Research Scientist Patricia Rodier, Trailblazer in Early Origins of Autism, Dies By Emily Boynton May. 7, 2012 Patricia Rodier, Ph.D., the first scientist to formulate and study the idea that autism can originate long before a child is born, died May 3 at Strong Memorial Hospital. She was 68.
Research Vaccine Aims to Give the Heaves the Heave-Ho By URMC Communications May. 7, 2012 Rochester scientists are looking for 20 people willing to roll up their sleeves to test a vaccine designed to stop norovirus, the microbe behind most cases of what people commonly call stomach flu. ...
Education School of Medicine and Dentistry Names Senior Academic Dean By URMC Communications May. 6, 2012 Jeffrey M. Lyness, M.D., professor of Psychiatry, will become the senior associate dean for Academic Affairs for the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry July 1.
Research Susan Groth Selected as Fellow of American Academy of Nurse Practitioners By Christine Roth May. 2, 2012 Susan W. Groth, Ph.D., R.N., W.H.N.P.-B.C., assistant professor of nursing at the School of Nursing, has been selected as a 2012 fellow of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP). ...
Research Study: Stroke Victims Not Receiving Timely Diagnosis, Care By Mark Michaud May. 2, 2012 The mantra in stroke care is “time is brain.” With each passing minute more brain cells are irretrievably lost and, because of this, timely diagnosis and treatment is essential to increase the ...
Research How To Know When a ‘Rash’ is Serious? Video Chat! By Leslie Orr Apr. 27, 2012 Rose Ferrara looks as spry at 97 as some people do at 77, but if a health concern arises outside of a regularly scheduled doctor’s appointment she would rather not leave her comfortable home to get ...
Research Slow-Growing Babies More Likely in Normal-Weight Women; Less Common in Obese Pregnancies By Emily Boynton Apr. 27, 2012 Obesity during pregnancy puts women at higher risk of a multitude of challenges. But, according to a new study presented earlier this month at the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine annual ...
Education Megan MacKenzie to Receive Wilmot Cancer Center Inspiration Award By URMC Communications Apr. 26, 2012 The intensity and physical battles that Megan MacKenzie witnessed up close during her career as an ice hockey official were nothing compared to what she would face in her personal fight with breast ...
Patient Care URMC 1st in U.S. Honored for Hypertension Care, Heart Disease Prevention By Leslie White Apr. 26, 2012 The University of Rochester Medical Center is first in the nation to earn top-tier recognition for its evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of high blood pressure from the American Society of ...
Research Physician’s Mindfulness Skills Can Improve Care for Patient and Provider By URMC Communications Apr. 26, 2012 Training physicians in mindfulness meditation and communication skills can improve the quality of primary care for both practitioners and their patients, University of Rochester Medical Center ...
