How cultural differences shape responses to COVID-19

Public health education strategies must consider cultural and regional factors to encourage more optimistic attitudes and safer practices during the pandemic A study...
October 28, 2021

Made to pioneer compassionate end-of-life care

Balfour Mount Emeritus Professor of Palliative Medicine Father of palliative care in North America Founder, Palliative Care Service at Montreal’s Royal Victoria Hospital...
October 22, 2021

Study confirms efficiency of app that quickly assesses risk of cancer predisposition syndromes in children with cancer

Cancer predisposition screening tool MIPOGG was developed at the Montreal Children’s Hospital and SickKids About one in every 10 pediatric cancer patients has a...
October 8, 2021

Researchers to study COVID-19 in the Orthodox Jewish Community of Montreal

(L to R): Peter Nugus, Sociology; Fernanda Claudio, Anthropology; Tracie Barnett, Epidemiology; Ciriaco Piccirillo, Immunology; Jörg Fritz, Immunology; Tibor Schuster, Biostatistics; Aron Friedlander, Senior Medical Liaison, Refuah V'Chesed; Peter Steinmetz, Medical Director, Clinic, Refuah v Chesed The Government of Canada, through the COVID-19 Immunity...
October 7, 2021

RI-MUHC researchers tackle COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in adults and in children

Dr. Inés Colmegna and Dr. Moshe Ben-Shoshan, members of the Infectious Diseases in Global Health Program at the Research Institute of the MUHC,...
September 29, 2021

Discovery of mechanics of drug targets for COVID-19

Scientist unravel inner workings of cell receptors involved in inflammatory diseases A team of international researchers, including McGill Professor Stéphane Laporte, have discovered...
September 29, 2021

New 4H leukodystrophy study to be led by RI-MUHC researcher

Dr. Geneviève Bernard is a scientist in the Child Health and Human Development Program at the RI-MUHC. Proof of concept study on a...
September 29, 2021

RI-MUHC leads study of antiviral use in children hospitalized for influenza

Dr. Jesse Papenburg and Dr. Kayur Mehta (L to R). Figure 3 from the publication shows the percentage of patients treated with antivirals...
September 24, 2021

Dangers of smoking during pregnancy

Over nine million deliveries track the impact of smoking on fetal health Mothers who smoke are more likely to deliver smaller babies even...
September 22, 2021

Launch of the New Clinical Innovation Platform

From left to right: Judith Ménard, Dr. Pierre Gfeller, Jean-Guy Gourdeau, Dr. Jake Barralet, Dr Gerald Fried, Peter Kruyt and Dr. Rhian Touyz...
September 21, 2021

New study will assess impact of COVID-19 vaccination on Canadians with immune-mediated inflammatory disease

Dr. Sasha Bernatsky, study lead and Senior Scientist in the Centre for Outcomes Research and Evaluation at the Research Institute of the McGill...
September 14, 2021

App-based HIV self-testing program leads to rapid detection of new infections and efficient connection to care

A unique new study shows that self-testing with the HIVSmart! program can successfully link users to antiretroviral treatment and preventative care Montreal, September...
September 2, 2021