Research Rochester Advances Understanding of Deadly Form of Malaria By Emily Boynton Jun. 1, 2010 Scientists are making strides against cerebral malaria, a fatal form of malaria in children that can ravage the brain and is extremely difficult to treat. New research points to platelets – known for ...
Research Rochester Academy of Medicine Presents Kaiser Medal to Berk By URMC Communications May. 17, 2010 The Rochester Academy of Medicine has awarded Bradford C. Berk, M.D., Ph.D., CEO of the University of Rochester Medical Center, its highest honor, the 2010 Albert David Kaiser Medal. He received the ...
Patient Care New EP Lab Offers Curative Therapy with Reduced Risks By Karin Gaffney Christensen May. 13, 2010 Electrophysiology services at the University of Rochester Medical Center have expanded with the introduction of a third EP laboratory featuring cutting-edge technology for the treatment of cardiac ...
Patient Care URMC Developing Atrial Fibrillation Center By Karin Gaffney Christensen May. 13, 2010 The University of Rochester Medical Center is creating an atrial fibrillation center to offer patients access to experts with the most extensive experience in upstate New York and clinical trials ...
Patient Care Cardiac, Surgical ICUs Earn Awards for Critical Care Excellence By Karin Gaffney Christensen May. 4, 2010 For the fourth consecutive year, Strong Memorial’s cardiac-vascular intensive care unit (CVICU/7-1600) will accept the Beacon Award for Critical Care Excellence, and for the first time, the ...
Patient Care FDA Approves Destination Therapy Device for Heart Failure By Karin Gaffney Christensen Apr. 8, 2010 Heart failure patients in upstate New York and across the country have a new option that has demonstrated significant survival rate results. The FDA in January approved HeartMate II, the next ...
Research $8 Million Boosts Environmental Health Sciences Center By URMC Communications Mar. 19, 2010 Scientists at the University of Rochester Medical Center who are exploring the health effects of environmental agents have received $8 million in new funding from the National Institutes of Health to ...
Research Rochester-Led Study Leads to Recommendation for Use of Heart Failure Treatment Nationwide By Emily Boynton Mar. 18, 2010 A new therapy that reduces the risk of mortality and heart failure in patients with mild cardiac disease received a thumb’s up this week from an advisory panel to the U.S. Food and Drug ...
Research As Girth Grows, Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death Shrinks By Emily Boynton Mar. 15, 2010 Obesity has long been identified as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease and heart failure. But, a new study conducted by researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center found that ...
Research Students Take Center Stage at National Cardiology Conference By URMC Communications Mar. 11, 2010 More than a dozen Rochester physicians, students and scientists are heading to Atlanta this weekend for the annual meeting of the American College of Cardiology. It’s one of the premier meetings of ...
