McGill University Health Centre

• Respiratory illnesses and the flu hammering Montreal emergency rooms

  Of the 21 medical facilities on the island of Montreal, 12 are operating above their recommended capacity limits due to a spike in respiratory illnesses.

  Health

  May 5
  
• Research done in Montreal could lead to treatment for aggressive form of breast cancer

  A research team led by Dr. Jean-Jacques Lebrun at McGill University in Montreal focused on what is called 'triple-negative breast cancer,' and the medical gap in its treatment.

  Health

  Mar 29
  
• Advertisement
• Quebec public health experts say province has already entered a sixth wave of COVID-19

  Two public health experts say Quebec has already entered a sixth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic driven by the BA.2 subvariant.

  Health

  Mar 28
• Advertisement
• Families of Montreal brainwashing experiment victims still fighting for justice

  While some alleged victims received about $100,000 in compensation by the federal government in 1992, many have received nothing.

  Canada

  Mar 10
• ‘Like a wild roller coaster’: Montreal ICU staff open up about 4th wave challenges

  Health-care workers are struggling to deal with a fourth wave of COVID-19 marked by younger people being hospitalized, the vast majority of whom are unvaccinated.

  Health

  Oct 6, 2021
• Gunshots fired outside MUHC hospital in Montreal

  No arrests have been made and police have no suspects.

  Crime

  Aug 24, 2021
• Montreal study to examine long-term effects of COVID-19

  Over a year, researchers will follow 200 people who were sick with the virus, to better understand why they continue to experience certain symptoms long after being first infected.

  Health

  Jul 21, 2021
• Montreal doctor hospitalized with COVID-19 describes ‘rollercoaster’ experience

  'They call it the COVID coaster for a reason. There's a lot of ups and downs in terms of clinical symptoms,' says Dr. Earl Rubin who fell ill after contact with a coworker.

  Health

  Jan 26, 2021
• Advertisement
• Coronavirus: Quebec considering ‘nightmare scenario’ as hospitals approach capacity

  Quebec's assistant deputy health minister said Monday that hospitals in the province had started to run training simulations involving the triage protocol for intensive care beds.

  Health

  Jan 12, 2021
• Advertisement
• Coronavirus: Montreal-area hospitals nearing the brink as holiday season begins

  Montreal-area hospitals are dealing with a shortage of beds and staff as we enter the holiday period.

  Canada

  Dec 23, 2020