Patient Care Health Care Proxies: Let Your Voice Be Heard By Lori Barrette Mar. 17, 2014 From when the alarm blasts us awake until we drift off to sleep at night, the days are chock-full of choices—not only snap judgments, but those that require deeper thought. With the hundreds of ...
Spread the Word to End the Word By URMC Communications Mar. 11, 2014 This week, Cafe 601 at the University of Rochester Medical Center broke into a party, celebrating with a DJ and a blues band the many pledges from its diners to end the use of the “R-word.” All ...
Blood Test May Provide Early Warning of Alzheimer’s Risk By URMC Communications Mar. 10, 2014 A new study appearing in Nature Medicine points to a simple blood test that can predict who is at risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease before the symptoms of the disease appear. With this new tool, ...
Research Biomarker Points to Alzheimer’s Risk By Mark Michaud Mar. 9, 2014 A study involving Rochester-area seniors has yielded the first accurate blood test that can predict who is at risk for developing Alzheimer’s disease. This discovery – which appears today in the ...
Research JAMA Surgery Study Highlights New Way to Predict Costly Readmissions By URMC Communications Mar. 7, 2014 A new study found that the presence of complications following surgery is a strong indicator of which patients are likely to be readmitted to the hospital in the 30 days following their procedure.
Research Complications Following Surgery Predict Costly Readmissions By Emily Boynton Mar. 5, 2014 The presence – or absence – of complications following surgery is a strong indicator of which patients are likely to be readmitted to the hospital in the 30 days following their procedure, according ...
Patient Care New Palliative Care Book Co-Edited by Rochester Expert By Lori Barrette Mar. 5, 2014 Rochester expert Timothy E. Quill, M.D. is co-editor of a new book exploring the ethics of palliative care, the medical specialty that focuses on pain and symptom management, patient and family ...
Research Using Cancer’s Fingerprint, UR Researchers Clinch a Diagnosis By URMC Communications Mar. 5, 2014 Rochester scientists are using a gene test to diagnose a difficult-to-detect form of bone marrow cancer an example of how academic medical centers are applying new technology in ways that play to ...
Research Female Fertility: What’s Testosterone Got To Do With It? By URMC Communications Mar. 5, 2014 The use of testosterone to improve outcomes in women undergoing in vitro fertilization is taking hold across the country, but data on its use is slim and mixed. A new study suggests that male ...
Education Colon Exhibit Aims to Raise Awareness of Cancer Screenings By Karin Gaffney Christensen Mar. 4, 2014 The Cancer Services Program of Monroe County, part of the Center for Community Health, in partnership with Cancer Mission 2020, led by Camp Good Days and Special Times, are joining forces to bring a ...
