/newsroom/taxonomy/term/2551/all en /newsroom/channels/news/children-quebec-are-not-diagnosed-early-enough-type-1-diabetes-297175 <p>Elwyn was a healthy 13 month-old toddler when she started drinking water from the bathtub. Over time, she became increasingly thirsty and demanded more and more breast milk. For her parents, this seemed like typical behaviour related to a growth spurt. One day, however, they noticed that she was abnormally weak and rushed her to the emergency department. She was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes and had already developed a life-threatening complication of the disease known as diabetic ketoacidosis.</p> Tue, 14 May 2019 17:04:33 +0000 mona.noonoo@mail.mcgill.ca 162710 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/skin-tests-useless-predicting-antibiotic-allergies-260335 <p><a href="https://muhc.ca/"><b><i>ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ University Health Centre</i></b></a></p> Mon, 11 Apr 2016 16:02:25 +0000 nima.adibpour@mail.mcgill.ca 25692 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/world-refugee-day-2015-june-20-253547 <p> Fri, 12 Jun 2015 18:28:47 +0000 melody.enguix@mcgill.ca 24237 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/innovative-pediatrics-project-personalized-health-225950 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 19:33:38 +0000 laurie.devine@mcgill.ca 18548 at /newsroom