Patient Care Thompson Health and URMC Explore Formal Affiliation By Teri D'Agostino Sep. 26, 2011 Leaders at the University of Rochester Medical Center and Thompson Health have announced they are considering a formal affiliation. While both organizations emphasize that talks are still preliminary ...
Research URMC Research Could Extend Life of Arthritic Joints By Leslie Orr Sep. 21, 2011 A medication already approved to build bone mass in patients with osteoporosis also builds cartilage around joints and could potentially be repurposed to treat millions of people suffering from ...
Research URMC Pathologist Honored for Advancing Knowledge of Breast Cancer By Leslie Orr Sep. 14, 2011 David Hicks, M.D., director of Surgical Pathology at the University of Rochester Medical Center, received a prestigious award Sept. 13, 2011, from the College of American Pathologists (CAP) for his ...
Community Girl Scouts Name Nancy M. Bennett a ‘Woman of Distinction’ By Karin Gaffney Christensen Sep. 13, 2011 Nancy M. Bennett, M.D., M.S., professor of Medicine and of Community and Preventive Medicine, associate vice president at the University of Rochester Medical Center and director of the Center for ...
Education Annual Gala will take Guests to Wonderland for an Evening By URMC Communications Sep. 12, 2011 Don’t be late for this very important date! The Rochester Riverside Convention Center will be transformed into Wonderland for the 24th annual Golisano Children’s Hospital Gala on Saturday, Oct. 29.
Education Flaum Eye Institute Expert to Discuss Thyroid Eye Disease Oct. 6 By Leslie White Sep. 12, 2011 A new support group for people with thyroid eye disease – a painful condition resulting from Graves’ disease – will meet at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 6, at the Flaum Eye Institute at the University of ...
Research Study Links Drinking Pattern to Alcohol’s Effect on Heart Health By Emily Boynton Sep. 6, 2011 For the first time, new research shows that patterns of alcohol consumption – a drink or two every night, or several cocktails on Friday and Saturday nights only – may be more important in ...
Research Stem Cell Efforts to Treat Neurological Disease Bolstered With $4.5 Million By URMC Communications Sep. 6, 2011 The endeavor to find better treatments or perhaps even one day a cure for a host of debilitating and fatal neurological diseases has been bolstered by an influx of funding from a mix of private and ...
Education Three-Year-Old Boy on the Road to Recovery from Heart Defect By URMC Communications Sep. 6, 2011 Charlie Levin's diagnosis inspired his parents to start Heart Works, a group that aims to extend and improve the lives of children with congenital heart disease. Heart Works will be hosting its first ...
Patient Care Wine Tasting, Auction to Benefit Residents of The Living Center By Lori Barrette Sep. 1, 2011 The Living Center at The Highlands at Pittsford will host its fourth annual Wine Tasting and Silent Auction at 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 30, on the campus of the senior living community.
