Patient Care Walk/Run Aims to Raise Colon Cancer Awareness, Funds for Research By Lori Barrette Mar. 19, 2012 Inspired by friends and family members whose lives have been affected by colon cancer, staff of the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) ...
Patient Care Rich History of Outstanding Achievement in Adolescent Medicine Continues By URMC Communications Mar. 18, 2012 Richard E. Kreipe, M.D., professor of Pediatrics, at Golisano Children’s Hospital at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC), has been awarded with Outstanding Achievement in Adolescent ...
Education UR Nursing Honor Society Chapter Epsilon Xi Hosts Regional Conference, Celebrates 30 Years By Christine Roth Mar. 18, 2012 Epsilon Xi, the University of Rochester chapter of the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, will host the Sigma Theta Tau Regional Conference on Friday, March 30, featuring a ...
Community Community Programs for Families, Children Garner Recognition By Karin Gaffney Christensen Mar. 15, 2012 The third annual Dr. David Satcher Community Health Improvement Awards will be presented by the University of Rochester Medical Center at 5 p.m. Monday, March 19, in the URMC Class of ’62 Auditorium.
Research Local Health Systems Collaborate on Pilot Program to Prevent, Treat Stroke By Leslie White Mar. 15, 2012 Rochester’s three health systems are collaborating to improve stroke care through creation of the Stroke Treatment Alliance of Rochester (STAR), funded by an $800,000 grant from the Greater Rochester ...
Education 1937 Alum Brings History to Life For School of Nursing Students By Christine Roth Mar. 14, 2012 When Lillian Buskus Stone, R.N., of Williamson, N.Y., was a nursing student in the 1930s, her training covered how to cook meals, sterilize equipment, clean and sharpen needles, bathe patients, and ...
Community Former Surgeon General in Town Monday to Address Community Health Issues By Karin Gaffney Christensen Mar. 14, 2012 The former U.S. surgeon general returns to Rochester to help launch the HEART health initiative, made possible by a five-year, $3.6 million Community Transformation Grant from the Centers for Disease ...
Research ‘Brain Fog’ of Menopause Confirmed By URMC Communications Mar. 13, 2012 The difficulties that many women describe as memory problems when menopause approaches are real, according to a study published today in the journal Menopause. The findings won’t come as a surprise ...
Research Koning Breast Scanner Receives European Regulatory Approval By Leslie Orr Mar. 13, 2012 A University of Rochester Medical Center startup company that developed an imaging system to detect breast cancer, announced that it has obtained a key approval from the European Union signaling that ...
Research Taking another Shot at RAGE to Tame Alzheimer’s By URMC Communications Mar. 13, 2012 Researchers have taken another crack at a promising approach to stopping Alzheimer’s disease that encountered a major hurdle last year. In research published this week in the Journal of Clinical ...
