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The Gnotobiotic Research Platform is open for business
The RI-MUHC and McGill University form a hub to integrate microbiome research activities
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The Montreal Children’s Hospital launches the bilingual Opal patient portal app
In a Quebec first, a child’s medical info is just a click away
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New RI-MUHC study increases our understanding of infertility
Key step in preparing the egg for fertilization revealed in Nature Communications publication
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Rhian M. Touyz to lead Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
Cardiovascular clinician-scientist chooses Québec, Canada for next leadership role
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New study in Quebec long-term care facilities
Dr. Don Vinh continues his work to understand why some people are more vulnerable to COVID-19
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COVID-19 in prisons: understanding the spread of the disease
Since the start of the pandemic, COVID-19 rates in Canadian correctional facilities have been...
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Understanding the health impact of inactivity for the benefit of older adults and astronauts
A study using bedrest as an analog to microgravity will provide data for eight Canadian research projects
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When is dead really dead?
Dr. Sam Shemie leads the death prediction and physiology after removal of therapy study (DePPaRT study)
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RI-MUHC researchers support Canada’s efforts to address the COVID-19 pandemic
Drs. Emily McDonald and Todd C. Lee are part of the Canadian Network of COVID-19 Clinical Trials Networks...
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Overcoming vaccine hesitancy
Our best hope of charting a course to a post-pandemic world