Patient Care Dyson Day Lecture Examines Effective Teen Pregnancy Prevention By URMC Communications Mar. 7, 2016 Monroe County offers some of the best pediatric health care in the country. Yet, children in Monroe County have poor outcomes in a number of important areas. At the 16th Annual Anne E. Dyson Memorial ...
Research The Brain’s Gardeners: Immune Cells ‘Prune’ Connections Between Neurons By Mark Michaud Mar. 7, 2016 A new study out today in the journal Nature Communications shows that cells normally associated with protecting the brain from infection and injury also play an important role in rewiring the ...
Patient Care Wilmot’s Comprehensive Breast Care at Pluta Receives Prestigious Accreditation By Lydia Fernandez Mar. 3, 2016 Wilmot Cancer Institute’s Comprehensive Breast Care at Pluta has been granted a three-year/full accreditation designation by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC), a program ...
Research Commentary: Improving Newborn Screenings and Care for Rare Diseases By Susanne Pallo Mar. 3, 2016 A University of Rochester-sponsored international conference aimed at improving the current system of screening newborns for rare diseases starts today. The event, which was organized by a URMC child ...
Patient Care Churches, Barber Shops Raise Awareness of Colorectal Cancer By Karin Gaffney Christensen Mar. 2, 2016 The Cancer Services Program of Monroe County, part of the University of Rochester Medical Center’s Center for Community Health, is on a mission in March to make the community healthier. In ...
Patient Care David C. Linehan, M.D. By Ruth Harper-Rhode Mar. 1, 2016 Co-Director & Director of Clinical Operations
Patient Care Eastman Dental Screening for HIV at Three Clinics By Karen Black Mar. 1, 2016 UR Medicine’s Eastman Institute for Oral Health has received a grant from New York State to use a rapid screening test for HIV in three of its clinics, based on the success of its smaller pilot ...
Community UR Nursing Professor Invited to Present Research at the White House By Patrick Broadwater Feb. 29, 2016 University of Rochester School of Nursing professor LaRon E. Nelson is among a select group of researchers, program directors and community leaders invited to participate in a White House symposium ...
Research What rare diseases do we study at URMC? By URMC Communications Feb. 29, 2016 Rare diseases affect approximately 25 million people in the U.S., but less than 5 percent of these illnesses have a treatment. With the help of patients and their families, physicians and scientists ...
Patient Care Are There Alternatives to Colonoscopy? By Lori Barrette Feb. 29, 2016 Colonoscopy is the gold standard when it comes to detecting and preventing colorectal cancer, especially for those with a family history of colon cancer or a history of inflammatory bowel disease. UR ...
