Research Using the Power of Optics, Scientists Make Predictions about Breast Cancer By Leslie Orr Nov. 30, 2015 A University of Rochester biomedical engineering lab discovered a new way to judge whether breast cancer cells are likely to spread, by viewing tumor biopsies with a powerful multi-photon laser ...
Research City of Rochester Will Light Up Red for World AIDS Day By Susanne Pallo Nov. 30, 2015 Rochester will join cities around the globe when it lights up red on December 1 to raise awareness for HIV/AIDS. This is the first year Rochester will participate in this event since the beginning of ...
Patient Care Give Bad Breath the Brush-Off By Lori Barrette Nov. 24, 2015 What’s lurking behind that bad breath? And could it be a sign of a bigger health problem? Dental expert Dr. Jack Caton offers facts on the causes of halitosis—the medical name for bad breath—and what ...
Patient Care Quitting Time: Helping a Loved One Stop Smoking By Lori Barrette Nov. 19, 2015 Despite declining tobacco use, 1 in 5 adults in the U.S. still smoke. About one-third of them try to quit each year but only 4 to 7 percent will succeed without help from medications or the people ...
Research Researchers Test a New Way to Protect People from HIV By Emily Boynton Nov. 19, 2015 The University of Rochester Medical Center is testing a new method to prevent HIV that scientists hope will boost the development of an effective vaccine for the virus, which infects approximately 2 ...
Research Study Identifies Patients' Priorities in Treating Rare Muscular Dystrophy By Mark Michaud Nov. 18, 2015 A new study of individuals with myotonic dystrophy type 2 (DM2) – a rare form of muscular dystrophy –has helped pinpoint the symptoms of the disease that are most important to patients. These ...
What are you thankful for? By URMC Communications Nov. 18, 2015 We have a lot to be thankful for this holiday season, especially the opening of our new Golisano Children's Hospital and the great support from our wonderful community, and beyond. We asked several ...
Patient Care Urgent Care: Is it the Right Call? By Lori Barrette Nov. 18, 2015 The late-Friday-afternoon fever. The peculiar rash that breaks out on the weekend. The after-hours ear ache that won’t ease up. Should you call your doctor? Visit an urgent care center? Head to the ...
Community URMC’s Anolik Honored for Supporting People with Disabilities By Leslie White Nov. 13, 2015 Commitment to supporting people with disabilities has earned Adam Anolik, associate vice president of University of Rochester Medical Center, the Outstanding Community Partner Award from Starbridge. ...
Patient Care Jones Memorial Hospital, Noyes Health Join UR Medicine By Leslie White Nov. 9, 2015 After nearly a year of planning, Jones Memorial Hospital in Wellsville and Noyes Health in Dansville will officially join UR Medicine. The affiliations have been approved by each organization’s ...
