Research Depressed Patients More Likely to be Prescribed Opioids By Mark Michaud Jun. 20, 2017 A new study shows that patients with low back pain who were depressed were more likely to be prescribed opioids and receive higher doses. Understanding these prescribing patterns sheds new light on ...
Patient Care Neurologist David Wang Stepping Down After Four Decades By Mark Michaud Jun. 20, 2017 Neurologist David Wang, M.D. will retire after more than 40 years on the University of Rochester faculty. Wang, who will retire effective June 30th, 2017, is responsible for helping establish the ...
Research Moxley, a Pioneer in Muscular Dystrophy Research and Care, to Step Down By Mark Michaud Jun. 6, 2017 Richard (Dick) Moxley III, M.D., one of the founding fathers of the University of Rochester Medical Center Department of Neurology, is retiring after a career spanning more than four decades. Moxley, ...
Research Gene May Hold Key to Hearing Recovery By Mark Michaud Apr. 24, 2017 Researchers have discovered that a protein implicated in human longevity may also play a role in restoring hearing after noise exposure. The findings, where were published in the journal Scientific ...
Research Retraining the Brain to See After Stroke By Susanne Pallo Apr. 12, 2017 A new study out today in Neurology, provides the first evidence that rigorous visual training restores rudimentary sight in patients who went partially blind after suffering a stroke. Patients who ...
Research URMC Plays Key Role in New Huntington’s Drug By Mark Michaud Apr. 5, 2017 University of Rochester Medical Center researchers were instrumental in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s recent approval of SD-809 (deutetrabenazine) to treat Huntington’s disease. ...
Patient Care Conference Focuses on Advances in Stroke Care By Mark Michaud Mar. 30, 2017 Providers from across the region are gathering today for UR Medicine’s 6th annual Stroke Treatment Alliance of Rochester – New York (STAR-NY) Stroke Management Symposium. The meeting will highlight ...
Patient Care UR Medicine Opens Neuromedicine and Behavioral Health Center for Pediatric Patients By Barbara Ficarra Mar. 28, 2017 UR Medicine’s Neuromedicine and Behavioral Health Center celebrates its opening on March 29.
Patient Care Free Workshop Focuses on Caring for a Loved One with a Primary Brain Tumor By Lydia Fernandez Mar. 16, 2017 This free, daylong workshop on April 1 will provide tips on how families can cope and strategies to help caregivers take care of themselves.
Research Study: Home Care Improves Stroke Outcomes By URMC Communications Mar. 1, 2017 Stroke patients who are paired with caregivers that help them transition back to their homes are significantly less likely to be readmitted to the hospital. The results of the pilot study, which ...
