2016 Miracle Maker Award Recipients By URMC Communications May. 11, 2016 This year, we’ve chosen four truly exceptional local members and groups to present with Miracle Makers Awards. The award-winners are our neighbors and our friends, our family members and our ...
Patient Care Emotional Reunion Raises Awareness About Organ Donation By Karin Gaffney Christensen May. 1, 2016 Finger Lakes Donor Recovery Network event April 29 at UR Medicine’s Golisano Children’s Hospital left few dry eyes in the house.
Patient Care Gift of Life Unites 2 Families in Heart and Song By Karin Gaffney Christensen Apr. 28, 2016 The Finger Lakes Donor Recovery Network event will bring a Horseheads, N.Y., family, which chose organ donation in a time of personal tragedy, together with the family of their infant son's ...
Patient Care Avoiding 'Superbugs': Are Antibiotics the Answer? By Lori Barrette Mar. 30, 2016 When cold symptoms are making you miserable, you may think an antibiotic is the right remedy. But overuse and misuse of antibiotics can create antibiotic-resistant bacteria, or “superbugs.” UR ...
Schor Named to ABPN Board By URMC Communications Mar. 29, 2016 Nina Schor, M.D., Ph.D., William H. Eilinger Professor and Chair of the Department of Pediatrics, has been elected to the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology’s (ABPN) 2016 Board of Directors. ...
Patient Care Holidays and Food: Is it OK to Splurge? By Lori Barrette Mar. 24, 2016 Holidays have always included the presence of food, and since celebrating with family and friends is an important part of our lives, they may not be the best times to be overly focused on what you’re ...
Research $3.6M Grant Supports Pediatric Asthma Research at URMC By URMC Communications Mar. 23, 2016 Jill Halterman, M.D., professor of Pediatrics at UR Medicine’s Golisano Children’s Hospital, has received a $3.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to research a preventive asthma ...
Ugly Disco 2016 By URMC Communications Mar. 10, 2016 Relive the 1970s at 2016’s most far-out party, the Ugly Disco. Travel back in time with thousands of Golisano Children’s Hospital supporters on Saturday, April 2 to benefit sick and injured children ...
Patient Care Dyson Day Lecture Examines Effective Teen Pregnancy Prevention By URMC Communications Mar. 7, 2016 Monroe County offers some of the best pediatric health care in the country. Yet, children in Monroe County have poor outcomes in a number of important areas. At the 16th Annual Anne E. Dyson Memorial ...
Research Commentary: Improving Newborn Screenings and Care for Rare Diseases By Susanne Pallo Mar. 3, 2016 A University of Rochester-sponsored international conference aimed at improving the current system of screening newborns for rare diseases starts today. The event, which was organized by a URMC child ...
