THURSDAY, MAY 29 – 2014 Health Sciences Convocation

Convocation is more than just a formal ceremony for the conferral of degrees, diplomas and certificates—it is a time-honoured tradition that celebrates a...
May 1, 2014

Hoarding can be a debilitating condition, but there is help

In an article posted in the West Island section of the Montreal Gazette, Dr. Debbie Sookman, an assistant professor in the Department of...
May 1, 2014

The MUHC move to the Glen – one year prior

In April 2015, following years of preparation, the move of the MUHC into the Glen site will begin in earnest when the Royal...
May 1, 2014

May – Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month

What’s new at The Neuro Research: B cell study may lead to treatment options for MS Earlier this year, The MS Society of...
April 30, 2014

Dr. Gilles Brousseau: “We are moving away from the classic model of teaching”

A story appearing  today in Le Droit says that the curriculum envisioned for future students at the proposed McGill Faculty of Medicine satellite...
April 25, 2014

Watching, delaying treatment of low-risk prostate cancer may be more cost-effective approach

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in Canadian men and the third leading cause of death from cancer. Active surveillance of men...
April 25, 2014

Researcher: More Medical Marijuana Studies Needed

While cautioning against self-medicating with marijuana, Dr. Mark Ware, an associate professor in family medicine and anesthesia at McGill's Faculty of Medicine believes that...
April 24, 2014

Researchers garner grants from Canadian Cancer Society

McGill researchers undertake innovative projects Researchers from McGill, the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) and The Neuro (MNI) have...
April 17, 2014

Antibiotics improve growth in children in developing countries

Youngest children from most vulnerable populations benefit most Antibiotics improve growth in children at risk of undernourishment in low and middle income countries,...
April 16, 2014

HEELS TO HEAL: McGill medical and dental students strut the runway to raise awareness about eating disorders

In an effort to raise awareness and funds in support of persons with eating disorders, close to 100 McGill medical and dentistry student...
April 14, 2014

Researchers find that influenza has an Achilles’ Heel

Flu epidemics cause up to half a million deaths worldwide each year, and emerging strains continually threaten to spread to humans and cause...
April 11, 2014

How our immune system kills abnormal blood cells

Discovery could lead to new treatment avenues for leukemia and lymphoma A team of researchers at the IRCM, led by Dr. André Veillette,...
April 8, 2014