Research New Study Details Burden of C. Diff in U.S. By Emily Boynton Mar. 1, 2015 Clostridium difficile or C. diff caused almost half a million infections in the United States in 2011, largely due to the overuse of antibiotics, according to a new study led by scientists at the ...
Education Trading Places By URMC Communications Feb. 26, 2015 Last fall, leaders in the Department of Neurology began asking residents to shadow a nurse for a day. Soon after, nurses in Strong Memorial Hospital’s neurological unit started spending a full day ...
Patient Care Ganatra Family Supports Future of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery By URMC Communications Feb. 26, 2015 A $1.5 million commitment from the Ganatra family will create the Tansukh, Sarla and Rajesh Ganatra Professorship in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery. The commitment is part of the family’s long-time ...
Education Dyson Day Lecture to Address Child Poverty, Links to Health Care By URMC Communications Feb. 24, 2015 Ed Doherty, former Vice President for Community Programs at the Rochester Area Community Foundation (RACF) and author of a series of special reports on the area’s poverty issues, will speak at the ...
Research National Task Force Releases 10 Measures of Quality Palliative and Hospice Care By Christine Roth Feb. 16, 2015 Patients with serious and life-threatening illnesses are less likely to experience unnecessary physical and emotional suffering if they receive palliative or hospice care that meets 10 key quality ...
Research Study that Shows How Brain Cleans Itself While We Sleep Honored by AAAS By Mark Michaud Feb. 11, 2015 Research that has transformed scientists’ understanding of the brain and neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s has been awarded the 2014 Newcomb Cleveland Prize of the American Association for ...
Education Susan B. Anthony Center Honors Linda Chaudron, M.D. By URMC Communications Feb. 8, 2015 Linda H. Chaudron, M.D., senior associate dean for Diversity at the School of Medicine and Dentistry (SMD), has received this year’s Susan B. Anthony Lifetime Achievement Award for her work as a ...
Research Another URMC Milestone: FDA Approves High-Tech Breast Imaging System By Leslie Orr Feb. 4, 2015 After more than a decade of development and data-gathering -- including breast scans on nearly 700 women and 79 patents issued -- the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a breast-cancer ...
Patient Care URMC Board Recognizes Outstanding Staff Achievements By URMC Communications Jan. 28, 2015 Nine individuals and four teams were honored by the University of Rochester Medical Center Board on Jan. 20 for their steadfast personal and professional dedication to delivering a patient care ...
Community Battle of the Beaks Committee Continues to Soar for Children's Hospital By Rebecca Youmell Jan. 26, 2015 The Jan. 30 Battle of the Beaks basketball game between Nazareth College and St. John Fisher College kicks off a series of fundraising events put on by the East Avenue rivals in support of sick and ...
