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2019., John Aylen Books. Call No: FR 971.4 A311g Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Peu d'établissements de Montréal peuvent se vanter d’avoir une histoire et un « pedigree » aussi riches que ceux du Centre de soins prolongés Grace Dart. L'histoire remonte à la Protestant House of Industry and Refuge, que les Redpath, les Molson et autres familles philanthropiques bien établies de l’époque ont fondée en 1863 sur des terres agricoles éloignées du coeur de la ville afin d’y accueiller des démunis dans un environnement sain et où régnait une hospitalité bienveillante. La photographie de la couverture montre la « Old People's Home » originale. L'histoire remonte également à 1907 lorsque, en l'honneur de sa fille Grace décédée de la tuberculose, le chimiste Henry Dart a fondé l'hôpital pour les patients démunis souffrant de la tuberculose; la photo de l’établissement figure sur la page couverture arrière. Les deux institutions de l’ère victorienne se sont adaptées à l'évolution rapide des besoins du monde moderne à mesure que les sciences médicales réalisent des avancées. Au même moment, la Révolution tranquille transformait l’approche caritative aux soins de santé du Québéc en systèmes axés sur l'efficacité. Les deux institutions ont fini par unir leurs forces, formant un troisième chapitre de cette histoire remarquable. Tout au long de ce long parcours, il y a toujours eu deux constantes: l'amour et la bonté. .
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John Aylen Books Call No: 971.4 A311g Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Few Montreal institutions can boast the history and pedigree of today's Grace Dart Extended Care Centre. The story goes back to the Protestant House of Industry and Refuge, which the Redpaths, Molsons, and other prominent philanthropic families founded in 1863 on distant farmland to house the poor in a clean and nurturing environment. The front cover shows the original "Old People's Home." The story also goes back to 1907 when, in honour of his deceased daughter Grace, chemist Henry Dart established the hospital depicted on the back cover for destitute tuberculosis patients. Both institutions adapted to rapidly changing needs as medical science advanced, as the Victorian world transitioned into a modern one, and as the Quiet Revolution transformed Quebec health care from private charity to coordinated efficiency. These two institutions eventually joined forces, forming a third chapter in this extraordinary story, Throughout history, however, there has been one constant: love and care.
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c2011., Broadway Call No: BLK 616.027 S629l Edition: 1st pbk. ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor Southern tobacco farmer, yet her cells--taken without her knowledge--became one of the most important tools in medicine. The first "immortal" human cells grown in culture, they are still alive today, though she has been dead for more than sixty years. HeLa cells were vital for developing the polio vaccine; uncovered secrets of cancer and viruses; helped lead to in vitro fertilization, cloning, and gene mapping; and have been bought and sold by the billions. Yet Henrietta Lacks is buried in an unmarked grave. Her family did not learn of her "immortality" until more than twenty years after her death, when scientists began using her husband and children in research without informed consent. The story of the Lacks family is inextricably connected to the dark history of experimentation on African Americans, the birth of bioethics, and the legal battles over whether we control the stuff we are made of--From publisher description.
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c2011., Crown Publishing Edition: eBook ed. Summary Note: Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor Southern tobacco farmer, yet her cells--taken without her knowledge--became one of the most important tools in medicine. The first "immortal" human cells grown in culture, they are still alive today, though she has been dead for more than sixty years. HeLa cells were vital for developing the polio vaccine; uncovered secrets of cancer and viruses; helped lead to in vitro fertilization, cloning, and gene mapping; and have been bought and sold by the billions. Yet Henrietta Lacks is buried in an unmarked grave. Her family did not learn of her "immortality" until more than twenty years after her death, when scientists began using her husband and children in research without informed consent. The story of the Lacks family is inextricably connected to the dark history of experimentation on African Americans, the birth of bioethics, and the legal battles over whether we control the stuff we are made of--From publisher description.
![The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks [eBook]](/Library/images/~imageCT81131.JPG "The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks [eBook]")
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2016., Adult, Home Box Office Call No: DVD Fic Knick 2 Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: The Knick Volume: 2Summary Note: "CINEMAX PRESENTS Season 2 of the Emmy-winning drama, directed by Oscar-winner Steven Soderbergh and starring Oscar-nominee Clive Owen as John Thackery, a brilliant but drug-addled surgeon who pushes the boundaries of medicine, morality and race in 1900s New York. Thackery's absence (hospitalized for cocaine addiction), a lack of affluent patients and financial missteps have led to a decision by the hospital's board to shutter the downtown location and move uptown. Algernon Edwards (André Holland) jockeys to become Thackery's successor as Chief of Surgery, while fellow doctors, nurses, nuns and others grapple with personal and professional challenges."--Container.
![The Knick, season 2 [DVD] (2015). The complete second season.](/Library/images/cover/noimage.png "The Knick, season 2 [DVD] (2015). The complete second season.")
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c2008., McGill-Queen's University Press Call No: QWF Bio R6514p Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: "Rocke Robertson: Surgeon and Shepherd of Change is a compelling portrait of a remarkable man who handled the greatest challenge of his career - running a primarily English-speaking university in Quebec during the Quiet Revolution - with courage, wisdom, and success."--BOOK JACKET.
