Patient Care Radiation Oncology begins Metastatic Cancer & Palliative Care service By Ruth Harper-Rhode Aug. 16, 2017 In July, Haoming (Carl) Qiu, M.D., assistant professor of Clinical Radiation Oncology, officially began leading a new Metastatic Cancer and Palliative Radiation Therapy service within the Department ...
Research Of Mice and Cheeseburgers: Experimental Drug Reverses Obesity-Related Liver Disease By Emily Boynton Aug. 2, 2017 A drug developed at the University of Rochester Medical Center protected mice from one of the many ills of our cheeseburger and milkshake-laden Western diet – non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
Patient Care Scientist Investigates Muscle Loss among Children with Cancer By Leslie Orr Aug. 2, 2017 A University of Rochester Medical Center researcher received $1.7 million to study and potentially treat the muscle loss that often plagues childhood cancer survivors as they age.
Patient Care URMC to Lead State-Funded Breastfeeding Initiative By Jessica O'Leary Aug. 1, 2017 The University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) is embarking on a five-year initiative to encourage more mothers in high need areas of Monroe County to breastfeed exclusively for the recommended ...
Research “Code Blue” Equals Lower Survival for Cancer Patients By Leslie Orr Jul. 31, 2017 Patients with advanced cancer who suffer cardiac arrest in the hospital have a survival rate of less than 10 percent — half the rate of other patients without cancer, according to a nationwide study ...
Research University of Rochester Awarded $19 Million to Coordinate National Clinical and Translational Science Program By Susanne Pallo Jul. 26, 2017 With this new funding from the NIH, the university will create a new coordinating center for the Clinical and Translational Science Awards Program. The new Center for Leading Innovation and ...
Research URMC Taps Paige Lawrence, Ph.D., to Lead the Department of Environmental Medicine By Susanne Pallo Jul. 25, 2017 B. Paige Lawrence, Ph.D., a faculty member in the Department of Environmental Medicine for 11 years, will replace Deborah Cory-Slechta as chair of the department as of August 1. Lawrence will also ...
Research Study: VA Efforts to Improve End of Life Care are Working By URMC Communications Jul. 24, 2017 New research shows that efforts by the Department of Veterans Affairs to increase access to hospice care to veterans of the Armed Forces have been successful. The results of the study, which show ...
Education Commencement 2017 By URMC Communications Jun. 30, 2017 Photos from the 2017 School of Medicine and Dentistry Commencement.
