Research Bradford C. Berk, M.D., Ph.D., Gives $1.5 Million to University of Rochester By URMC Communications May. 14, 2014 Bradford C. Berk, M.D., Ph.D., University of Rochester Medical Center and UR Medicine CEO and senior vice president for health services, and his family are giving $1.5 million to the University of ...
Patient Care Cardiac Baby Defies Medical Odds Not Once, But Twice By URMC Communications May. 13, 2014 After four years of infertility treatments and a miscarriage, Ryann Taylor prematurely gave birth to daughter Brynn, who measured just 29 weeks instead of 32 weeks and was diagnosed with a rare, ...
Patient Care Girl Inspires Others Through Courageous Battle with Cancer By URMC Communications May. 12, 2014 Less than 24-hours after Katie Foster learned her cousin was diagnosed with cancer, Katie and her family learned she, too, had cancer.
Research Wilmot Family and the James P. Wilmot Foundation Give $4 Million for Cancer Research at University of Rochester By Lydia Fernandez May. 10, 2014 Citing a commitment to cancer research that spans three generations of Wilmot family members, Wilmot Cancer Institute director Jonathan W. Friedberg, M.D., M.M.Sc., announced combined gifts totaling ...
Patient Care Boy "Does It All" After Complex Defect By URMC Communications May. 8, 2014 Almost five months before their son Andrew was born, Drew Lagares and Theresa Cappon already knew something was wrong with their baby boy. Ultrasounds showed a shadow, although at first no one knew ...
Patient Care UR Medicine Launches Wilmot Cancer Institute, $30M Campaign for Cancer Research By Leslie Orr May. 8, 2014 UR Medicine today announced the creation of the Wilmot Cancer Institute, a new organizational structure for all of its clinical and research programs in cancer, including its growing network of ...
Education School of Nursing Gives Children’s School Students Inside Look at Health Care Careers By URMC Communications May. 7, 2014 On Friday, May 9, sixth-grade students from the Rochester City School District Children’s School will get a behind-the-scenes opportunity to learn about health care careers in physical therapy, ...
Research Lower Hispanic Participation in Medicare Drug Benefit May Point to Barriers By Mark Michaud May. 6, 2014 Hispanic seniors are 35 percent less likely to have prescription drug coverage despite the existence of the Medicare Prescription Drug Plan – also known as Part D – and the availability of assistance ...
Education University Mourns the Loss of School of Nursing Professor Emerita Marilyn Aten By Christine Roth May. 1, 2014 The University is deeply saddened by the recent loss of School of Nursing professor emerita Marilyn J. Aten, Ph.D., R.N., who left an indelible mark as an educator and a trailblazing researcher ...
Research Gene Discovery Links Cancer Cell ‘Recycling’ System to Potential New Therapy By Leslie Orr May. 1, 2014 University of Rochester scientists have discovered a gene with a critical link to pancreatic cancer, and further investigation in mice shows that by blocking the gene’s most important function, ...
