MI4 is working to solve humanity’s deadliest puzzles Kate Shingler July 22, 2019 196 McGill Interdisciplinary Initiative in Infection and Immunity (MI4) A team of leading Montreal-area researchers are sounding the alarm, warning us that we as a society, are facing an apocalypse. It’s not the...
Q & A with McGill University Health Center CEO Dr. Pierre Gfeller Kate Shingler June 24, 2019 256 This month, President and Executive Director of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) Dr. Pierre Gfeller marks his first full year on the job. A family physician by training, Dr. Gfeller has more than 3...
Dr. Lucy Gilbert brings new hope to ovarian cancer patients Kate Shingler May 29, 2019 696 Marie-France Angers savours the small things that perhaps only those who have been really sick, and staring down death can truly appreciate. She enjoys spending time in nature, and walking through the woods at ...
Running for a reason Kate Shingler April 28, 2019 280 Montreal family racing to fundraise for leukemia research It would be an understatement to say that life has been challenging for Geneviève Dubé these last few years. The mother of twin teenage boys lost her h...
Le Bal Rouge benefit gala to honour Dr. Miguel Burnier raises more than $1,000,000 The Montrealer April 28, 2019 573 Le Bal Rouge benefit gala to honour Dr. Miguel Burnier raises more than $1,000,000 for the McGill University Health Centre Ocular Pathology Laboratory It was a wonderful gala fundraiser evening at the elegant ...
MUHC’s Art and Heritage Centre helps heal through history and art Kate Shingler March 22, 2019 502 Art is not just for museums. In fact, for an institution as storied as the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC), art is a way of recognizing and relishing our collective history. That’s something the MUHC’s R...
Healing hearts: how hundreds of Montreal women are reducing their risk of heart disease Kate Shingler February 14, 2019 421 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 662 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...
An enchanted evening in support of breast cancer research and treatment The Montrealer December 31, 2018 914 Enchantée It was the best kind of evening out, a chance to dress up, mingle, eat, drink and support a cause close to the hearts of many Montrealers – breast cancer. Indeed, more than 200 guests donned ties ...
One woman’s traumatic delivery has a happy ending thanks to the MUHC’s Birthing Centre Kate Shingler December 22, 2018 715 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...
