Dana Massaro is building her family’s legacy Tara Simonetta Mann August 15, 2021 3301 Dana Massaro lost her husband and soulmate, Ken Verdoni, in 2011 after a seven-year battle with cancer. Ken had colorectal cancer, which metastasized to his liver and lungs. Once the cancer has spread in this w...
Love builds brains: integrating cultural knowledge with brain science Katarina Stojkovic August 13, 2021 2534 Early childhood is a critical stage of development. The things we learn and experience at this time set the stage for our later success and fundamentally shape us as people. It is clear that past and present co...
First-of-its-kind surgery performed in Montreal Tara Simonetta Mann July 16, 2021 5113 This past spring, the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) was the first hospital in Canada to perform a new surgery. Dr. Jacqueline Joza, cardiac electrophysiologist, led a procedure that involved programmin...
Brain Canada and RBC – Working together towards a better future for youth mental health Melissa Arauz July 12, 2021 3355 Workshop provided insight into the existing gaps in knowledge and services for mental health, and how to create meaningful change for Canadian youth For over two decades, Brain Canada has set out to better und...
Shawnea Roberts speaks up for those with unexplained illness Tara Simonetta Mann June 9, 2021 2886 Imagine you are ill, and your doctor cannot explain why. You go through test after test and see numerous specialists, but not one can explain what is causing your symptoms. You remain sick, always knowing somet...
Enabling high impact research at Brain Canada through diversity, equity, and inclusion Lauren Bentley June 7, 2021 1810 Helping everyone means including everyone Research approaches that consistently account for sex and gender differences drive innovation and scientific rigour, while also reducing gender-based health inequities...
Pharma Benefits More Obvious Than Ever Miguel Ouellette: Economist and Director of Operations - Montreal Economic Institute June 5, 2021 1604 For some people, no good deed deserves to be rewarded—at least not by making a profit, which they treat as if it were a dirty word. Even saving millions of lives, as pharmaceutical companies have undoubtedly do...
Lakeshore Association of Artists virtual Spring Exhibition to benefit NOVA West Island The Montrealer May 14, 2021 2080 After a break last year due to Covid-19, the Lakeshore Association of Artists (LAA) has announced the return of the Spring Exhibition benefiting NOVA West Island. The show, which normally takes place at Fritz ...
Young woman’s wish granted by generous donors to the MUHC Foundation Tara Simonetta Mann May 9, 2021 2730 Kirandeep Kaur came to Canada to study business. A strong and determined young woman, she and her husband Baljeet Singh Sidhu left their family in India to begin a life together in Canada. Their story is a hope...
Building back our mental health Melissa Arauz May 8, 2021 2643 The COVID-19 pandemic has contributed to a renewed focus on our collective mental health. For more than a year now, Canadians have been faced with increased isolation, heightened uncertainty and overwhelming fe...
