Research Vitamin D + TB Vaccine: Allies in Fight Against Bladder Cancer? By Leslie Orr May. 21, 2012 The tuberculosis vaccine is often used as a treatment for bladder cancer, and adding vitamin D might improve the vaccine’s effectiveness, according to new research from the University of Rochester ...
Patient Care New Women’s Health Center at Lattimore Improves Access to Care By Lori Barrette Apr. 24, 2012 The University of Rochester Medical Center will celebrate the opening of its Women’s Health Center at Lattimore on Monday, April 30, with a ribbon-cutting and tours for invited guests.
Research University Life Trustee, Neurosciences Benefactor Ernest J. Del Monte Dies By Leslie White Apr. 22, 2012 Ernest J. Del Monte, 87, real estate and hotel developer, philanthropist and University of Rochester Life Trustee, died Saturday, April 21, 2012. His generosity to the University of Rochester leaves ...
Patient Care Hospital Design Puts Children and Families First By URMC Communications Mar. 29, 2012 At first glance, it is apparent that the new Golisano Children’s Hospital at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) is designed around the common theme of supporting our patients – and ...
Research Report Highlights Understudied, Unwelcome Side of Cancer Treatment By Leslie Orr Mar. 6, 2012 The number of cancer survivors in the United States has tripled since 1971 and yet gains in survival have come at the price of second malignancies and cardiovascular disease, according to a ...
Research A Step Forward In Effort to Regenerate Damaged Nerves By URMC Communications Feb. 20, 2012 Jason Huang and his team have taken a step forward toward the goal of repairing nerves more effectively in patients who have been involved in car accidents or suffered other injuries. In a paper ...
Patient Care URMC Primary Care Network Receives Top Medical Home Certification from NCQA By Karin Gaffney Christensen Feb. 20, 2012 All 22 offices in the primary care network have been nationally certified at the highest level to offer a new model of care that promotes partnership between patients and a personal team of health ...
Patient Care Medical Center Board Bestows Patient Care Awards on Top Staff By URMC Communications Jan. 23, 2012 This week, during the University of Rochester Medical Center Board’s annual meeting, Board Chair Bob Latella presented the 2011 Excellence Awards to some of the institution’s most exceptional ...
Research Evolving URMC Studies Uphold Precision Radiation to Control Cancer By Leslie Orr Jan. 10, 2012 The University of Rochester Medical Center has been a leader in the study of stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) for the past decade, and three of the latest research projects show that SBRT ...
Research URMC Lung Research Awarded $4.7M to Establish a Respiratory Pathogens Research Center By URMC Communications Dec. 26, 2011 The University of Rochester Medical Center has been awarded a contract from the Federal government to establish a center to study the germs that cause lung disease. The agreement could last ...
