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Genetics and Cardiology Are Teaming Up to Prevent Cardiac Incidents Teams at the Montreal General Hospital (MGH) are adding the final touches to a new space that will combine sophisticated, state-of-the-art technologies to help understand the root cause of inherited cardiac diseases. It bears the maiden name of Mrs. Satoko Ingram, who, with her husband …

Take Action! The Montreal General Hospital Foundation has set up the Action Code Life platform which allows you to organize an individual fundraising event – on the day of your birthday, for example. The premise is simple: you set a personal fundraising goal, then, you invite your friends and family to support the cause you …

More than ever we need to take care of our mental health. But do we know how? Let’s start by being kind to ourselves, a notion that yogis have learned to include in their daily practice. Taking some “me time” Give yourself little breaks, don’t try to perform in every aspect of your life. Do …

We would like to take a moment to wish you a happy new year. We hope that 2021 will bring you health, peace and comfort. The last year has not been an easy one, but those collective challenges allowed us to truly appreciate the strength that lies within each of us. That is why we …

The Montreal General Hospital Foundation and the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center (IR-MUHC), in partnership with the McGill Faculty of Engineering, are pleased to announce the winning team of the CODE LiFE Ventilator Challenge: team Haply from Montreal. The CODE LiFE Ventilator Challenge was officially launched earlier in 2020 with a two-week …

The MGH Thoracic Surgery team has become a world leader in the development of hyper-personalized treatments for cancer, especially lung, esophageal and stomach cancers – the fastest growing and most lethal types of cancer. As a provincial referral centre, the team treats patients from all over Quebec. Research is at the heart of its innovative …

Fall is usually our busiest season. It is also during the time when one hundred researchers, some of the brightest minds we know, meet with their benefactors at what we call the Research Awards Ceremony. This year, of course, we had to cancel the in-person gathering, the photo-ops and the celebration. Nevertheless, the Research Awards …

The Emergency Department is at the heart of the Montreal General Hospital’s mission. Not only does it receive patients requiring urgent care, it is also home to one of Quebec’s three trauma centres: 24/7, year-round, a multidisciplinary team is ready to take care of severe injuries. The Emergency Department is undeniably an essential community resource. …

Telemedicine was gradually making its way into the Quebec health care system before the arrival of COVID-19, but since March 2020, it goes without saying that its rate of implementation has grown exponentially. Telephone calls, e-mail exchanges and video conferencing: medical teams have had to adapt their modes of communication in order to be able …

Mission accomplished! The second edition of Hockey 911 – the first one in virtual mode – not only brought together hockey fans and A-list guests, but also raised $270,000 to support vital care at the Montreal General Hospital (MGH). It was a great success for this annual event celebrating the Montreal Canadiens’ 100-year relationship with …