The MUHC Foundation's Health Matters

Jun 25 2023

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Join host Tarah Schwartz, Director of Communications & Marketing at the MUHC Foundation, as she takes you behind the scenes of the innovative health care and research underway at the MUHC. Each week, physicians and researchers will join the show to explore today’s most urgent medical challenges. /// Directrice de la communication et du marketing de la Fondation du CUSM, Tarah Schwartz, vous amène en coulisses des soins de santé et de la recherche au CUSM. Chaque semaine, des médecins et des chercheurs discuteront des dernières nouvelles en matière de soins de santé.

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Transforming lives and health care for a brighter future

Jun 25 2023 38 mins

This week on Health Matters, Jean Charest discusses the reasons for championing health care as one of the core causes and the MUHC’s significance in ensuring Quebecers’ access to excellent health care and cutting-edge equipment. Norman Steinberg sheds light on the transformative power of philanthropy in empowering healthcare and his big dream with the MUHC Foundation. Julie Que

Stories of hope and healing, the best of our three years

Jun 18 2023 39 mins

While Health Matters is coming to an end on CJAD 800 by next week, Tarah Schwartz shares some of the most memorable moments from the last three years on Health Matters. In this episode, Suzanne Legge Orr introduces her journey as a co-chair of the Dream Big campaign at the MUHC Foundation and the significance of giving back. Mark Goren speaks about his father’s battle with pancre

Unleashing the power of genetic tests and personalized medicine

Jun 11 2023 38 mins

This week on Health Matters, Tarah Schwartz speaks with Dr. Andrea Gomez about how personalized medicine is changing health care and how philanthropy helps push the boundaries throughout this process. Claudia Brown introduces what pelvic floor physiotherapy is and how people in Quebec can have access to physiotherapy. Lucie Guillemette shares her remarkable experience as a co-chair

Uniting specialists to fight a rare and deadly cancer

Jun 04 2023 37 mins

This week on Health Matters, Tarah Schwartz speaks with Professor Sara Mahshid about nanotechnology and how it can help in health care. Dr. Jonathan Meakins describes the Art and Heritage Centre at the MUHC and how a donation from RBC will help it bring more art into the hospital. Dr. Basil Petrof discusses how the funds raised at Le Bal Rouge will help push the boundaries of respi

Bringing awareness lesser-known illnesses and ailments

May 28 2023 39 mins

This week on Health Matters, Tarah Schwartz speaks with Daniel Johnson from the Sir Wilfrid Laurier school board about Raise Craze and the impact of Pink in the City. Physiotherapist Lesley Singer debunks some common misconceptions about physiotherapy and how it can help with more than injury recovery. Dr. Wassim Kassouf details what you need to know about bladder cancer, the fifth

The roadmap to curing cancer

May 21 2023 39 mins

This week on Health Matters, Tarah Schwartz and Dr. Marc Rodgers discuss why it is significant to support physician-scientists with the Rising Star Program. Michael Mazza discusses a network of Canadian hospitals coming together with one goal in mind: to cure cancer. This year’s honouree of Le Bal Rouge, Dr. Kevin Schwartzman shares what makes the Montreal Chest Institute special

Helping patients know their risks of health issues

May 14 2023 39 mins

This week on Health Matters, guest host Kelly Albert speaks with Valerie Aitken about volunteering and donating in support of Dr. Lucy Gilbert and the DOvEEgene Project. Eric St-Pierre describes why the Trottier Family Foundation made a donation to reduce the environmental impact of anesthetic gasses. Dr. Patricia Tonin explains her role in helping discover the BRCA1 & BRCA2 ge

Paying it forward for excellence in health care

May 07 2023 39 mins

This week on Health Matters, Tarah Schwartz discusses the global impact of tuberculosis and the importance of better monitoring techniques to prevent infections with Dr. Jonathon Campbell. Co-chairs of this year’s Le Bal Rouge, Sacha Haque and Maria Della Posta share the importance of supporting excellence in health care and medical research. And, Maria Saros explains what inspir

Is there a biological reason that people experience chronic pain?

Apr 30 2023 38 mins

This week on Health Matters, Tarah Schwartz speaks with Aphrodite Salas about the successful Lyceum of Greek Women of Montreal fashion show that fundraised for the DOvEEgene Project. Pierre-Marc Legris discusses the environmental initiatives at the MUHC and the projects underway to make the Glen even more sustainable. Dr. Irah King shares the early data from a promising study about

Top tips for protecting your skin from the sun

Apr 23 2023 38 mins

This week on Health Matters, Tarah Schwartz and Dr. Kaberi Dasgupta discuss a new study that can put type two diabetes into remission. Wendy Sherry describes what it is like working with the team in Organ and Tissue donation. Dr. Ivan Litvinov details how to protect your skin from the sun as temperatures increase. And, Lisa Giannone, one of the co-chairs of this year’s Le Bal Rou