Community Men’s Health Day Returns on June 13 By Mark Michaud May. 27, 2014 UR Medicine’s 10th Men’s Health Day will be held on Friday, June 13, 2014. During this informal event, physicians from UR Medicine will address a series of health topics of particular importance to ...
Patient Care URMC Cardiologists Offer Free Heart Screenings Feb. 12 at Greece Ridge Mall By Leslie White Jan. 27, 2014 University of Rochester Medical Center cardiologists will offer free blood pressure and oxygenation screenings to help detect early signs of heart disease, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 12, ...
Patient Care URMC Named a Leader in LGBT Healthcare Equality By URMC Communications Jul. 15, 2013 The University of Rochester Medical Center is receiving national recognition for its commitment to equal care for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender patients and their families. The Human Rights ...
Patient Care URMC’s Flaum Eye Institute Hosts Finger Lakes Eye Fair July 10 in Geneva By Leslie White Jun. 24, 2013 Need new eyeglasses or prescription sunglasses? The Finger Lakes Eye Fair, sponsored by the Flaum Eye Institute at the University of Rochester Medical Center, offers the opportunity check out new ...
Education Ninth Men’s Health Day is set for June 13 By URMC Communications May. 28, 2013 The University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) is inviting men to embark upon a “Journey to Healthy Living” at its 9th Men’s Health Day, an informal afternoon of URMC experts discussing health ...
Research Biggest Risk of Aggressive Prostate Cancer Falls on Older and African American Men By Leslie Orr Feb. 12, 2013 Even for people diagnosed with asymptomatic, early prostate cancer, the odds that their disease is high- or intermediate-risk and thus more aggressive is increased for people 75 and older and for ...
Research Would Sliding Back to pre-PSA Era Cancel Progress in Prostate Cancer? By Leslie Orr Jul. 29, 2012 Eliminating the PSA test to screen for prostate cancer would be taking a big step backwards and would likely result in rising numbers of men with metastatic cancer at the time of diagnosis, predicted ...
Research Study Links PTSD to Hidden Head Injuries Suffered in Combat By Leslie Orr Jun. 5, 2012 Even when brain injury is so subtle that it can only be detected by an ultra-sensitive imaging test, the injury might predispose soldiers in combat to post-traumatic stress disorder, according to a ...
Patient Care Jewelry Trunk Show to Benefit CARE for Cancer Survivors By Lori Barrette Feb. 17, 2012 Strong Fertility Center of the University of Rochester Medical Center will host a fundraising jewelry show 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 29, to benefit patients of the Center’s fertility preservation ...
Research URMC Discovers New Trigger for Kidney Cancer’s Invasive Behavior By Leslie Orr Oct. 6, 2010 Scientists have unlocked a strong interaction between two proteins involved in kidney cancer that help to explain the menacing invasiveness of this particular disease, according to a University of ...
