Research Parkes Family’s Mission of Advancing Asthma Care Continues with UR Professorship By Leslie White Jun. 8, 2017 The family of the late Mary M. Parkes, for whom the UR Medicine asthma center is named, is continuing its mission of advancing care and research with creation of the Walter & Carmina Mary Parkes ...
Research Moxley, a Pioneer in Muscular Dystrophy Research and Care, to Step Down By Mark Michaud Jun. 6, 2017 Richard (Dick) Moxley III, M.D., one of the founding fathers of the University of Rochester Medical Center Department of Neurology, is retiring after a career spanning more than four decades. Moxley, ...
Research Grant Helps Build Understanding of Environmental Health with Hands-on Science Kits By URMC Communications Jun. 6, 2017 Environmental health science kits developed by Science Take-Out, a URMC start-up company, will get a makeover with support from a new Small Business Technology Transfer grant. The kits will be ...
Dr. Sharon Elad Honored By URMC Communications Jun. 6, 2017 Dr. Sharon Elad, chair, Eastman Institute for Oral Health’s Oral Medicine Department, was recognized recently as an Honorary Diplomate by the American Board of Oral Medicine (ABOM) during the annual ...
Research Stem Cells May Be the Key to Staying Strong in Old Age By Susanne Pallo Jun. 6, 2017 A new URMC study, performed in mice, could lead to new approaches to help people stay stronger in old age. The study challenges conventional wisdom with results suggesting that loss of muscle stem ...
Patient Care UR Medicine Opens New Outpatient Imaging Center By Leslie White Jun. 5, 2017 UR Medicine is transforming the experience for people undergoing diagnostic imaging testing and introduces the Finger Lakes region’s first outpatient interventional radiology clinic with the opening ...
Patient Care New Multi-Specialty Suite Opens By Karin Gaffney Christensen Jun. 5, 2017 The third floor of the former Lakeside Memorial Hospital in Brockport—quiet and vacant for the past three and a half years—is now bustling with activity as additional clinical program space for UR ...
Community Stroll for Strong Kids Supports Children’s Hospital for 21st Straight Year By URMC Communications Jun. 3, 2017 Golisano Children’s Hospital will hold its 21st annual Stroll for Strong Kids and 5K Run on Saturday, June 3, 2017 at Genesee Valley Park.
Patient Care Tips to Tame Spring Allergies By Lori Barrette Jun. 2, 2017 Spring can be glorious, except when it’s marred by the itchy, watery eyes and relentless sneezing that come with seasonal allergies. UR Medicine Allergist Dr. Kirsi Jarvinen-Seppo offers advice for ...
