Patient Care Flu Fighters: Does That Shot Make a Difference? By Lori Barrette Jan. 19, 2015 As flu illness grips the nation, stubborn questions persist about the effectiveness of flu shots. UR Medicine expert Dr. John Treanor explains why it’s important to get a flu shot, even when it may ...
Golisano Children's Hospital loses remarkable benefactor By URMC Communications Jan. 15, 2015 Mrs. Georgia Gosnell and her late husband, Thomas, have had a long history of giving in the Rochester area, and have left an indelible mark on the University of Rochester Medical Center. Mrs. Gosnell ...
Education Environmental Health Expert to Speak in Rochester on Jan. 20 By URMC Communications Jan. 14, 2015 Philip J. Landrigan, M.D., will discuss how chemicals found in our homes, schools, and communities could be playing a role in the rise in childhood diseases.
Research Blood Test for Brain Injury Faces Hurdles By URMC Communications Jan. 13, 2015 The brain’s unique process for removing waste may thwart efforts to create a blood test that can be used to quickly screen for brain injury.
Research Blood Test for Brain Injury May Not Be Feasible By Mark Michaud Jan. 13, 2015 Complications involving the brain’s unique waste removal system – the existence of which has only recently been brought to light – may thwart efforts to identify biomarkers that detect traumatic ...
Research U.S. Lead in Medical R&D Threatened By URMC Communications Jan. 13, 2015 A new study out today in the Journal of the American Medical Association warns that the U.S. may soon relinquish its title as global leader in medical innovation unless current trends, which have ...
Research U.S. Slipping as Global Leader in Medical Research By Mark Michaud Jan. 13, 2015 Once the undisputed center of global innovation in medicine, the U.S. is steadily losing ground to Asia and Europe and will, if trends continue, relinquish its leadership in the coming decade. That ...
Research UR Tests HIV Vaccine Pill By Emily Boynton Jan. 13, 2015 Researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center are testing a new oral vaccine to prevent infection with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. The vaccine is unique because it is given as a ...
Patient Care University of Rochester Establishing Center for Bioethics By URMC Communications Jan. 12, 2015 University of Rochester alumnus Paul M. Schyve, M.D., has committed $5 million to the University to support the study and practice of bioethics in health care and research.
Alzheimer’s Study Results Considered Revolutionary By URMC Communications Jan. 12, 2015 A study led by the University of Rochester has landed on Neurology Today’s top ten list of the most revolutionary research of 2014.
