Highlights of the 2021 World Restart a Heart Campaign

The student-led 2021 McGill World Restart a Heart (WRAH) Bicentennial Campaign was a resounding success that reached over a million individuals in the...
November 11, 2021

WWII vet and McGill med grad Al Liverpool founded Black-run clinic and iconic Caribana festival in Toronto 

McGill med grad Dr. Joseph Alban “Al” Liverpool emerged from a humble background to become a major figure in the Toronto Caribbean community....
November 10, 2021

A tribute to family physicians – Mr. Dubé and Mr. Legault, do not extinguish the passion for our specialty!

Opinion Dear fellow citizens, As the Chairs of Quebec’s university family medicine departments, we are responsible for training over 400 family doctors each...
November 5, 2021

For future collaborations with Indigenous communities we must acknowledge difficult past: Glenda Sandy, Naskapi-Cree nurse and ISoN faculty member

Faculty Helping Faculty peer-support session recently explored how faculty members can take concrete action on Truth and Reconciliation Acknowledging the atrocities of the...
October 28, 2021

Walk the BEST you can

SPOT community event offered walking tips to help older adults stay active On September 26, Walk the BEST You Can, the innovative community...
October 28, 2021

Made to pioneer compassionate end-of-life care

Balfour Mount Emeritus Professor of Palliative Medicine Father of palliative care in North America Founder, Palliative Care Service at Montreal’s Royal Victoria Hospital...
October 22, 2021

Giving tomorrow, today

Legacy donors Donald Boudreau and Sylvia & Richard Cruess talk about making provisions in their wills for Medicine’s future students, researchers and teachers....
September 29, 2021

Fond memories of my mentor, Ronald Melzack

1980 I stood (shaking inside) at the head of a conference table in the Stewart-Biology building at the urging of my mentor, Dr....
September 29, 2021

Research trainees are bridging the gap between science and the public

Adam Hassan and Lashanda Skerritt are trainees in the Infectious Diseases and Immunology in Global Health Program at the Research Institute of the...
September 22, 2021

Ivermectin — whether formulated for humans or horses — is not a treatment for COVID-19

This article was originally published on The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Disclosure information...
September 21, 2021

Student initiative confronts vaccine hesitancy in Montreal’s most diverse borough

Home to nearly 34,000 residents who speak 60 languages, Parc Extension is one of the brightest threads in Montreal’s vibrant cultural tapestry. But...
September 3, 2021

Supporting teens with MS through the transition to adult care

The MS team at the Neuro is partnering with the MS Society of Canada to discuss how teens can prepare for the challenges...
August 27, 2021