Tick bites and Lyme disease
Just like other insects, ticks will bite – and one type of tick can carry and transmit an infection called Lyme disease.
Screeners inspired to start a career in health care
Through the pandemic, Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) screeners created a welcoming environment and played an integral role in keeping our...
Kick off summer with these orange-mango creamsicles
What could possibly be a more refreshing way to beat the summer heat than a cold dessert? Bonus points for...
New RJCHC parenting workshops give families strategies and solutions
Angie Butt’s daughter, Eva, was born with a variety of health challenges. Over the last few years, she and her...
Real-time updates from HHS operating rooms now available through Epic
When Lindsay Janzen’s baby underwent a six-hour surgery earlier this month, the worried mom received text-message updates directly from the...
New diagnostic imaging equipment at HHS – including a first-of-its kind CT scanner in Canada
There’s excitement in the air at Hamilton Health Sciences’ (HHS) McMaster University Medical Centre (MUMC). The diagnostic imaging (DI) unit...