Lakeshore Association of Artists virtual Spring Exhibition to benefit NOVA West Island The Montrealer May 14, 2021 1973 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 2552 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 2456 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...
Bringing Canada to the forefront of scientific innovation Melissa Arauz April 6, 2021 2418 Buzzing with excitement and filled with ground-breaking ideas, the next generation of brain scientists are eager to push the envelope and take us deeper into the unknown. From exploring the effects of cannabis ...
Monique’s story: a life cut short by a silent killer Tara Simonetta Mann April 5, 2021 4345 Monique Girard-Solomita led a happy, adventurous life. A journalist with Le Journal de Montreal for thirty years, the proud Lac Saint-Jean native travelled the world, reporting on stories in countries from Chin...
The Walrus Talks at Home: Mental Health – March 25, 2021 LiveEvents March 18, 2021 1212 The Walrus Talks at Home: Mental Health A meaningful conversation on individual and collective wellness. Four speakers discuss and answer your questions about the pervasive stigmatization of mental health,...
MCI and MUHC Foundations join forces to help Montrealers breathe easier Tara Simonetta Mann March 16, 2021 1681 For nearly sixty years, the Montreal Chest Institute (MCI) Foundation has played a vital role in raising much-needed funds to help patients living with complex and chronic respiratory conditions to breathe easi...
Stress: It’s all in your head, or is it? Melissa Arauz March 10, 2021 3044 When we think about mental health, we often think of the brain in our heads. But what about what some refer to as our second brain – the gut? Could changes to the trillions of microorganisms in the gut affect o...
Women’s Healthy Heart Initiative: saving lives one woman at a time Tara Simonetta Mann February 14, 2021 1716 When Cheryl Beck had a heart attack at age 53, she was in denial. “I refused to accept that it happened because I was only 53 and I was not overweight, I did not have high blood pressure or cholesterol. Ther...
Kick-starting the year with $10M for brain health Melissa Arauz February 11, 2021 2528 2020 took a drastic toll on people’s health in more ways than one. Pre-pandemic, many Canadians were already living with health conditions that impacted their everyday lives, but with the COVID-19 outbreak, the...
