Patient Care Wilmot’s Comprehensive Breast Care at Pluta Receives Prestigious Accreditation By Lydia Fernandez Mar. 3, 2016 Wilmot Cancer Institute’s Comprehensive Breast Care at Pluta has been granted a three-year/full accreditation designation by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC), a program ...
Research Commentary: Improving Newborn Screenings and Care for Rare Diseases By Susanne Pallo Mar. 3, 2016 A University of Rochester-sponsored international conference aimed at improving the current system of screening newborns for rare diseases starts today. The event, which was organized by a URMC child ...
Community Eastman Dental Now Screening for HIV at Three Clinics By URMC Communications Feb. 29, 2016 UR Medicine’s Eastman Institute for Oral Health has received a grant from New York State to use a rapid screening test for HIV in three of its clinics, based on the success of its smaller pilot ...
Education Dr. Morris Shapiro, URMC Clinician and Educator, Dies at 102 By Karin Gaffney Christensen Feb. 25, 2016 The University of Rochester Medical Center is mourning the loss of one of its longtime faculty members. Morris J. Shapiro, M.D., a professor of Emergency Medicine and professor emeritus of Surgery, ...
Research Tracking Melanoma Metastasis Leads to Key Gene Discovery By URMC Communications Feb. 17, 2016 A Wilmot Cancer Institute investigator discovered a gene that’s required for the initiation of melanoma and the growth of disseminated melanoma cancer cells in the lungs.
Education When Minutes Count: Trauma Center Provides Bleeding Control Training to UR Public Safety Officers as Part of National Effort By Christine Roth Feb. 16, 2016 People with severe bleeding can die in as little as two-to-three minutes without intervention. As part of a 2015 Homeland Security and Human Services initiative, the Kessler Trauma Center is ...
Patient Care Report Recommends More Treatment, Research, for Gulf War Vets By Leslie Orr Feb. 14, 2016 The cause of Gulf War illness is still a mystery but focusing on treatments and interventions might help the veterans of Operation Desert Storm as well as the troops of the future, according to an ...
Research URMC Partners with Private Company to Create Tissue Bank for Cancer Research By Leslie Orr Feb. 3, 2016 The University of Rochester Medical Center announced it’s collaborating with Indivumed, a Germany-based company, to establish a bank of human tissues and tumor samples that are expertly preserved and ...
Research Scientists Discover Stem Cells Capable of Repairing Skull, Face Bones By Leslie Orr Feb. 1, 2016 A team of Rochester scientists has, for the first time, identified and isolated a stem cell population capable of skull formation and craniofacial bone repair in mice—achieving an important step ...
Education SMD Continuing Medical Education Program Earns National Accreditation By Christine Roth Jan. 10, 2016 The School of Medicine and Dentistry has earned six-year accreditation with commendation from the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME). The distinction recognizes the school ...
