Patient Care Two Orthopaedic Specialists Join Medical Center By Germaine Reinhardt Aug. 17, 2009 Two new orthopaedic surgeons are joining the University of Rochester Medical Center’s Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, helping to fill the growing patient volume in sports medicine and ...
Education Improv Comedy Group Donates Laughs To Help URMC Transplant Patients By Karin Gaffney Christensen Aug. 17, 2009 A transplant patient and his improv colleagues will host a free performance for URMC liver transplant patients on Aug. 22, followed by a community performance Aug. 29 to benefit the hospital's ...
Research Researchers Study Improving Life for Those with Macular Degeneration By URMC Communications Aug. 16, 2009 University of Rochester Medical Center researchers will study whether two education programs improve the way people function in everyday life with age-related macular degeneration, the leading cause ...
Education Spirited Community Comes Together for Fairport Music and Food Fest By URMC Communications Aug. 16, 2009 The Fairport Music and Food Festival, scheduled noon to dark Saturday, Aug. 29, will take place on Lift Bridge Lane in the heart of Fairport.
Education Second Chance Motorcycle Ride Benefits Wilmot Cancer Center By Leslie White Aug. 13, 2009 There will be a 110-mile motorcycle ride to benefit the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 15. The Second Chance Motorcycle Run begins at the Leaf and Bean Coffee Company at ...
Patient Care Kids’ Days of Sleeping Past Noon are Numbered By URMC Communications Aug. 10, 2009 Staying up late and sleeping in might be great perks to summer vacation, but without a gradual change in habits, kids can face a rude awakening come September.
Research New URMC Studies Search for What Autism Treatments Work By URMC Communications Aug. 5, 2009 University of Rochester Medical Center researchers are working to give families a better idea of what treatments might work best for their children. Two recent National Institutes of Health grants to ...
Patient Care Residents Compete in Apprentice-Style Public Service Project By URMC Communications Aug. 5, 2009 Pediatric residents compete in an Apprentice-style project to create public service announcements for the Boys & Girls Club of Rochester.
Research Blood Transfusion Study: Less is More By Leslie Orr Aug. 4, 2009 A new study suggests that blood transfusions for hospitalized cardiac patients should be a last resort because they double the risk of infection and increase by nearly five times the risk of death.
Patient Care Artificial Heart Program Earns Updated VAD Certification By Karin Gaffney Christensen Aug. 4, 2009 The Artificial Heart Program, part of the URMC Program in Heart Failure and Transplantation, received updated certification for its work with ventricular assist devices from the Joint Commission, the ...
