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The Cost of Health: Planning for the Economics of Aging

WEBThe Cost of Health: Planning for the Economics of Aging. Lynn MacNeil. May 12, 2024. 4. Managing Your Money. Naturally, when planning for your long-term financial future, it is clear (especially these days) that we need to consider inflation, or a cost-of-living adjustment, usually somewhere around 2.5% over the long-term.

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Specialized lung clinic at the MUHC offers compassionate care to

WEBIan is a patient of the Interstitial Lung Disease Clinic at the Montreal Chest Institute (MCI), part of the MUHC. This specialized clinic provides expert and compassionate care to ensure patients living with ILD are comfortable and can enjoy their remaining years. “My doctors treat me with so much compassion, and if I ever need …

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New Antimicrobial Resistance Centre will tackle humanity’s …

WEBThe Antimicrobial Resistance Centre is an initiative of the McGill Interdisciplinary Initiative in Infection and Immunity (MI4), which brings together over 250 scientists to solve humanity’s deadliest puzzles— COVID-19, tuberculosis and antibiotic resistance. The MUHC Foundation is raising $60 million to support MI4 as part of its …

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Palliative care was created in Montreal

WEBThe history of palliative care in Canada and around the world is synonymous with the MUHC. Adapting principles from the early hospice movement in the United Kingdom, McGill surgical oncologist Balfour Mount coined the term palliative care and founded the first hospital-based unit of its kind at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Montreal …

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Dr. Susan Kahn, the Jewish General Hospital’s authority on

WEBDr. Susan Kahn will Co-Chair a 2023 medical conference in Montreal with 10,000 delegates from around the world, a recognition of her remarkable career

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Offering hope to brain injury survivors

WEBDr. Matthew Galati, traumatic brain injury survivor and Founder of Brain Changes Initiative. In 2013, Matthew Galati was well on his way to becoming a doctor. One weekend, on his way back to medical school from visiting friends and family, his car hit black ice and spun out of control, hitting a tree. “I hit my head on either the side of the

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How digital technology is enhancing patient care at the Jewish …

WEB2830. For several years, the Jewish General Hospital (JGH) has been pursuing genuine transformation in the way it delivers patient care. This has been done by implementing digital initiatives and technology that were funded, in part, by generous donors through the JGH Foundation. With the appointment of a Chief Digital Health Officer and …

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Dr. Donald Vinh – Montreal physician and world-renowned …

WEBDr. Donald Vinh is a talented medical researcher and practicing physician who is recognized as one of North America’s leading epidemiologists. In 2020 Dr. Vinh was the Canadian lead researcher who …

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Shawnea Roberts speaks up for those with unexplained illness

WEBShawnea grew more and more frustrated. Her mysterious reactions caused severe pain and mental anguish. And this was only the beginning. Shawnea Roberts, husband Ryan Maxwell and. daughters Jaelyn (left) and Jordyn (right) Refusing to let her illness dictate her life, Shawnea became pregnant with her first child at the age of 24.

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A. Vogel gives $100,000 in matching funds to the MUHC Foundation

WEBUnder Vadacchino’ s leadership, A. Vogel donated $100,000 in matching funds to the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) Foundation to support the COVID-19 Emergency Fund, which will fund urgent research into COVID-19, including developing rapid testing, treatments and ultimately a cure. Bioforce Canada, located on the West …

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Heuro Canada opens a licensed PoNS Treatment Clinic at …

WEBThe clinic is at 1140 Beaumont, T.M.R., Montreal, QC H3P 3E5. 514-481-7867, email: [email protected] or online: www.neuromtl.com. Heuro Canada opens a licensed PoNS Treatment Clinic - Approved by Health Canada, this groundbreaking therapy offers treatment for traumatic brain injuries.

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MUHC Foundation launches $200 million Dream Big Campaign

WEBThe Dream Big Campaign to change the course of lives and medicine will support the priorities of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC).. The MUHC is one of Canada’s leading hospitals because Montrealers had big dreams over a century ago. Our community helped to build a new home for the MUHC — one of the most intelligently …

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Little Burgundy: From Black Colony to Vibrant 21st Century

WEBPointe-à-Callière presents. Lecture – Little Burgundy: From Black Colony to Vibrant 21st Century Neighbourhood. As part of Black History Month, Pointe-à-Callière invites you to watch a captivating talk on the history of the neighbourhood known today as “Little Burgundy.”Journey back to the early days of this district in southwest Montreal, …

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John Rae, the super hospital’s quiet philanthropist

WEBOver the fifteen years of the project, Rae’s team raised $300 million for an innovative public private partnership (known as PPP) development plan. John Rae with the late David Culver (seated). “Mr. Culver wanted this campaign to reflect the. Montreal of today and tomorrow, not of yesterday. David died in February 2017 at 92.

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Meet Dr. Lawrence Rudski, the JGH’s Chief of

WEBDr. Lawrence Rudski - the “Care Everywhere” initiative is the JGH’s pioneering value-based and patient-centric "Hospital@Home” program.

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Fashion & Design Festival

WEBThe Fashion & Design Festival celebrates creativity and culture through a major outdoor event in the heart of downtown Montreal. This one-of-a-kind occasion provides an inside look at the world…

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First-of-its-kind surgery performed in Montreal

WEBJuly 16, 2021. 4529. This past spring, the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) was the first hospital in Canada to perform a new surgery. Dr. Jacqueline Joza, cardiac electrophysiologist, led a procedure that involved programming an implanted heart defibrillator remotely. This new technique marks the beginning of a paradigm shift in …

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Barry F. Lorenzetti Foundation Annual Gala raises $500,000 to …

WEBThe Foundation’s mission: The Barry F. Lorenzetti Foundation is committed to improving mental health care in Canada by bridging gaps in the current system.We aim to do so by supporting grassroots initiatives, forging long-term national partnerships to escalate our cause and positioning ourselves as a leader in mental health care.

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Prominent Montreal families come together to fight the pandemic …

WEBThe Hewitt Foundation, the late Elspeth McConnell, and the Trottier Family Foundation combine their donations to fight COVID-19. Just days into 2020, researchers in Wuhan, China announced that a spike in pneumonia cases was, in fact, a …

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