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Healthcare professionals need to look out for fabricated illness in children: McMaster professor 26 Aug 2013 | 10:32 pm
While it?s rare for a parent to fabricate an illness in their child, a McMaster University researcher says physicians and other health professionals need to be on the alert for this form of child abus...
Omani nurses gain confidence, knowledge through McMaster experience 23 Aug 2013 | 11:57 pm
Four nurses from Oman are heading home with enhanced knowledge, skills and confidence after three months with Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) and the McMaster School of Nursing.
McMaster study debunks controversial MS theory 15 Aug 2013 | 03:20 am
There is no evidence that impaired blood flow or blockage in the veins of the neck or head is involved in multiple sclerosis (MS), says a McMaster University study.
Boning up: McMaster researchers find home of best stem cells for bone marrow transplants 1 Aug 2013 | 09:45 pm
McMaster University researchers have revealed the location of human blood stem cells that may improve bone marrow transplants. The best stem cells are at the ends of the bone.
McMaster Health Campus Update June 2013 1 Aug 2013 | 09:45 pm
At the construction site of the McMaster Health Campus in downtown Hamilton, the project is both on budget and on time.
Essential clue to Huntingtons disease solution found by McMaster researchers 30 Jul 2013 | 12:06 am
Researchers at McMaster University have discovered a solution to a long-standing medical mystery in Huntington's disease (HD).
Letter from the Dean and Vice-President - Summer 2013 25 Jul 2013 | 11:05 pm
Read the Summer 2013 edition of the Letter from the Dean for recent news in the Faculty of Health Sciences.
MD bonuses help drive increases in laparoscopic surgery with minimal benefits for patients, says study 24 Jul 2013 | 05:55 am
Financial incentives for Ontario surgeons are likely a key factor driving greater use of laparoscopic colon cancer surgery, says a study led by a McMaster University surgeon. The research, published ...
McMaster researcher receives Movember Discovery Grant 18 Jul 2013 | 09:12 pm
McMaster researcher Khalid Al-Nedawi, testing a promising new biomarker for diagnosing prostate cancer, has received the grant from funds raised during Movember.
New east-end clinic for nursing students to learn "makes perfect sense" 17 Jul 2013 | 09:26 pm
The McMaster School of Nursing, in partnership with the Refuge: Hamilton Centre for Newcomer Health (HNCH) and Homestead Christian Care, has opened a new clinical teaching facility at the Perkins Cent...
