Healing hearts: how hundreds of Montreal women are reducing their risk of heart disease Kate Shingler February 14, 2019 164 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 343 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 541 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 447 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 446 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...
Top Montreal Lawyer and Philanthropist named Chair of the McGill University Health Centre Foundation Kate Shingler November 1, 2018 564 By his own account, Norman Steinberg has always been a disciplined person. He is tanned and lean, and at ease in the spotlight. His casual nickname, “Norm,” belies his accolade filled resume and reputation as o...
MUHC Foundation Volunteer Rosa Shields Unites Montreal’s Transplant Community at Celebration of Life Event Kristina Anastasopoulos September 30, 2018 650 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 754 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 2929 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...
Julie Quenneville – from a teenage volunteer to President of the McGill University Health Centre Foundation Peter Kerr May 15, 2018 3290 The MUHC Foundation is charged with the enormous responsibility of raising tens of $millions to help fund research in the world-class hospitals that make up the McGill University Health Centre, from the Montrea...
