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$1 from every ticket sold for this Summer's Rufus Wainwright American tour will go to the Kate McGarrigle Fund. As an inspirational tribute to the wonderful care that she received in her hometown of Montreal, Canada, Kate McGarrigle established the Kate McGarrigle Fund to supports cancer care and research at the McGill University Cancer Centre and the renowned teaching hospitals of McGill University in Montreal, including the McGill University Health Centre and the Jewish General Hospital. Donate to the Fund by buying a ticket for Rufus' show or by making a gift.

 

Read a heartwarming note from Rufus Wainwright, devoted son of folk music legend and MUHC Foundation supporter, Kate McGarrigle.

 

Kate McGarrigle, talented singer-songwriter and beloved mother of Rufus and Martha Wainwright, passed away on January 18, 2010. If you would like to make a special donation in honour of Kate, please follow this link and donate online or call the MUHC Foundation directly at +1-514-931-5656.

Canada’s largest law firm announced a $500,000 donation to The Best Care for Life campaign today, a significant step for community investment in new MUHC.

This September, an exclusive group of cyclists will be given the opportunity to take the ride of a lifetime with cancer survivor and cycling champion Lance Armstrong, while raising funds to provide the best care for cancer patients of all ages and their families.

The McGill University Health Centre announced that Mutsumi Takahashi and Jean Béliveau have agreed to serve as co-chairs of The Best Care for Life Public Campaign, which is needed to help finance its redevelopment on the Glen, Mountain and Lachine campuses.

The McGill Univeristy Health Centre has formed strategic relationship with medical.md so that Quebecers are the first to be empowered with health and wellness tools. 300 subscribers are now wanted for beta test of personal electronic health record.

Each year at the Montreal Children’s Hospital of the McGill University Health Centre 15,000 children are treated for traumatic injuries. This is why a brand new trauma website has been designed to provide visitors with up-to-date, timely, clear, concise, practical, trustworthy and professional information.

The McGill University Health Centre and the Government of Quebec today announced that a Request for Proposals has been issued to the two international consortia bidding to design, build, finance and maintain the MUHC’s new facilities at the Glen Campus.

The Research Institute of the MUHC and McGill University have received a number of CIHR grants to support student recruitment and training.

A discovery by a team of Canadian and American researchers could provide new ways to fight HIV-AIDS. According to a new study published in Nature Medicine, HIV-AIDS could be treated through a combination of targeted chemotherapy and current Highly Active Retroviral (HAART) treatments.

Dr. Maya Saleh and her MUHC-based team of researchers will use a generous grant from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund to help identify the genes involved in our body's first line of defense.