Discussing the role of family physicians during the COVID-19 pandemic with colleagues at Tongji

By Yasmine Elmir On May 15 and June 10, colleagues from McGill University and Tongji University (Shanghai, China) came together through videoconference to...
July 2, 2020

McGill medical students offer a salve to worry and fear

By Lisa Dutton The bottom line was that the callers were scared and even distraught. What was this new virus that seemed to...
June 29, 2020

The case for Solidarity in the battle against COVID-19

Source: McGill News In February, as the evidence mounted that SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19, was spreading to a growing number of...
June 11, 2020

McGill and Wuhan representatives discuss COVID-19 in virtual meeting

By Hermine Mesropyan On Tuesday, April 21, 2020, colleagues from McGill University and Wuhan University came together in a videoconference meeting to exchange...
June 5, 2020

Telemedicine in a pandemic

Dr. Mylène Arsenault reflects on the tool’s importance Dr. Mylène Arsenault, family physician at the GMF-U Herzl, puts her heart and soul into...
May 29, 2020

Wound-tracking software poised to be valuable telehealth tool

By Andrew Mahon, McGill Alumni News As our healthcare system adapts to the constraints of COVID-19, medical software developed by McGill’s Dr. Sheila Wang is...
May 26, 2020

Students work to support food bank efforts to meet the needs of Montrealers

McGill medical student-led initiative aims to provide help in light of increased demand caused by pandemic At both the societal and individual levels,...
May 20, 2020

Delivering healthcare in a pandemic

The Neuro’s staff have been flexible and innovative during COVID-19 Source: The Neuro The COVID-19 pandemic has created unprecedented challenges for hospital staff...
May 14, 2020

Stepping out of their comfort zone and onto an entirely new Covid unit

Source: MUHC Within the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC), staff have been redeployed to meet the demands of COVID-19. Over the last few...
May 14, 2020

How the Segal Cancer Centre is responding to the coronavirus pandemic

Source: JGH The Segal Cancer Centre at the JGH, an international leader in cancer care and research, has responded to the challenge of...
May 13, 2020

Share your jeans selfie on National Denim Day

For the past 24 years, on the Tuesday after Mother’s Day, Canadians have been wearing denim and making a suggested $5 donation to...
May 11, 2020

Sikh doctor shaves beard in order to keep serving COVID-19 patients

Dr Sanjeet Singh Saluja makes the difficult decision to shave off his beard in order to wear the necessary protective mask and continue...
May 7, 2020