The McGill University Health Centre is a lifeline for cancer patients Stefanie Sweeney February 23, 2025 441 Leukemia is an aggressive blood cancer that disrupts the production of normal blood cells and poses significant challenges for those who face it. For patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), innovative treat...
From daring ideas to life-saving realities: The MUHC’s Dr. Renzo Cecere wins the Trottier Webster Innovation Award Stefanie Sweeney January 28, 2025 696 At the McGill University Health Centre, cardiac experts like Dr. Renzo Cecere are revolutionizing the future of heart care. Thanks to remarkable advancements, concepts once confined to science fiction—such as g...
The MUHC Foundation wants to know: What will you do with your next 28 seconds? Stefanie Sweeney December 6, 2024 662 This holiday season, the MUHC Foundation is focusing on the power of small gestures. Just 28 seconds of your busy day can help create a world of change - because really, that’s all it takes. The doctors of the ...
The MUHC Foundation funds a new cardiac centre of excellence Stefanie Sweeney November 9, 2024 1240 Every day, over 200 Canadians lose their lives to heart disease or stroke. That’s more than 90,000 individuals every year - mothers, fathers, children - with each loss devastating entire families and communitie...
MUHC’s Got Talent is brimming with hope for the future of health care Stefanie Sweeney October 13, 2024 1002 It might come as a surprise that our busy health care workers - ranging from dedicated nurses to cancer researchers - find the time and energy to hit the stage with a local band or show off their best dance mov...
The MUHC Foundation is breaking the silence on endometriosis Stefanie Sweeney September 19, 2024 1310 Endometriosis is a chronic and debilitating inflammatory condition that affects one in every ten women and gender-diverse individuals, yet it remains one of the most underdiagnosed conditions. Characterized by ...
Help the RI-MUHC’s Dr. Dana Small get to the root of the world’s biggest killers Stefanie Sweeney August 15, 2024 1430 Did you know that some of the world’s deadliest diseases have their roots in the dialogue between the brain and the body? Dr. Dana Small, a renowned scientist and Canada Excellence Research Chair in Metabolism ...
Meet Dr. Darcy Wagner, an MUHC bioengineer with big dreams for respiratory care Stefanie Sweeney July 9, 2024 1426 Lung disease represents a major global health crisis, ranking as a leading cause of disability and death worldwide. In Canada, more than 3 million Canadians suffer from serious lung diseases—chronic obstructiv...
The MUHC Foundation has a bold vision for cardiology Stefanie Sweeney June 14, 2024 1722 Globally, heart disease is the leading cause of death for adults. So, when a heart gets sick, it makes sense that we’d want our loved ones to get the best care possible. That’s why, at the MUHC Foundation, we’r...
The MUHC Foundation is paving the way for innovative cancer research at the MUHC Stefanie Sweeney May 16, 2024 1342 The numbers are jarring—every year, hundreds of thousands of Canadians are diagnosed with cancer, and around 80,000 will die from it. The McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) is home to some of the leading on...
