Patient Care Girl Diagnosed with Cancer is an Inspiration for Family and Friends By URMC Communications Jun. 2, 2010 After receiving a scary diagnosis, Stage 4 Hodgkin's lymphoma, Bridgette Merriman was inspired to reach out to others. While being treated at Golisano Children's Hospital at the University or ...
Patient Care Optimism and Teamwork Keep Toddler’s Rare Cancer at Bay By URMC Communications Jun. 1, 2010 A strong partnership between providers at Golisano Children's Hospital at the University of Rochester Medical Center and a toddler’s parents bring her back from the brink of succumbing to a rare form ...
Research Rochester Advances Understanding of Deadly Form of Malaria By Emily Boynton Jun. 1, 2010 Scientists are making strides against cerebral malaria, a fatal form of malaria in children that can ravage the brain and is extremely difficult to treat. New research points to platelets – known for ...
Patient Care Stars Align to Bring Boy Back from the Brink By URMC Communications May. 31, 2010 On the day Addison Koons was to start kindergarten, he went into cardiac arrest. Quick thinking by his mother, first responders and physicians at Golisano Children's Hospital at the University of ...
Research Acupuncture’s Molecular Effects Pinned Down By URMC Communications May. 30, 2010 In a paper published online May 30 in Nature Neuroscience, a team at the University of Rochester Medical Center identifies the molecule adenosine as a central player in parlaying some of the effects ...
Patient Care Gift from Sister and Rapid Response Time Save Teen from Rare Brain Disease By URMC Communications May. 27, 2010 Four years ago, Connor Tillapaugh was diagnosed with a rare degenerative brain disorder called adrenoleukodystrophy. Thanks to an astute diagnosis and immediate treatment at Golisano Children's ...
Patient Care Medical Center Launches New Treatment for Liver Cancer By Leslie White May. 27, 2010 University of Rochester Medical Center physicians recently performed upstate New York’s first radioembolization procedure for primary liver cancer. This technique combats the tumor in patients who ...
Research Conference Looks at Team Approach to Improving Nursing Home Care By URMC Communications May. 26, 2010 Teams from six regional nursing homes will reveal ways they are enhancing the care and quality of life for residents at a June conference. They are part of a University of Rochester School of Nursing ...
Education Talk on Herbs, Supplements During Care June 8 at Wilmot Cancer Center By Leslie White May. 26, 2010 People with cancer can learn about the use of herbs and supplements during a talk at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 8, at the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center at the University of Rochester Medical Center.
Research Male Sex Hormones in Ovaries Essential for Female Fertility By Emily Boynton May. 26, 2010 Male sex hormones, such as testosterone, have well defined roles in male reproduction and prostate cancer. What may surprise many is that they also play an important role in female fertility. A new ...