Education Recognition Results in Revelation By URMC Communications Mar. 25, 2019 Distinguished Alumni Professor of Surgery Seymour Schwartz, MD, credits former Surgery Department Chair W.J. Merle Scott, MD, with shaping his career as an academic surgeon. Read a first-hand account ...
Research New Study Reshapes Understanding of How the Brain Recovers from Injury By Mark Michaud Mar. 20, 2019 New research sheds light on how the damage in the brain caused by a stroke can lead to permanent vision impairment.
Community Leaders of 1199SEIU, URMC Urge Restoration of Cuts to Teaching Hospitals By Chip Partner Mar. 19, 2019 Leaders of the 1199SEIU Healthcare Workers East, which represents nearly 1,500 employees at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC), will join the medical center’s CEO in urging state ...
Research Not All Sleep is Equal When It Comes to Cleaning the Brain By Mark Michaud Feb. 27, 2019 New research shows how the depth of sleep can impact our brain’s ability to efficiently wash away waste and toxic proteins. Because sleep often becomes increasingly lighter and more disrupted as we ...
Research Soybean Oil or Fish Oil? This Study’s Result Surprised Wilmot Cancer Researchers By Leslie Orr Feb. 27, 2019 Investigators discovered, unexpectedly, that soybean oil was better than fish oil for reducing cancer-related fatigue in breast cancer survivors.
Research URMC's Van Orden Recognized by American Association of Suicidology By Karin Gaffney Christensen Feb. 25, 2019 Kimberly A. Van Orden, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Rochester Medical Center, will be honored with the Shneidman Award by the American Association ...
Research Grant Marks Two Decades of NIH Support for Muscular Dystrophy Research By Mark Michaud Feb. 25, 2019 The University of Rochester Medical Center has received $8 million from the National Institutes of Health to support pioneering research on muscular dystrophy. The grant, which is a renewal of URMC’s ...
Patient Care Strong Memorial Ranked Among Top Centers for Heart Pumps, Survival By Leslie White Feb. 20, 2019 Frank Rosinski’s heart stopped three times and doctors were able to revive him. Doctors immediately transferred the Greece man to Strong Memorial Hospital for heart failure care by Upstate New York’s ...
Patient Care Strong Memorial Hospital Earns Blue Distinction Specialty Care Designation for Cellular Immunotherapy – CAR-T By Lydia Fernandez Feb. 8, 2019 Excellus BlueCross BlueShield recognizes Strong Memorial Hospital as one of the first hospitals to receive a designation under the new Blue Distinction® Centers for Cellular Immunotherapy – CAR-T ...
Patient Care UR, China Announce Creation of Suicide Prevention Center in Shenzhen By Karin Gaffney Christensen Feb. 4, 2019 The University of Rochester and Shenzhen Kangning Hospital in China will collaborate to develop the Shenzhen-Rochester Collaborating Center for the Study and Prevention of Suicide.
