Healing hearts: how hundreds of Montreal women are reducing their risk of heart disease Kate Shingler February 14, 2019 83 As a 40-year-old mother and business owner used to exercising regularly and going on long runs, Susan Rodrigues filled her days with meetings, travel, and caring for her son. She regularly went for morning hike...
How technology can make you healthier Kate Shingler January 29, 2019 178 World expert introducing digital health apps to reduce the burden of heart disease – and other medical conditions among Canadians Canadians are facing a health crisis. Cardiovascular disease, obesity and diabe...
One woman’s traumatic delivery has a happy ending thanks to the MUHC’s Birthing Centre Kate Shingler December 22, 2018 359 MUHC’s Birthing Centre Julie Liebman was planning to go to the gym. Instead she ended up at the MUHC Birthing Centre. At 33 weeks pregnant, the first time mother had enjoyed an uneventful pregnancy. But, wh...
Personalized medicine at the MUHC offers hope to cancer patients Kate Shingler November 30, 2018 402 It took a well-meaning friend, a fellow cancer survivor, and a leading cancer research scientist for René Després to get the help he so desperately sought. Chance brought the 66-year-old pancreatic cancer patie...
MUHC Foundation Volunteer Rosa Shields Unites Montreal’s Transplant Community at Celebration of Life Event Kristina Anastasopoulos September 30, 2018 609 Selfless – the act of being concerned more with the needs and wishes of others than with one's own. Selfless people do not need any recognition, they have an inherent and insatiable need to make a difference in...
Dr. Momar Ndao of the MUHC: Studying the bugs responsible for some of the world’s most dangerous infectious diseases Kristina Anastasopoulos July 19, 2018 713 Kayemor is a village located in the southern part of Senegal. Small in size and considered underdeveloped by Western standards, it holds a special place in Dr. Momar Ndao’s heart. He was born there and although...
Dr. Lucy Gilbert is bringing new hope to cancer patients at the MUHC Kristina Anastasopoulos July 18, 2018 2746 The month was June and the year was 2000. Dr. Lucy Gilbert makes the trip across the pond from London to Montreal after being offered a complimentary, no obligations trip to visit the McGill University Health C...
