Education Rochester Victory Alliance Unites with Faith Leaders to Tackle Increase in HIV/AIDS in Rochester By URMC Communications Oct. 16, 2011 The Rochester Victory Alliance, community health care organizations and Greater Rochester faith leaders will meet Tuesday, Oct. 18, to exchange information and learn from one another how they can ...
Research Precision with Stem Cells a Step Forward for Treating M.S., Other Diseases By URMC Communications Oct. 12, 2011 Scientists have improved upon their own previous world-best efforts to pluck out just the right stem cells to address the brain problem at the core of multiple sclerosis and a large number of rare, ...
Patient Care Neurologist’s Talk Aimed at Parkinson’s Patients, Caregivers By URMC Communications Oct. 12, 2011 A physician who specializes in treating patients with Parkinson’s disease and related disorders will speak about the condition and take questions from patients, family members and caregivers in a ...
Education URMC Launches Health and Wellness Blog for Men By URMC Communications Oct. 11, 2011 Inspired by the increasing success of Men’s Health Day, the University of Rochester Medical Center’s annual health and wellness expo, URMC has responded to the demand for year-around information by ...
Research Scientists Look to Immune System to Handle Follicular Lymphoma By Leslie Orr Oct. 10, 2011 University of Rochester Medical Center researchers found more evidence that T cells going awry in the microenvironment – or the tissue immediately surrounding the tumor – may play a role in the ...
Education Halloween Won’t Be Scary for Kids at Golisano Children’s Hospital By URMC Communications Oct. 10, 2011 Valid through Sunday, Oct. 23, local Spirit Halloween stores are offering coupons for 10 percent off a customer’s total purchase. When a customer uses the coupon, 10 percent of the proceeds of their ...
Patient Care Wilmot Cancer Center Social Worker Honored by Breast Cancer Coalition of Rochester By URMC Communications Oct. 6, 2011 Sandra Sabatka, LMWS, a social worker at the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center’s Comprehensive Breast Care Center, is the recipient of the Breast Cancer Coalition of Rochester’s (BCCR) 2011 Laurie Pask ...
Research NIH Funds Continued Research in Suicide Prevention in China By URMC Communications Oct. 4, 2011 The National Institutes of Health Fogarty International Center has awarded $1.1 million to the University of Rochester Medical Center in support of a program that for the last 10 years has been ...
Research Rochester Victory Alliance, ImageOut, Bring Award-Winning Documentary to Film Fest By URMC Communications Oct. 4, 2011 To present the unimaginable story of the onset of AIDS at its epicenter – the San Francisco gay community – URMC’s Rochester Victory Alliance has joined with ImageOut, the Rochester Lesbian and Gay ...
Research School of Nursing Welcomes Three Senior Researchers By Christine Roth Oct. 4, 2011 The University of Rochester School of Nursing is pleased to announce the recent addition of three senior researchers to its faculty: Emily J. Hauenstein, Karen F. Stein and Ding-Geng (Din) Chen.