Research Women Clear Winners with Heart Failure Device By Emily Boynton May. 13, 2010 For women with mild heart failure, device therapy is an extremely attractive option to prevent progression of the disease, according to a study presented today at the Heart Rhythm Society’s 31st ...
Research AHA Names URMC Faculty Members “Women of Distinction” By Karin Gaffney Christensen May. 13, 2010 Jill Quinn, Ph.D., R.N., CS-ANP, assistant professor at the University of Rochester School of Nursing, and Gladys Velarde, M.D., associate professor of Medicine in the Division of Cardiology at URMC, ...
Patient Care Variations in Decisions for Care of Patients with Brain Injury “Disturbing” By Mark Michaud May. 12, 2010 Treatment decisions involving patients with severe brain injury vary widely between medical institutions, and appear to be more driven by hospital and physician practices and priorities. In an ...
Research URMC Named Batten Disease Center of Excellence By URMC Communications May. 11, 2010 The Batten Disease Support and Research Association named the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) a Batten Disease Center of Excellence today because of its comprehensive services for ...
Research Report Details Economic Impact of Federal Support for Research By Mark Michaud May. 11, 2010 A new report released today by The Science Coalition – a national organization of research universities – highlights the link between federally funded research and economic growth. The report, titled ...
Research NIH Grant to Investigate Lung Disease in Premature Babies By URMC Communications May. 10, 2010 Golisano Children's Hospital researchers will participate in a study funded by the National Institutes of Health to examine the link between premature birth and later breathing problems in ...
Research Panel Enacts New Standards for Breast Tumor Testing By Leslie Orr May. 5, 2010 Testing for estrogen and progesterone biomarkers following a breast cancer diagnosis is critically important to treatment decisions, yet an international panel that included a University of Rochester ...
Education School of Medicine and Dentistry Invests 10th Dean By Teri D'Agostino May. 5, 2010 Mark B. Taubman, M.D. was formally invested as the Dean of the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry at a ceremony on Wednesday, May 5 in the School’s Class of ’62 Auditorium.
Education Sidewalk Sale to Benefit Residents of The Living Center By Lori Barrette May. 5, 2010 The public is invited to bargain-hunt at the Third Annual Living Center at The Highlands at Pittsford Sidewalk Sale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, May 14.
Patient Care Community Celebrates Local Survivors, Wilmot Cancer Center By Leslie White May. 5, 2010 Hundreds of people celebrated the many clinical and research successes of the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center during its 11th annual Discovery Ball on May 1. The 730 people who attended the gala ...
