Patient Care Four Strong Programs Make U.S. News’ Best Hospitals in America List By Teri D'Agostino Jul. 9, 2014 Three adult specialties and one pediatric specialty at UR Medicine’s Strong Memorial Hospital have captured a spot in the Top 50 programs in the nation for treating complex conditions, according to ...
Research New Medication Shows Promise in Treating Common Skin Disease By Lori Barrette Jul. 9, 2014 An investigational medication shows promise in treating the most common skin disorder, often referred to as eczema or atopic dermatitis, according to a study published July 9 in the New England ...
Research Visits by Nurses Help At-Risk Mothers, Children Live Longer By URMC Communications Jul. 7, 2014 Visits by nurses to the homes of economically disadvantaged mothers help reduce premature death of both mothers and their first-born children, a study co-authored by University of Rochester School of ...
Patient Care Rochester Hospitals Collaborate to Reduce Medicaid Costs By URMC Communications Jul. 7, 2014 Rochester’s health systems are leading a consortium that includes more than 200 community-based organizations throughout the region that will work together to redesign the way that health care is ...
Patient Care Teen Driving Plan May Be a Life-Saver By Lori Barrette Jul. 7, 2014 Summertime: When young drivers with school-free schedules hit the road for fun activities with friends. While we welcome the warm days of July, they also find us in the thick of the “100 Deadliest ...
Research $3.6 Million Grant Funds Asthma Study for Urban Teens By URMC Communications Jul. 6, 2014 In an attempt to help urban teens keep their asthma symptoms in check, Jill Halterman, M.D., M.P.H., associate professor of pediatrics at UR Medicine’s Golisano Children’s Hospital, has developed a ...
Eddie Meath All-Stars Bond with Patients Before Big Game By URMC Communications Jul. 2, 2014 Top Section V football players and cheerleaders took the time to bond with patients at UR Medicine's Golisano Children's Hospital over some Abbott's Frozen Custard on Wednesday, July 2, all before ...
Research In Littlest Ones, Fewer Antibiotics = Healthier Gut By URMC Communications Jul. 2, 2014 Antibiotics given to preterm newborns disrupt the diversity of gut bacteria, but a shorter, two-day course of drugs has less impact than seven days or more of antibiotics, according to a study from a ...
Patient Care Dose of Reality: Whooping Cough Can Be Deadly By Lori Barrette Jun. 30, 2014 Whooping cough or pertussis has a funny sounding name, but the illness—and the cough—are anything but. Dr. Geoffrey Weinberg, a pediatric infectious disease specialist at UR Medicine’s Golisano ...
Patient Care After Long Recovery, Camillus Man Returns Home with Total Artificial Heart By Leslie White Jun. 30, 2014 To say that Ronald Fontana is heartless may sound cruel, if it weren’t true. Doctors at UR Medicine’s Strong Memorial Hospital replaced the heart of the 64-year-old Camillus man with a total ...
