Health in the Community
Mothers of anaesthesia: Dr. Enid Johnson and Dr. Kay Belton
Two McGill female anaesthetists were instrumental in advancing this new field in the 1940s. They went on to be anaesthesia leaders in Canada...
March 11, 2021
Announcing the first ever Canadian Women Physicians Day!
By Dr. Liana Hwang (MD, CCFP, DTM&H) On March 11 2021, we hope you will join us in celebrating the first ever Canadian...
March 5, 2021
Opening doors
By Dr. Sara Ahronheim On March 11, 2021, we will celebrate the first Canadian Women Physicians Day. To mark this remarkable date, the...
March 5, 2021
A World without Cervical Cancer: Preventive Medicine publishes special issue to further global efforts to eliminate deadly disease
More than 100 scientists provide guidance towards meeting WHO global strategy of eliminating cervical cancer by 2030 Cervical cancer is a serious global...
March 4, 2021
Helping unmask the faces behind the PPE
By Erica Sirdevan Across Canada and around the world, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to induce stress and fear for patients, family members and...
February 25, 2021
Learner handover: perspectives from the front-line
With the expansion of Competency Based Medical Education (CBME), there is increasing reliance on longitudinal assessments to document learner progress over time. “Learner...
February 24, 2021
McGill to prepare the World Alzheimer Report for 2021 and 2022
McGill University has been commissioned by Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI) to deliver the next two editions of the World Alzheimer Report on the crucial...
February 4, 2021
Behind the scenes on Canada’s COVID-19 Therapeutics Task Force
Even after the public health crisis passes, patients with COVID-19 will continue to arrive in the clinic—possibly for years to come, if SARS-CoV-2...
February 4, 2021
National coalition of independent scientists and communicators launch campaign to fight vaccine and COVID-19 misinformation
A coalition of scientists, communicators and health experts have come together in a nationwide initiative to empower Canadians to work together against misinformation...
January 28, 2021
Increased COVID-19 testing needed in Latin America and Caribbean
McGill researchers part of World Bank study designed to provide better knowledge and guidance for effective COVID-19 response in region While much of...
January 26, 2021
Gifting knowledge to pediatric surgeons in low and middle-income countries
Source: Taylor & Francis Group Taylor & Francis are proud to announce the collaboration of Dr Sherif Emil, of The Montreal Children's Hospital...
January 26, 2021
McGill researchers launch Multicultural Mental Health Resource Centre
Bell Let's Talk supports new website to help address the mental health toll of COVID-19 on diverse communities Source: McGill Newsroom Bell Let's...
January 18, 2021