health /channels/taxonomy/term/6167/all en World Cancer Day 2024 (In French) /channels/channels/event/world-cancer-day-2024-french-355137 <p>« De retour pour une 4e édition, les Partenaires en oncologie de la Capitale-Nationale sont fiers de vous offrir une programmation diversifiée sous le thème « <em><em>Présents, ensemble, pour vous faire du bien ! </em></em>» dans le cadre de la Jo</p> Fri, 02 Feb 2024 18:30:00 +0000 webfull 197496 at /channels ÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û-led Research Team Awarded $400K from Génome Québec to Counter AMR Threat /channels/channels/news/mcgill-led-research-team-awarded-400k-genome-quebec-counter-amr-threat-352856 <p><i>ÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û team funded as part of a $4.5 million national investment dedicated to identifying genomic solutions to counter antimicrobial resistance and prepare for future pandemics</i></p> Tue, 21 Nov 2023 17:50:10 +0000 webfull 194930 at /channels ÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û experts answer your questions: Exploring associations between cardiac and cerebral health /channels/channels/event/mcgill-experts-answer-your-questions-exploring-associations-between-cardiac-and-cerebral-health-352664 <p>The ÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û Dementia Education Program has partnered with AVC-Aphasie Laval to offer a series of free public lectures on neurocognitive disorders.</p> Fri, 10 Nov 2023 19:10:08 +0000 webfull 194700 at /channels Microplastics are harming gut health /channels/channels/news/microplastics-are-harming-gut-health-348329 <p>Scientists have been worried about the potential harms of microplastics for years. These small plastic particles less than 5 mm in length have been found everywhere because of plastic pollution – from the Earth’s deep oceans to remote regions in Antarctica, and even the seafood we eat. But, are microplastics really harmful?</p> Thu, 18 May 2023 14:55:13 +0000 webfull 189719 at /channels Exam stress busters for ÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û students | Cours pour réduire le stress des examens pour les étudiants de ÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û  /channels/channels/event/exam-stress-busters-mcgill-students-cours-pour-reduire-le-stress-des-examens-pour-les-etudiants-de-348007 <div><img src="https://se-images.campuslabs.ca/clink/images/8f26e7e3-355e-4471-87eb-9a844167d8b847d43662-757f-42be-adaa-91e1ca4ff12d.png?preset=med-w" width="320" style="float:left; margin-right:15px; margin-bottom:15px" alt="Exam stress busters for </body></html>" /></div> Tue, 25 Apr 2023 05:30:32 +0000 webfull 189265 at /channels l’Université de Montréal et ses partenaires, y compris ÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û, créent le Pôle de préparation aux pandémies de l’Est du Canada /channels/channels/news/luniversite-de-montreal-et-ses-partenaires-y-compris-mcgill-creent-le-pole-de-preparation-aux-346516 <p><em>Un consortium mené par l’UdeM et codirigé par ÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û et L’Université Laval reçoit une importante subvention de 2M $ du Fonds de recherche biomédicale du Canada afin de dynamiser l’écosystème de découverte et d’innovation en sciences de la vie.</em></p> Thu, 02 Mar 2023 19:07:11 +0000 webfull 187727 at /channels Pick-Up Sports at the ÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û Sports Complex /channels/channels/event/pick-sports-mcgill-sports-complex-346424 <div><img src="https://se-images.campuslabs.ca/clink/images/251b459c-eec9-4ef0-bd48-2b644904a1cbe5ae8b84-9b3e-41b8-a6fe-a3c6bdd1ee20.png?preset=med-w" width="320" style="float:left; margin-right:15px; margin-bottom:15px" alt="Pick-Up Sports at the Mc</body></html>" /></div> Tue, 28 Feb 2023 06:27:12 +0000 webfull 187630 at /channels Pearl Eliadis on parental rights vs. rights of health authorities | CBC News /channels/channels/news/pearl-eliadis-parental-rights-vs-rights-health-authorities-cbc-news-343537 <p>November 3, 2022 | A Quebec superior court judge has authorized Sainte-Justine Hospital to extubate a 5 year old boy, who has been in a coma breathing with the help of a tube. In this case a young boy drowned and his parents wanted him to have certain medical treatment whereas the hospital said the treatment was not going to work and that the child will never recover.</p> Tue, 15 Nov 2022 16:59:40 +0000 webfull 184519 at /channels Research briefs: Origami-inspired design and why mice fear bananas /channels/channels/news/research-briefs-origami-inspired-design-and-why-mice-fear-bananas-333903 <p>Here are some interesting new stories from ÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û Media Relations:</p> Tue, 24 May 2022 21:21:51 +0000 webfull 180268 at /channels Crafting a Personal Sacred Space /channels/channels/event/crafting-personal-sacred-space-335319 <div><img src="https://se-images.campuslabs.ca/clink/images/1e359b2b-22ee-4405-9b30-02c6ce6bb882eb857d14-abd4-4454-a498-e66e1036373b.png?preset=med-w" width="320" style="float:left; margin-right:15px; margin-bottom:15px" alt="Crafting a Personal Sacr</body></html>" /></div> Sat, 04 Dec 2021 06:37:12 +0000 webfull 175295 at /channels Stamping out superbugs /channels/channels/news/stamping-out-superbugs-333884 <p>During the last year and a half, the world’s attention has been focused squarely on SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. While deadly, this virus is only one of many pathogens that threaten our well-being. For many years, scientists have been warning about another microscopic menace: drug-resistant microbes.</p> Mon, 04 Oct 2021 16:43:02 +0000 webfull 173654 at /channels Dangers of smoking during pregnancy /channels/channels/news/dangers-smoking-during-pregnancy-333510 <p>Mothers who smoke are more likely to deliver smaller babies even after a full-term pregnancy, increasing the risks of birth defects and neurological disorders later in life, say researchers from ÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û. The team of researchers, which includes Assistant Professor <a href="/obgyn/michael-dahan">Michael Dahan</a> and Ido Feferkorn of the ÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û Health Care Center, examined the effects of smoking on more than nine million deliveries in the Unites States over 11 years, one of the largest studies to date.</p> Mon, 20 Sep 2021 15:36:17 +0000 webfull 173241 at /channels ÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û Cares: The Urgent Need to Improve the Lives of Canada’s Elders /channels/channels/event/mcgill-cares-urgent-need-improve-lives-canadas-elders-332972 <p>Join us on <b>September 8 </b><strong>at noon</strong> for the next webcast in our biweekly series, <em><strong><a href="//www.mcgill.ca/medsimcentre/community-outreach/dementia/mcgill-cares-webcasts">ÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û Cares</a></strong></em>, designed to su</p> Tue, 31 Aug 2021 16:10:09 +0000 webfull 172663 at /channels $4.95 million to make cities smarter /channels/channels/news/495-million-make-cities-smarter-331701 <p>A smart city—supported by digital solutions to enhance food access and mobility—is a healthy city. That’s the thinking behind the Implementing Smart Cities Interventions to Build Healthy Cities (SMART) Training Platform co-led by ÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û, the University of Guelph and the University of Manitoba. Today, the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Health, and the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, announced an investment of $4.95 million over six years for SMART.</p> Mon, 05 Jul 2021 14:32:27 +0000 webfull 171419 at /channels 5G, Health and the Environment /channels/channels/event/5g-health-and-environment-329085 <div><a href="https://mcgill.webex.com/mcgill/onstage/g.php?MTID=e7fd76ba75bcad837ac6cf8614713ca74" target="_blank"><img src="//www.mcgill.ca/continuingstudies/files/continuingstudies/040-02-21-pd_5ghealthandtheenvironment_webinar_fb.png" style="heig</body></html>" /></a></div> Mon, 22 Feb 2021 22:31:13 +0000 webfull 168417 at /channels