine at the time, accompanied by Dr. Liliane Laporte, then Director...
November 10, 2022

Highlights of the 2022 McGill World Restart a Heart Campaign

Cardiac arrest is a leading cause of death in Canada, with more than 35,000 people dying of sudden cardiac arrest each year. The...
November 10, 2022

Increasing diversity in genomic research can deliver better health outcomes for all Canadians

An international conference on advancing equity in genomics, hosted by McGill November 9-10, will showcase best practices and lessons learned from genomic studies...
November 10, 2022

Unique initiative delivers free mental health support for Ukrainian refugees

Some 200 volunteers – psychologists, psychotherapists, social workers, counsellors, psychiatrists, and nurses – have been seeing 60 refugees since the beginning of October...
November 10, 2022

4 Burning Questions for…. Dr. Joanne Liu, MI4 Scientific Symposium Speaker

On Nov. 18, Dr. Joanne Liu will be interviewed live during the 4th Annual MI4 Scientific Symposium. As this year, the conference highlights...
November 9, 2022

Smart Hospital Project: Outpouring of generosity for research in support of sick newborns

A Canadian first – researchers at The Montreal Children’s Hospital test wireless vital-sign sensors on tiny newborns in the neonatal intensive care unit. The...
October 27, 2022

Blindfold run raises $40,000 for the MUHC Foundation to support glaucoma care at the MUHC

Ophthalmologist Dr. Hady Saheb ran 50km while blindfolded to raise awareness and funds for the Glaucoma Service of the McGill Academic Eye Centre....
October 27, 2022

In Conversation with Dr. Teguest Guerma

Dr. Teguest Guerma is a celebrated leader and advocate in infectious disease and global maternal and child health. She has had an illustrious...
October 27, 2022

From the emergency department to the runway

Dr. Claire Weidemier (MDCM’64) built her medical career, as well as her later quilt restoration projects, on helping people in their most distressed...
October 27, 2022

A spacious legacy

Established by Dr. Hui Hong (BSc’90, MDCM’95), the new Dr. Peter Braun Seminar Room in the McIntyre Medical Building honours a mentor. “A...
October 27, 2022

Celebrating our administrative and support staff at the FMHS Community Celebration Breakfast

On Tuesday, September 13, 2022, the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences hosted its first-ever Community Celebration Breakfast to say a huge thanks...
October 25, 2022