Health in the Community
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
Rossy Cancer Network responds quickly to support McGill-affiliated oncology departments during COVID-19 pandemic
By Sophie Lorenzo, Rossy Cancer Network Cancer care can’t be put on hold. As the COVID-19 crisis hit, oncology teams were under...
May 7, 2020
McGill Cares
McGill Faculty of Medicine launches new webcast series to support family caregivers By Diane Lynn Weidner, Steinberg Centre for Simulation and Interactive Learning...
May 6, 2020
New international genomics partnership launched
Partnership will support efforts to sequence and analyze the spread and evolution of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and how it affects patients Source: McGill...
May 6, 2020