Research Communities Contemplating Fracking Grapple with Long List of Concerns By Mark Michaud Sep. 15, 2014 A new report has examined the host of potential health-related issues that communities in areas of the country suitable for natural gas extraction may face. The goal of the study was to determine how ...
Patient Care Men’s Health: Should You Be Screened for Prostate Cancer? By URMC Communications Sep. 12, 2014 Prostate cancer is the most common form of cancer in men. While it’s rarer in men under the age of 50, many men will have some form of the disease as they age. September is National Prostate Cancer ...
The Pediatric Cleft and Craniofacial Anomalies Center has a new leader By URMC Communications Sep. 12, 2014 Clinton S. Morrison, M.D., a plastic surgeon who recently completed his fellowship at Seattle Children’s Hospital, has been named the center’s new Plastic Surgery Team Director and head of the ...
Research A New Drug for What Ails Kate Middleton? By URMC Communications Sep. 11, 2014 Researchers are testing the effectiveness of a seizure drug in combating the intense nausea and vomiting that Duchess Kate and thousands of other pregnant women experience every year.
Community Medical Students Open UR Well Clinic in Maplewood Neighborhood By URMC Communications Sep. 11, 2014 Students from the University of Rochester’s School of Medicine and Dentistry (SMD) are opening a UR Well Student Outreach clinic at St. Luke Tabernacle Community Church, 1261 Dewey Avenue in ...
Education Heroin and the Law of Unintended Consequences By URMC Communications Sep. 10, 2014 William A. Roberts, M.D., Ph.D., alumnus of the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry (SMD) and medical director of Vermont’s biggest narcotics management practice, is speaking at ...
Research Gift Will Advance Research on Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2 By Mark Michaud Sep. 9, 2014 A $1.25 million gift from Lilyan (Lil) and Albert (Alfy) Nathan of Florida and Michael and Sherry Goldberg of Chicago will support research on myotonic dystrophy type 2 (DM2) at the University of ...
Patient Care Clinton Morrison to Lead Pediatric Plastic Surgery Team By URMC Communications Sep. 8, 2014 Clinton S. Morrison, M.D., has been named the new Plastic Surgery Team Director for the Pediatric Cleft and Craniofacial Anomalies Center at UR Medicine’s Golisano Children’s Hospital.
Patient Care Teens and Sleep: Pediatricians Say Let Them Snooze By Lori Barrette Sep. 8, 2014 To exasperated parents of teens: It may seem like your kids are choosing to be night owls who’d rather not rise early in the morning but the truth is, they can’t help it. UR Medicine pediatric sleep ...
Research Batterer Intervention: Does it work? By URMC Communications Sep. 7, 2014 Finding effective ways to stop known abusers before they act again could dramatically reduce harm to potential victims of domestic violence, their families, and society. To that end, researchers from ...
