Critical years ahead in fight against hepatitis C virus

In the last five years, new drugs have revolutionized the treatment of hepatitis C (HCV), a virus that causes serious liver disease. By...
August 11, 2016

The MUHC welcomes its incoming residents and fellows

By Patricia Vasquez, MUHC On June 29, the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) hosted an orientation session for residents and fellows for the...
July 13, 2016

Federal Investment pinpoints BC’s leadership in cancer screening

A $3.3-million dollar project, led by Dr. Christoph Borchers, affiliated with the University of Victoria, McGill University, and the Jewish General Hospital in...
July 11, 2016

Three McGill Faculty of Medicine members named to the Order of Canada

Three Faculty of Medicine members were among the thirteen members of the McGill community who got an early start to Canada Day celebrations...
July 7, 2016

Dr. Mark Ware, vice-chair of task force on cannabis

By Gilda Salomone, McGill University Health Center   World-renowned pain specialist and medical cannabis researcher Dr. Mark Ware, director of clinical research at...
July 5, 2016

Kangaroo Care provides multiple benefits for babies and parents

Skin-to-skin method to become a regular practice in the MUHC neonatal intensive care unit By Eliane Leroux-Lafortune, McGill University Health Centre Getting an ultrasound...
June 29, 2016

Faculty of Medicine member among NSERC Discovery Accelerator Supplement recipients

David Stellwagen, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine was among the five McGill researchers to receive a Discovery Accelerator Supplement from...
June 29, 2016

Preparing a new generation of health care professionals through community engagement

As another convocation season passes, throngs of newly minted graduates, armed with their diplomas, eagerly trek out seeking to find rewarding vocations where...
June 29, 2016

Stem cell transplants, a potential cure for life-threatening diseases

By Gilda Salomone, MUHC Public Affairs A stem cell transplant is a procedure that can treat or cure a number of conditions: bone marrow diseases,...
June 23, 2016

$4M boost for intellectual disabilities research

McGill Newsroom Couche-Tard founder gives $4 million to McGill for groundbreaking research on intellectual disabilities Scientists at the Montreal Neurological Institute (MNI) at...
June 23, 2016

Decoding connectivity

McGill Newsroom It’s all math: How Professor Alan Evans is using cutting-edge statistics to unravel the complexity of brain disorders. When Alan Evans...
June 22, 2016

Creation of neuroscience research hub

McGill Newsroom EMC working with McGill to support data storage and visualization technologies to help with the NeuroHub project The Canadian research team...
June 17, 2016