Research What Can Your Face Tell You About Your Heart? By URMC Communications Sep. 2, 2014 A partnership between the University of Rochester and Xerox has created a new technology that can perceive subtle changes in skin color on the face and determine whether or not a person is ...
Research “Face Time” for the Heart Diagnoses Cardiac Disease By Mark Michaud Aug. 29, 2014 To the careful observer, a person’s face has long provided insight into what is going on beneath the surface. Now, with the assistance of a web camera and software algorithms, the face can also ...
Patient Care Sip, Savor & Support Funds Daily Comforts at Harbor House By Leslie White Aug. 25, 2014 A beer- and wine-tasting on Saturday, Sept. 13, will provide day-by-day support for Harbor House, a comforting home for families of patients undergoing organ transplant or critical care. The Sip, ...
Patient Care URMC Mourns Passing of Pediatric Cardiologist Chloe Alexson By URMC Communications Aug. 22, 2014 Chloe Alexson, a longtime pediatric cardiologist at University of Rochester Medical Center and one of the most decorated teachers in the School of Medicine and Dentistry’s history, passed away Aug. ...
Patient Care City, UR Medicine Offer Free Screenings at 6th Annual Women’s Health Fair By Lori Barrette Aug. 21, 2014 The City of Rochester and UR Medicine will sponsor the sixth annual Women’s Health Screening Fair at the Market, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 6, at the Rochester Public Market, 280 N. Union St. ...
Patient Care UR Medicine Cardiologists Offer Free Heart Screenings Sept. 13 at Eastview Mall By Leslie White Aug. 20, 2014 UR Medicine cardiologists will offer free blood pressure and oxygenation screenings to help detect early signs of heart disease, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 13, at Eastview Mall.
Research $4M Award for Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death By URMC Communications Aug. 13, 2014 A new grant will allow UR researchers to focus on the basic mechanisms that apply to a broad spectrum of genetic and acquired heart rhythm disorders.
Research $4M NIH Grant Supports UR Research to Prevent Sudden Cardiac Death By Leslie White Aug. 12, 2014 Cardiology researchers from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry received $4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study the genetic mechanisms and ...
Research Baby Aspirin? Many Doctors Don’t Recommend, Despite Guidelines By Leslie Orr Aug. 4, 2014 A majority of middle-aged men and women eligible to take aspirin to prevent heart attack and stroke do not recall their doctors ever telling them to do so, according to a University of Rochester ...
Patient Care After Long Recovery, Camillus Man Returns Home with Total Artificial Heart By Leslie White Jun. 30, 2014 To say that Ronald Fontana is heartless may sound cruel, if it weren’t true. Doctors at UR Medicine’s Strong Memorial Hospital replaced the heart of the 64-year-old Camillus man with a total ...
