13 Mar 2020 | Research News, Research Stories
The threat of coronavirus Just days into 2020, researchers in Wuhan, China announced that a spike in pneumonia cases was, in fact, a new strain of coronavirus. Within weeks, cases of this new disease were being reported worldwide. Mere months later, on March 11, 2020,...
27 Feb 2020 | Research Stories
Dr. Donald Vinh is often referred to as the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC)’s Dr. House, as he and his team work to crack some of the country’s most complex medical cases. It is estimated that there are more than 7,000 rare diseases...
23 Jan 2020 | Foundation News, Research Stories
Approximately 15% of Canadians live with a food allergy. These debilitating and sometimes life-threatening reactions leave those affected constantly worried about encountering foods like peanuts, eggs, shellfish and others. Dr. Bruce Mazer, Executive Director and...
18 Nov 2019 | Research Stories
Award-winning scientists call for more data sharing in health care A team of scientists at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) have won the inaugural Trottier Webster Innovation Award for a new project that empowers patients through...
13 Nov 2018 | Patient Stories, Research Stories
The McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) Foundation is pleased to announce the close of its fundraising campaign inspired by two medical luminaries, Drs. Sylvia and Richard Cruess. Sharing an extraordinary bond as husband and wife and as physicians and educators,...
11 Jul 2018 | Research Stories
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 he no longer calls it home, it was in Kayemor that he was...
