Research Jill Halterman to Lead Clinical Research By URMC Communications Oct. 6, 2016 Jill Halterman, M.D., M.P.H., an accomplished physician and scientist whose research has helped guide the delivery of asthma care in Rochester and elsewhere, has been appointed Senior Associate Dean ...
Research Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases Awarded Grant to Research New Vaccines By URMC Communications Oct. 4, 2016 The University of Rochester Medical Center has been awarded a 5-year, $5 million grant to measure the effectiveness of new vaccines for children with respiratory and intestinal infections. The grant, ...
Research Nuclear Protein Causes Neuroblastoma to Become More Aggressive By URMC Communications Sep. 27, 2016 Aggressive forms of neuroblastoma contain a specific protein in their cells’ nuclei that is not found in the nuclei of more benign forms of the cancer, and the discovery could lead to new forms of ...
Community Family's Book Give-back Program Honors Newborn By URMC Communications Sep. 22, 2016 Owen Hochreiter was born with Vein of Galen Malformation, a blood vessel abnormality in which arteries connect directly with veins and bypass capillaries. Although he passed away at just ...
Family's Battle with Autoimmune Disease Strengthens Family Bond By URMC Communications Sep. 21, 2016 Kelly gave birth to Hunter in 2007 and he’s been getting treatment of his XLA at UR Medicine’s Golisano Children’s Hospital since he was two months old. Hunter receives monthly transfusions of ...
Research URMC begins 7-year, $18M study of prenatal inflammation and child health By URMC Communications Sep. 20, 2016 Over the past several decades, researchers have shown that an array of conditions in pregnant women, such as anxiety, stress, and obesity, are associated with a large and common cluster of behavioral ...
Patient Care UR Medicine Launches Outpatient Lactation Medicine/Breastfeeding Practice By Barbara Ficarra Sep. 20, 2016 UR Medicine is launching the area's first physician-led outpatient practice dedicated to lactation medicine and breastfeeding.
Patient Care Be(e) Prepared: What to Do When You Get Stung By Lori Barrette Sep. 12, 2016 Bees, wasps and hornets have their place in nature but it’s not on your skin. UR Medicine Urgent Care’s Dr. Michael Kamali offers advice to help take the sting out of a close encounter with a buzzing ...
Research Study Could Herald New Treatment for Muscular Dystrophy By Mark Michaud Sep. 7, 2016 New research has shown that the corticosteroid deflazacort is a safe and effective treatment for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. The findings, which appear this month in the journal Neurology, could ...
Education Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Residency Program Ranked #1 in Providing Best Clinical Training By Christine Roth Aug. 30, 2016 When more than 35,000 board-certified physicians across the country were asked which Medical-Pediatrics residency program provides the best clinical training, their leading choice was the University ...
