The MUHC Foundation's Health Matters
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.
Episodes
151 episodes
Transforming lives and health care for a brighter future
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 Steinber...
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Season 3
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Episode 33
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38:37
Stories of hope and healing, the best of our three years
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 ...
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Season 3
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Episode 32
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39:34
Unleashing the power of genetic tests and personalized medicine
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 ...
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Season 3
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Episode 31
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38:17
Uniting specialists to fight a rare and deadly cancer
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...
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Season 3
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Episode 30
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37:58
Bringing awareness lesser-known illnesses and ailments
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 physio...
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Season 3
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Episode 29
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39:08
The roadmap to curing cancer
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 i...
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Season 3
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Episode 28
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39:29
Helping patients know their risks of health issues
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 donatio...
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Season 3
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Episode 27
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39:07
Paying it forward for excellence in health care
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 ...
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Season 3
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Episode 26
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39:24
Is there a biological reason that people experience chronic pain?
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...
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Season 3
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Episode 25
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38:58
Top tips for protecting your skin from the sun
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 ...
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Season 3
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Episode 24
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38:08
A legacy of giving
This week on Health Matters, Tarah Schwartz and Justine Frangouli preview the Lyceum of Greek Women of Montreal fashion show, taking place on April 25th to benefit the DOvEE Project. Dr. Marina Klein describes the important work of the Chronic ...
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Season 3
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Episode 23
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37:38
Best of Health Matters: Transformative donations to the MUHC Foundation
This week on a special edition of Health Matters, Tarah Schwartz revisits conversations about transformative donations and fundraising campaigns that are improving the health of our community every day. Uzema Jeena shares what it is like living...
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Season 3
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Episode 22
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39:01
Supporting life-changing and life saving care
This week on Health Matters, Tarah Schwartz highlights the RI-MUHC, recently selected as one of the top 3 research hospitals in Canada. Dr. Ramy Saleh describes sarcoma, the rare but life-threatening cancer that often affects young adults. Dr. ...
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Season 3
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Episode 21
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40:41
Preparing for the next pandemic
This week on Health Matters, guest host Kelly Albert and Dr. David Labbé discuss his research into prostate cancer and how nutrition could impact treatments. Dr. Tania Janaudis-Ferreira explains her rehabilitation study for patients living with...
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Season 3
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Episode 20
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39:26
Encouraging healing in the face of serious illness
This week on Health Matters, guest host Kelly Albert speaks with Kosta Brikas, whose family is dedicated to supporting the MUHC’s social services department in memory of their late father. Misghana Kassa, one of the winners of the Fiera Capital...
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Season 3
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Episode 19
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40:42
Supporting top talent in Montreal
This week on Health Matters, guest host Kelly Albert speaks with Dr. Dana Small about learning how our brains impact our overall health. Abigail Sousa discusses the Courtois Cardiovascular Signature Program and their Run for a Reason team. Dr. ...
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Season 3
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Episode 18
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39:14
Giving the best possible care to patients with endometriosis
This week on Health Matters, guest host Kelly Albert speaks with Pascale Charbonneau, an endometrial cancer survivor whose cancer was detected at an early stage thanks to the DOvEEgene test. March is Endometriosis Awareness Month, Dr. Dong Bach...
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Season 3
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Episode 17
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40:11
Supporting diversity, equity and inclusion in health care
This week on Health Matters, PhD candidate Sayed Azher is one of this year’s winners of the Fiera Capital Award for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Health Care and shares how the award will help further his research. Nancy Perry Dossous expl...
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Season 3
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Episode 16
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Understanding the care in palliative care
This week on Health Matters, Tarah Schwartz discusses our changing understanding of palliative care with Dr. Genevieve Chaput. Dr. Ben Smith shares how thinking big led him to try and reprogram the lungs to fight back against COPD. Dr. Deborah ...
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Season 3
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Episode 15
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38:37
Taking care of your heart
This week on Health Matters, guest host Kelly Albert speaks with Wendy Wray about heart health tips you should know. Hugo Perrin shares what it is like to live with the heart condition tachycardia. Dr. Nader Sadeghi describes his research which...
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Season 3
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Episode 14
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39:25
Join us on World Cancer Day
This week on Health Matters, the MUHC Foundation is taking action to create a world where fewer loved ones are lost to cancer. Guest host Kelly Albert speaks with Dr. Anthony Zeitouni about an innovative research project to detect head and neck...
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Season 3
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Episode 13
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38:13
Stepping up for cancer patients
This week on Health Matters, Tarah Schwartz and Dr. Pierre Laneuville discuss advances in cancer research. Throat cancer patient, Eddy Nolan shares his gratitude for the MUHC’s staff and why he is joining forces with the MUHC Foundation to fund...
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Season 3
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Episode 12
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38:38
An historic day at the MUHC
This week on Health Matters, Tarah Schwartz speaks with Dr. Tamara Mijovic, the surgeon who performed the historic first cochlear implant surgery at the MUHC. Dr. Zachary Levine discusses how emergency rooms are handling a difficult season and ...
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Season 3
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Episode 11
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37:49
Supporting patients with rare cancers
This week on Health Matters, Tarah Schwartz speaks with Colin Andrew, a Lachine Hospital patient whose routine health check uncovered colorectal cancer. Dr. Alexandre Lehmann discusses the fascinating work being conducted by the Cochlear Implan...
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Season 3
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Episode 10
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