Fondation du CHUM news

Montreal, February 10, 2012 – The Fondation du Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM) and the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) Foundation today announced a $500,000 contribution from the law firm of Norton Rose Canada to the joint fundraising campaign in support of projects currently underway to modernize academic medicine in Montreal. The donation is the collective total raised by individual donations by the firm’s team,...

Montreal, February 9, 2012 - Watch the Dr Joanne Liu, a medical expert in travel health from the Clinique of the Fondation du CHUM and emergency pediatrician at Sainte Justine Hospital, appareance on Les docteurs (Radio-Canada). Her interview, about intestinal parasites, starts at 17:45. (In french only) 

Montreal, February 7, 2012 - Hepatitis involves an inflammation of the liver often caused by a virus and it can be acute (short term) or chronic (six months or more). When it is non-viral, hepatitis can stem from alcoholism or from ingesting a chemical or medication.