A new way to combat suicide

A leader in the field of suicide in Quebec for 30 years, Dr. Suzanne Lamarre, suggests a new vision of the problem. For...
February 5, 2014

Five maps that put cancer’s global spread into focus

Cancer’s global death toll is expected to increase at an “alarming pace” over the next two decades, rising to 22 million new cases...
February 5, 2014

Get ready to Speak Up!

Hospital to educate public on patient safety Montreal, January 31, 2014 – More than breast cancer, motor vehicle accidents and AIDS combined, preventable adverse...
February 1, 2014

One step closer towards a satellite faculty of medicine

A first cohort of 24 students could make their entrance to the satellite faculty of medicine in Outaouais beginning in September 2016, according...
January 31, 2014

Brain of famous amnesiac “H.M.” yields new insights into memory

A new study shows that in death as in life, the man who lived 55 years virtually unable to form new memories deepened...
January 29, 2014

“I had a heart attack at 39”

Survey suggests heart health mistakenly seen as boomer issue Kerrie Lee Brown wasn’t even 40 when the heart attack hit. The Toronto woman...
January 29, 2014

Doctors press Quebec to revise the Tobacco Act

Infuriated by the Government's inaction, physicians from the McGill University Health Centre challenge Réjean Hébert, Quebec's Minister of Health, pressing him to proceed...
January 27, 2014

Diabetes: We are in it together

Living in a household implies sharing duties and responsibilities but it could also imply sharing your diabetes. Living in a household implies sharing...
January 24, 2014

McGill says applying Bill 60 would be impossible

It would be impossible to apply the Quebec government’s proposed ban on the wearing of conspicuous religious symbols by public employees in a...
January 22, 2014

MSS Council Statement regarding PQ Charter of Values

On September 16, the McGill Faculty of Medicine, along with its four major teaching hospitals, released a joint statement affirming their belief in...
January 22, 2014

Childhood brain cancer (ETMR/ETANTR): an interview with Dr. Nada Jabado, Department of Pediatrics at McGill University

What is ETMR/ETANTR and who does it affect? Embryonal tumours with multilayered rosettes (ETMR) are rare, deadly brain tumours that affect mainly children below the...
January 22, 2014

Training your brain using neurofeedback

A new brain-imaging technique for a true brain workout A new brain-imaging technique enables people to ‘watch’ their own brain activity in real...
January 20, 2014