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New Prostate Test Involves No Injection or Radiation, No Doctor and Detects Cancers Years Before They Cause Harm

Photo: Adobe Stock The Test Could Clear Men for Life and Be Performed in Supermarket Parking Lots Traditional prostate screening…

5 years ago

MUHC Ordered to Pay $20,000 to Ex-Doctor for Searching His Medical Records and Revealing His Diagnosis

Photo: Noelle Otto / Pexels The McGill University Health Center (MUHC) was ordered to pay $20,000 dollars to Dr. Seang…

5 years ago

MUHC Smartphone App That Puts Power in the Hands of Patients Wins Its Fourth Award – at Les Prix D’Excellence

A smartphone app developed at the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) has won its fourth award the prestigious Coup de…

5 years ago

Montreal Children’s, Sainte-Justine, Shriners and Marie Enfant to Announce Historic Collaboration

The historic project mission is to help improve the lives of children with musculoskeletal disorders and those of their families.…

5 years ago

How can doctors recognize if the patient wakes up during surgery?

Photo: Skeeze / Pixabay Researchers are only just beginning to really understand anaesthesia awareness. By David Robson Waking up during…

5 years ago

Patient Describes What It’s Like Waking up During Surgery

Photo; Greyson Joralemon / Unsplash For years, anesthesia awareness has been shrouded in mystery. Although extreme experiences like Donna’s are…

5 years ago

Two New Cases of Measles – Montreal Public Health Issues Exposure Warning

These two new cases of measles mark the first time in 2019 that the highly contagious virus has spread from…

5 years ago

Quebec health minister contemplates extending public funded surgery pilot project in private clinics

To meet acceptable surgery delays, in 2006 the Quebec government launched a pilot project, set to expire at the end…

6 years ago

MUHC Cafeteria Price Hike Is First Mouthful Into Employees Meager Salary Gains – Hike Also Impacts Users

Last week Director of Multidisciplinary Services, adult sites (DSM) and Mental Health Mission; and responsible for NSA/SAPA trajectory, Antoinette Di…

6 years ago

Pregnant woman forced to transfer hospitals delivered baby in a car – Government promises change

Last week a pregnant woman that began experiencing irregular contractions was forced to leave the local hospital at LaMalbaie and…

6 years ago

Lakeshore General 4 month delay for fractured ankle diagnosis – Different reason given after patient files new complaint

A 54-year-old Lakeshore General Hospital patient waited for four-months to learn that she had fractured an ankle. After the patient…

6 years ago

Possible Measles Exposure Warning Issued Sunday to Patients and Staff Concerning MUHC Glen Site

The McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) has issued a warning to patients and staff Sunday afternoon, informing them about a…

6 years ago

Quebec Superior Court rejects emergency injunction to keep Lachine Hospital gynecology clinic open

Photo: Adobe Stock Quebec Superior Court has refused to grant an emergency injunction to keep the gynecology clinic open at…

6 years ago

Disciplinary board to sanction doctor over unauthorized photos of female patients

The Quebec College of Physician's disciplinary board found Dr. Craig Smith contravened three articles of the medical code. According to…

6 years ago

NDP Government Bill 1 Defends Albertans From American-Style Health Care – Passes First Reading

“This act will strengthen our ability to defend Albertans from American-style health care creeping into our province,” Alberta Premier Rachel…

6 years ago

Happy International Women’s Day, A Balanced World is A Better World – Promoting Gender Equality

International Women's Day is a more than 100-year-old celebration of women rights and equality. It falls on the same day every…

6 years ago

College of Physicians grant autonomy to Super Nurses to treat common illnesses and selected chronic diseases

Photo: Adobe Stock The Quebec College of Physicians adopted a resolution that would give Quebec's 550 nurse practitioners (Super Nurses)…

6 years ago

Increase cancer risk associated with textured breast implants – Quebec issues warning

Photo: Efes / Pixabay Health Canada reported in February an increase in the number of cases of anaplastic large cell…

6 years ago

Violence against health-care workers on the rise across Canada – Winnipeg MP wants Ottawa to get involved

Photo: Sydney Sims / Unsplash Doctor Doug Eyolfson a Winnipeg member of Parliament who experienced violence first-hand in his work says…

6 years ago

Self-compression mammography an effective less-painful breast screening approach – French study

Photo: Pexels Many women dread undergoing mammography because it can be awkward and painful when their breast are squashed by…

6 years ago

CHUM and Sainte Justine on Forbes magazine Canada’s Best Employers list – MUHC LEFT OUT

Photo: Stock Snap / Pixaby Forbes magazines 2019 list of Canada's Best Employers, includes two Montreal hospital centres, the CHUM…

6 years ago

Daughter of patient subjected to brainwashing experiments at the Allan Memorial Institute pursues compensation

The treatments included torture techniques involving drug-induced comas and intensive electroconvulsive therapy aimed at reprogramming the brain. Families are still…

6 years ago

Cochlear implant surgery is finally coming to Montreal and the MUHC will be part of this program

Gareth Hickenbottom-Marriot gets a cochlear implant tattoo to support his daughter. Photo: Courtesy Birmingham Children's Hospital Dr. Pierre Gfeller, head…

6 years ago

Searching for a family doctor – You can add your name to the waiting list at this website

Photo: Rawpixel / Unsplash Registering with a Family Doctor through the GAMF To find a family doctor who is accepting…

6 years ago

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