Heart Month: McGill Nursing Researcher Targeting Childhood Obesity for Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease

By Christina Kozakiewicz, Ingram School of Nursing February is Heart Month, a time to bring attention to the importance of cardiovascular health, and...
February 20, 2018

Four Burning Questions with Dr. Mamta Gautam

Dr. Mamta Gautam is a physician executive coach, author and internationally renowned speaker.  She is trained in CoActive Coaching from Coaches Training International...
February 20, 2018

The Neuro joins neuroscience data sharing partnership

Canadian Open Neuroscience Platform will make disseminating and publishing data easier Source: The Neuro Modern neuroscience research can produce massive amounts of data,...
February 20, 2018

Drilling down for safety with surgical residents

By Diane Weidner, Steinberg Centre for Simulation and Interactive Learning “I was always interested in a surgical path within medicine because we get...
February 19, 2018

Raising awareness of rare diseases

McGill medical student group aims to shed light on oft-ignored cadre of diseases Defined as conditions that affects less than 1 in 2000...
February 15, 2018

Canadian Genomics Cloud launched to provide widespread access to genomics infrastructure for Canada

Source: McGill Newsroom A national consortium of industry and academic collaborators announced this week the launch of the Canadian Genomics Cloud (genomicscloud.ca), an...
February 15, 2018

Doctors of Tomorrow: How AI and Other Technologies Will Change the Practice of Medicine

By Diane Weidner, Steinberg Centre for Simulation and Interactive Learning Parents of McGill medical students attended a cocktail and panel discussion on the...
February 13, 2018

Canada’s unsung female heroes of life sciences

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February 13, 2018

Women’s heart health is another glass ceiling we need to smash: Heart & Stroke 2018 Heart Report

Women’s hearts are victims of a system ill-equipped to diagnose, treat and support them Source: Heart and Stroke Foundation Women in Canada are...
February 2, 2018

Opinion: Black History is Not a Thing Apart

Dr. Myrna Lashley, Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at McGill and adjunct researcher at the Culture and Mental Health Research Unit...
February 1, 2018

Dr. Garvey: Fight to preserve father’s legacy leads to Montreal

Source: Philip Fine, Medicine Focus Jamaican-born Julius Garvey, BSc’57, MDCM’61, remembers his nine years in Montreal fondly. He forged lasting friendships, learned the...
February 1, 2018

Canadian brain bank network to advance research on Alzheimer’s disease

Researchers receive total of $2.5 million to establish coordinated system for brain donation and to participate in international dementia research projects   More...
January 24, 2018