Research Nurses’ Research Settles a Common Cancer Concern: Skin Care By Leslie Orr Mar. 15, 2010 Given the complexity of cancer treatment, skin care may seem like a small matter. However, a nurse at the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center knew that skin issues were a constant source of anxiety for ...
Education American Medical Association President to Visit URMC April 1 By URMC Communications Mar. 11, 2010 Rochester native and American Medical Association President James Rohack, M.D., will visit the University of Rochester Medical Center next month to discuss health care reform. Rohack has taken his ...
Research Students Take Center Stage at National Cardiology Conference By URMC Communications Mar. 11, 2010 More than a dozen Rochester physicians, students and scientists are heading to Atlanta this weekend for the annual meeting of the American College of Cardiology. It’s one of the premier meetings of ...
Patient Care Cuts to Eating Disorders Services Would Endanger New Yorkers, Raise Costs By URMC Communications Mar. 9, 2010 New Yorkers currently battling eating disorders as well as those at risk could soon be without the comprehensive, continuous and coordinated care that currently exists and often saves lives.
Research Physician Calls for More Rigorous Standards for Drugs Up for FDA Approval By URMC Communications Mar. 9, 2010 A hospitalist at the University of Rochester Medical Center calls for more stringent Federal guidelines governing the approval of potential new drugs, in a commentary in the March 10 issue of the ...
Research Love of Dance Leads UR Medical Student to Garth Fagan By Leslie Orr Mar. 8, 2010 University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry student Tracy L. Fuhrmann was able to complete her education by combining two passions -- dance and medicine -- in a research project that could ...
Patient Care As Hopes for Early Arthritis Detection Improve, Local Clinic Acts Fast to Save Joints By URMC Communications Mar. 7, 2010 Earlier this year, Swedish researchers suggested that a new, simple blood test might one day allow doctors to diagnose rheumatoid arthritis years before any symptoms arise. Developments like these ...
Patient Care Special Olympics International Chair to Speak at Kirch Conference By URMC Communications Mar. 7, 2010 The 5th annual Kirch Conference on March 24 at the Hyatt Regency Rochester will focus on health and wellness issues in the transition to adulthood for young people with developmental disabilities, ...
Research Teaching Self-Control Skills to Children Reduces Classroom Problems By URMC Communications Mar. 5, 2010 Children taught skills to monitor and control their anger and other emotions improved their classroom behavior and had significantly fewer school disciplinary referrals and suspensions, according to ...
Patient Care New URMC Clinic Tackles Little-Understood Dry Mouth, Eyes Disease By URMC Communications Mar. 4, 2010 The University of Rochester Medical Center is taking steps to better understand and treat Sjogren’s disease, launching its first weekly clinic dedicated exclusively to area patients suffering from ...
