Education School of Medicine and Dentistry Professor Emeritus Jules Cohen Dies By URMC Communications Oct. 9, 2015 Jules Cohen, M.D., professor emeritus of Medicine (Cardiology), whose career as a physician, educator, researcher and administrator at the School of Medicine and Dentistry spanned more than 60 years, ...
Research Study: Protecting Dialysis Patients from Sudden Cardiac Death By Emily Boynton Oct. 8, 2015 Dialysis patients are at high risk of sudden cardiac death. Researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center are leading the largest clinical trial ever conducted that is focused on reducing ...
Research Rochester Cardiologist Transforms Care of Patients with Rare Heart Disorder By Emily Boynton Oct. 6, 2015 An unexpected patient visit in 1970 started a decades-long journey in which Arthur J. Moss, M.D. transformed the diagnosis, treatment and quality of life of patients with long QT syndrome.
Patient Care Organ Donor Enrollment Day to Raise Awareness, Register Donors By Karin Gaffney Christensen Oct. 1, 2015 Finger Lakes Donor Recovery Network’s Organ Donor Enrollment Day to be held at College Town, Mt. Hope Avenue.
Patient Care Rochester Cardiopulmonary Group Joins UR Medicine By Leslie White Sep. 9, 2015 The Rochester Cardiopulmonary Group, which has served the Rochester region for four decades, has joined UR Medicine, creating the region’s largest and most experienced heart team.
Research Combination Treatment for Fatal Lung Disease Shows Promise By Leslie White Aug. 31, 2015 A treatment regimen that combines two FDA-approved drugs significantly reduced hospitalizations in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), a type of high blood pressure that affects the ...
Research New Discovery May Help Prevent Clotting After Heart Attack By URMC Communications Aug. 18, 2015 The discovery of a new way that platelets get switched on after a heart attack or stroke may help inform the development of drugs that prevent dangerous clots in patients.
Education Clifton Springs Grateful Patient Funds Cardiac Surgery Professorship at UR By Leslie White Aug. 6, 2015 The University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry has received a $1.5 million commitment from Clifton Springs resident Marjorie B. Morris to establish an endowed professorship to advance ...
Research Digital Database Advances Heart Research; Boston Scientific Latest Co. to Access UR Resource By URMC Communications Jul. 30, 2015 URMC’s Heart Research Follow-up Program is home to an electronic database of millions of ECG recordings that are used by companies and universities to test new ECG technologies and the safety of new ...
Research ADHD Medications Pose Risk for Patients With Heart Disorder By URMC Communications Jul. 29, 2015 ADHD medications, which are known to cause increased heart rate and blood pressure, pose an increased risk to patients with heart rhythm disorders, according to a team of researchers at the ...
