
Drug-Resistant TB: A Clear and Present Danger
In two articles posted this week to Forbes, Dr. Madhukar Pai outlines the great threat posed by drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB), while also offering a glimmer of hope.

Children in Quebec are not diagnosed early enough with type 1 diabetes
A study reveals a rise in the number of children presenting a life-threatening complication at diagnosis.

Maternal gestational diabetes linked to diabetes in children
Children of mothers who had gestational diabetes during pregnancy could be at increased risk of type 1 diabetes themselves

Dick Menzies receives Distinguished Lecturer Award in Respiratory Sciences
The CIHR-ICRH/CTS lectureship honours Dr. Menzies’s significant contributions in tuberculosis research, both in Canada and internationally

Talking open science with Dr. Nitika Pant Pai
Dr. Nitika Pant Pai answers questions about her work with ScienceOpen and how it can benefit researchers and, ultimately, patients

Four Burning Questions for Madhukar Pai and Dick Menzies on World TB Day
Leading researchers at the McGill International TB Centre and RI-MUHC discuss the conditions that allow TB to flourish and the important role McGill and the RI-MUHC are playing to combat it.

Sasha Bernatsky interviewed on comorbidities and making informed choices
Sasha Bernatsky, MD, PhD, was interviewed by Gerald Major, President of the Canadian Spondylitis Association, at the Annual Canadian Rheumatology Association Meeting that took place in...

Researcher recognized by McGill University for media and public engagement in combatting a deadly disease
Dr. Madhukar Pai received the Principal’s Prize for Engagement through Media in the academic category from McGill University for helping to focus global attention on tuberculosis, the leading infectious killer of humanity.

RI-MUHC researcher honoured by the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology and the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Alan Barkun, MD, received a prestigious Visiting Clinical Professorship Award from the CAG and was named Gene and Lyn Overhold Lecturer by the ASGE

Our Canadian Women Leaders in Global Health: Face to face with three extraordinary RI-MUHC scientists
Monday, February 11 is International Day of Women and Girls in Science