Community EIOH Named a Partner of Excellence By URMC Communications Oct. 12, 2015 Eastman Institute for Oral Health was given a Special Olympics Healthy Communities Partner of Excellence Award, for its ongoing commitment to a world in which all people with intellectual and ...
Education School of Medicine and Dentistry Professor Emeritus Jules Cohen Dies By URMC Communications Oct. 9, 2015 Jules Cohen, M.D., professor emeritus of Medicine (Cardiology), whose career as a physician, educator, researcher and administrator at the School of Medicine and Dentistry spanned more than 60 years, ...
Patient Care Eastman Institute for Oral Health Awarded $3.5 Million By Karen Black Sep. 11, 2015 UR Medicine’s Eastman Institute for Oral Health has been awarded a $3.5 million grant for an innovative educational initiative--a major step in reducing the health disparities among people with ...
Research Combination Treatment for Fatal Lung Disease Shows Promise By Leslie White Aug. 31, 2015 A treatment regimen that combines two FDA-approved drugs significantly reduced hospitalizations in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), a type of high blood pressure that affects the ...
Patient Care Wilmot Cancer Institute Opens Smoking Cessation Program for Patients By Ruth Harper-Rhode Aug. 7, 2015 As many as 33 percent of cancer survivors alive today in the U.S. are smokers. Many of them continue to smoke during and after cancer treatment, which not only puts them at risk for additional health ...
Education Clifton Springs Grateful Patient Funds Cardiac Surgery Professorship at UR By Leslie White Aug. 6, 2015 The University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry has received a $1.5 million commitment from Clifton Springs resident Marjorie B. Morris to establish an endowed professorship to advance ...
Patient Care Fitness Trackers: Trend or Tool By Lori Barrette Jul. 28, 2015 Move over, wristwatch, there’s a new accessory in town and it’s sleek, functional and wildly popular. Wearable fitness devices are strapped around the wrists of people everywhere, tracking their ...
Patient Care UR Medicine Acquiring 2 Urgent Care Centers By Karin Gaffney Christensen Jul. 23, 2015 UR Medicine has announced it is acquiring two local AccelCare urgent care centers, with ownership expected this fall.
Patient Care URMC Earns $2.5 Million HRSA Grant to Improve Geriatric Care By Lori Barrette Jul. 19, 2015 Efforts to improve health care for older adults in Rochester and the Finger Lakes region will be bolstered by a $2.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health ...
Research UR Professor Ron Epstein Has Four Papers Ranked As ‘Landmarks’ in Medical Education By Leslie Orr Jul. 5, 2015 An article led by Ronald M. Epstein, M.D., and published in 2002 is among the top-five most widely cited medical education articles in the last century. Three other manuscripts either authored or ...
