Community CDC Advisory Committee Taps Expertise of URMC Expert By Karin Gaffney Christensen Jun. 5, 2011 Nancy M. Bennett, M.D., director of the Center for Community Health at the University of Rochester Medical Center, has been named to the federal Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), ...
Education School of Nursing Receives Fourth Round of RWJF Scholarship Funding By Christine Roth Jun. 3, 2011 For the fourth year in a row, the University of Rochester School of Nursing has received funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) New Careers in Nursing (NCIN) Scholarship Program to ...
Research Perfect Storm: Cancer, Aging, and Too Few Data By Leslie Orr Jun. 2, 2011 When an 80-year-old gets cancer, the conventional thinking has been that treatment in most cases would be too risky. A group of geriatric oncologists is pushing a new, national agenda, however, that ...
Education Doctor Who Wrote Syllabus on Cancer in Elderly Shares Personal Side to Data By Leslie Orr Jun. 2, 2011 When John Bennett, M.D., gives the B.J. Kennedy Lecture at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) on June 5th -- titled “Cancer and the Older Patient: Let’s Waltz Together” -- he will ...
Research Heart Vest in URMC Study Saves Amerk Hall-of-Famer’s Life By Leslie White Jun. 2, 2011 Retired hockey player Gaetano Orlando is alive today because he joined a clinical study using a special vest to monitor heart function after being diagnosed with congestive heart failure, following ...
Education Garage/Sidewalk Sale to Benefit Residents of The Living Center By Lori Barrette Jun. 2, 2011 The public is invited to bargain-hunt at the Fourth Annual Living Center at Highlands at Pittsford Garage/Sidewalk Sale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, June 10.
Research As Cancer Survivorship Grows, So Do Questions of Related Health Issues By Leslie Orr Jun. 1, 2011 Treating cancer often represents a double-edged sword, as gains in survival years can be offset by other serious health problems related to the treatment, including second cancers.
Research URMC Studies Quality of Doc-Patient Conversations about Cancer By Leslie Orr May. 31, 2011 A $2.9 million University of Rochester Medical Center research project will test a powerful new intervention to improve the quality of discussions among oncologists, patients, and families in the ...
Research First Controlled Clinical Trial for Juvenile Batten Disease to Start By URMC Communications May. 30, 2011 After years of building hope for a treatment, Rochester researchers and clinicians will begin the first controlled clinical trial for Juvenile Batten disease this summer, thanks to $1 million in ...
Education Webster Golf Tourney Supports URMC Lung Research By Leslie White May. 27, 2011 A day on the links could help people breathe easier if you join the Greg Chandler, Guy F. Solimano Memorial Golf Tournament on Monday, June 12. The event supports scientists at the University of ...
