Patient Care URMC Earns $2.5 Million HRSA Grant to Improve Geriatric Care By Lori Barrette Jul. 19, 2015 Efforts to improve health care for older adults in Rochester and the Finger Lakes region will be bolstered by a $2.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health ...
Research Wilmot Scientists Aim at a Genetically Lethal Strain of Leukemia By Leslie Orr Jul. 16, 2015 Researchers at UR Medicine’s Wilmot Cancer Institute have developed what they believe to be the first mouse model to investigate why a certain subset of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients responds ...
Research Study: Virtual Research Studies Feasible By Mark Michaud Jul. 15, 2015 A new pilot study in Parkinson’s disease suggests a new era of clinical research which removes the barrier of distance for both scientists and volunteers. The research, which appears in the journal ...
Community Success of Hypertension Intervention Garners National Honor By Karin Gaffney Christensen Jul. 14, 2015 The Center for Community Health's Blood Pressure Advocate Program will receive the 2015 American Hospital Association NOVA Award on July 25 in San Francisco.
Patient Care EIOH Awarded $3.5 Million to Study Role of Behavior and Stress in Children's Tooth Decay By URMC Communications Jul. 13, 2015 UR Medicine’s Eastman Institute for Oral Health (EIOH) has been awarded a $3.5 million grant that, for the first time, will scientifically explore how family functioning, stress, and parenting ...
Community Upcoming golf tournaments support cancer research and care in Rochester region By Ruth Harper-Rhode Jul. 10, 2015 For Wilmot Cancer Institute, community-organized events of all types are essential to helping local researchers explore ideas that may lead to new, effective ways to treat different types of ...
Patient Care School Physicals Set for Thursdays in August By Lori Barrette Jul. 9, 2015 School physicals for youth ages four through 19 will be offered on Thursdays in August at the University of Rochester Medical Center, with no out-of-pocket cost for families. Provided through a new ...
Research URMC Supporting Global Health with Technology, Big Data By URMC Communications Jul. 8, 2015 Researchers at URMC have commenced two projects to improve maternal and mental health in low- and middle-income countries by harnessing information technology and social media.
Former Eastman Dental Patient A Finalist on So You Think You Can Dance? By URMC Communications Jul. 8, 2015 Jim Nowakowski had his first surgery when he was 7 months old. And, like other babies born with cleft lip and palate, he endured dozens more procedures and surgeries, including one that left his ...
Research Study: Nursing Home Care for Minorities Improves By Mark Michaud Jul. 7, 2015 A new study of nursing homes has found that, while disparities continue to exist, the quality of care in homes with higher concentrations of racial and ethnic minority residents has improved and that ...
