Health in the Community
CanCOVID’s platform fully funded by the Government of Canada; converges with REAL to share knowledge with all Canadians
Source: CanCOVID The Government of Canada is investing $1.25 million to support the development of the transdisciplinary CanCOVID network, which was recently established with...
September 23, 2020
News for MUHC patients : Negative COVID-19 results can be transmitted via text message to MUHC patients
Source: MUHC Six hundred forty-five (645) text messages have been successfully sent to patients who have tested negative for COVID-19, since the implementation...
September 9, 2020
Medical students on a mission to make wearing SPF 50+ trendy
By Stephanie Ghazal, B.Sc. M.D.,C.M. Candidate, Class of 2021 McGill University With soaring temperatures and clear skies, many Canadians are taking the opportunity...
September 9, 2020
Three new surgeons join the JGH
Dr. Allison Pang, colorectal surgeon Dr. Allison Pang has joined the JGH Division of Colorectal Surgery, having completed her General Surgery residency at...
September 4, 2020
Cancer Doesn’t Wait
The COVID-19 pandemic has massively derailed cancer prevention and treatment activities. A newly formed task force at McGill is evaluating the cost of...
August 18, 2020
Learning – and contributing – through experience
Management Analytics students help Montreal Children’s Hospital analyze telehealth services, plan supplies of personal protective equipment By Chris Chipello While telehealth has been...
August 18, 2020
Laurent Duvernay-Tardif becomes first NFL player to opt out of 2020 season
"I cannot allow myself to potentially transmit the virus in our communities simply to play the sport that I love. If I am...
July 27, 2020
Healing Changes Everything
Source: Ingram School of Nursing Nursing has been a great joy and delight in my life. I have enjoyed many nursing roles from...
July 27, 2020
While Physical Activity Levels Drop During the Covid-19 Pandemic McGill University Health Professionals Respond with a Summer Family Fitness Program
Source: McGill Comprehensive Health Improvement Program (CHIP) A recent study of over 450,000 smartphone users indicates that daily physical activity levels have fallen substantially during the...
July 15, 2020
Protecting the population’s health North of 60
Source: McGill News For Kami Kandola, MDCM’92, the past four months have been “non-stop busy.” Which, of course, isn’t surprising since Kandola is at...
July 9, 2020
Global shortage of N95 masks: Finding a solution right at home
Source: MUHC Like most healthcare institutions around the globe, the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) faced a critical shortage of N95 masks during...
July 6, 2020
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