Education
Accreditation of the MSc(A) Direct-entry program in Nursing
I am very proud and pleased to announce that the Ingram School of Nursing has received confirmation from the Canadian Association of Schools...
April 4, 2013
Major advance in understanding risky but effective Multiple Sclerosis treatment
Powerful treatment improves patients’ lives and provides new insight into mechanisms of the disease A new study by Multiple Sclerosis researchers at three...
April 4, 2013
The American Journal of Human Genetics Profile on Dr. Clarke Fraser
The American Journal of Human Genetics is a medical journal in the field of human genetics. Since its inception in 1948 by the...
April 3, 2013
The RI-MUHC and McGill at the forefront in the fight against tuberculosis
March 24 was World Tuberculosis Day. To mark the occasion, more than 100 people attended a Research Institute of the McGill University Health...
March 28, 2013
‘Exciting’ experiment sees Montreal doctors use webcams to administer anaesthesia to patients in Italy
As the 20 patients in Pisa, Italy, waited to undergo thyroid surgery, they descended into unconsciousness thanks to a cocktail of anaesthetic drugs...
March 25, 2013
Daily pill can cause kidney damage
A wonder drug taken daily by millions of Britons to control cholesterol could dramatically increase the risk of kidney damage, researchers warn. High...
March 22, 2013
Family dinners nourish good mental health in adolescents
Benefits of family meals to mental health examined in a large community sample of adolescents Regular family suppers contribute to good mental health...
March 22, 2013
Nine McGill researchers among recent CRCs announced
Nine McGill researchers, including 2 members from the Faculty of Medicine, are among the recipients of the newly awarded and renewed Canada Research...
March 19, 2013
Genetic heterogeneity underscores the complexity of breast cancer and the promise of personalized medicine
LDI geneticist studies how genetic changes influence an individual’s cancer Novel next generation genetic sequencing technology has revealed that genetic heterogeneity within an...
March 14, 2013
Message to the McGill Community from Stuart H. Cobbett – Selection of McGill’s 17th Principal and Vice-Chancellor
A message to the McGill community Stuart H. (Kip) Cobbett Chair of the Board of Governors of McGill University On behalf of the...
March 5, 2013
Rate of life-threatening blood clots reduced through preventive measures at JGH
Success outlined in latest data on patient safety Since embarking on a campaign to reduce venous thromboembolism (VTE) among its patients, the Jewish...
February 25, 2013
McGill partners with edX to offer open online courses and to enhance campus-based learning
McGill joining other leading universities in not-for-profit enterprise founded by Harvard and MIT McGill University is pleased to announce that today it will...
February 21, 2013