Patient Care DiLoreto to Chair University of Rochester Medical Center Department of opthalmology, Lead Flaum Eye Institute By Leslie White Nov. 5, 2019 David A. DiLoreto, Jr., M.D., Ph.D., was named chair of the University of Rochester Medical Center’s Department of opthalmology and director of the Flaum Eye Institute, pending approval by the Office ...
Patient Care NIH Grant Funds Fitness App for Geriatric Oncology By Leslie Orr Oct. 29, 2019 Melissa (Kah Poh) Loh, M.D., a senior instructor at the Wilmot Cancer Institute, has received $1 million to study a mobile exercise app for older patients with cancer. The project will likely ...
Patient Care Strong Memorial, Highland and Thompson Earn 'LGBTQ Healthcare Equality Leader' Designation By Jherell Drain Oct. 24, 2019 The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation, the educational arm of the largest national lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer civil rights organization, recently recognized Strong Memorial ...
Education University of Rochester Schools of Medicine, Nursing Honored with HEED Excellence in Diversity Award By Patrick Broadwater Oct. 21, 2019 Two University of Rochester schools have been named recipients of the Health Professions Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine.
Research The Night Gardeners -- Immune Cells Rewire, Repair Brain While We Sleep By Mark Michaud Oct. 21, 2019 Science tells us that a lot of good things happen in our brains while we sleep – learning and memories are consolidated and waste is removed, among other things. New research shows for the first time ...
Patient Care New Dental Clinic for Medically Complex Patients Now Available at Eastman Institute for Oral Health By Karen Black Oct. 17, 2019 A new multi-million-dollar dental clinic is now available for people with medically complex conditions who have faced barriers to dental care for years.
Patient Care Does Chemo Brain Go Away? Wilmot Scientists Investigate By URMC Communications Oct. 15, 2019 Wilmot Cancer Institute scientists have already discovered that “chemo brain” is a substantial problem that can linger for six months after chemotherapy ends. A new, $3 million grant ensures the ...
Patient Care Drs. Lipschitz and Stephens to Lead New EIOH Specialty Care Clinic By Karen Black Oct. 9, 2019 Wayne Lipschitz, D.D.S., M.S., has been named director and Nadejda ‘Nadia’ Stephens, D.M.D., has been named assistant director of the new Specialty Care clinic at UR Medicine’s Eastman Institute for ...
Patient Care palliative care Gets National ‘Gold Seal’ Certification By Lori Barrette Oct. 8, 2019 The palliative care Program at UR Medicine’s Strong Memorial Hospital has earned its fourth Joint Commission Gold Seal of Approval for palliative care Certification.
