Research UR Awarded NIH Grant to Improve Diversity in the Scientific Community By URMC Communications Oct. 26, 2010 The National Institutes of Health is awarding the University of Rochester and regional partners approximately $2 million to help improve diversity in the scientific workforce. The money comes from a ...
Education Treat Yourself to Golisano Children’s Hospital’s Masquerade Gala By URMC Communications Oct. 25, 2010 Golisano Children’s Hospital’s 23rd annual Gala will be veiled in mystery on the eve of Halloween, at 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 30.
Research Lack of Vitamin D: More Evidence Connected to Breast, Colon Cancer By Leslie Orr Oct. 20, 2010 Two new vitamin D studies from the University of Rochester Medical Center suggest intriguing ties between a deficiency of D and breast and colon cancer, particularly among African Americans.
Patient Care Eastman Dental Board Chair is ADA President-Elect By Karen Black Oct. 19, 2010 William R. Calnon, DDS, Eastman Dental Center Foundation Board chairman and local dentist, has been named president-elect of the American Dental Association. He will serve as president-elect for one ...
Patient Care Canandaigua Woman’s Ordeal Illuminates Rare Form of Seizures By Mark Michaud Oct. 19, 2010 The remarkable story of a Canandaigua, N.Y. woman who emerged from a more than six month long coma is now being used to educate physicians about how to recognize and treat her extremely rare ...
Research URMC’s Golisano Children’s Hospital Participates in Cooling Study By URMC Communications Oct. 18, 2010 Golisano Children's Hospital at URMC is among 34 centers to participate in the first large-scale, multicenter study to investigate the effectiveness of body cooling and preventing fever in infants ...
Education Put Yourself in Pink and Support Wilmot Breast Care Center By Leslie White Oct. 18, 2010 Get into the pink of things Tuesday, Oct. 26, and help people with breast cancer at the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center’s Comprehensive Breast Care Center.
Research Medicaid Reimbursement and Childhood Flu Vaccination Rates Linked By Mark Michaud Oct. 18, 2010 Increasing the amount that physicians are reimbursed by Medicaid for administering influenza shots may raise vaccination rates among poor children. That is the conclusion of a study published online ...
Patient Care Burn and Trauma Services Renamed to Honor Devoted Benefactors By URMC Communications Oct. 14, 2010 Starting today, all University of Rochester Medical Center’s (URMC) regional burn and trauma services will be renamed in honor of two local restaurateurs who have raised millions of dollars to ...
Education Oct. 28 Talk on Preventing Falls, Broken Bones for People with Breast Cancer By Leslie White Oct. 14, 2010 A rehabilitation expert from Visiting Nurse Service will offer tips for preventing injuries from falling during the Thursday, Oct. 28, meeting of Advanced Insights-Metastatic Breast Cancer Support ...
