Patient Care Finding Family and France, Figuratively: One Lymphoma Patient's Stem Cell Transplant Story By Ruth Harper-Rhode Jun. 3, 2021 Jodi Lown has always dreamt of going to France. She had no idea a lymphoma diagnosis would bring France to her, in the form of a stem cell transplant, or that she would find a way to return an active ...
Patient Care Oncology Field’s "Advance of the Year" Thrives at Wilmot By Leslie Orr Jun. 1, 2021 Wilmot patients benefit from major improvements in treating gastrointestinal tumors - the "Advance of the Year" in oncology.
Research Leukemia Treatment Can Bait and Capture Cells in Hiding, Wilmot Research Shows By Leslie Orr May. 26, 2021 New research suggests that targeted leukemia treatment may be able to correct the faulty genes that fuel cancer at its root.
Patient Care Clinical Trials Gave Wilmot Multiple Myeloma Patient 18 Years - and He's Not Done Counting By Ruth Harper-Rhode May. 20, 2021 There’s a misconception that, when a cancer patient is offered a clinical trial, the end is near. But multiple myeloma survivor Alan Brandon is living proof dispelling that notion.
Research Wastewater Surveillance Effective in Efforts to Detect COVID on College Campuses By Rebecca Youmell May. 17, 2021 Wastewater monitoring is a promising tool for COVID-19 surveillance, according to a new paper published in the International Journal of Environmental Public Health. Researchers from the University of ...
Research Do COVID Vaccines (and Boosters) Protect You During Pregnancy? By Susanne Pallo May. 17, 2021 By all accounts, COVID vaccines in use in the U.S. today are highly effective, but pregnant people have largely been left out of the research behind the vaccines. A new study at URMC will follow 135 ...
Research New Award Explores Intersection of Infectious Diseases and Neurological Disorders By Mark Michaud May. 12, 2021 URMC neurologist Gretchen Birbeck, M.D., M.P.H., has received a $4.3 million award from the NIH to continue her research in sub-Saharan Africa on the neurological problems that arise in people ...
Patient Care Everything you Need to Know About the Pfizer COVID Vaccine for Children Aged 12-15 By Scott Hesel May. 7, 2021 Infectious disease experts Mary Caserta, M.D., and Jennifer Nayak, M.D., and pediatrician Elizabeth Murray, D.O., discuss why the COVID pediatric vaccine is effective, thoroughly tested and safe for ...
Research Grant Recognizes National Leadership in Environmental Health Disparities Research By Mark Michaud May. 5, 2021 The University of Rochester Environmental Health Sciences Center has received a $7.7 million, five-year renewal grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Science. The grant marks five ...
Research EIOH Awarded $6M to Study Novel Approach Against Severe Tooth Decay By Karen Black May. 4, 2021 University of Rochester Medical Center’s Eastman Institute for Oral Health has been awarded $6 million to continue the fight against severe tooth decay among children, which is alarmingly prevalent ...
