Research Combination Treatment for Fatal Lung Disease Shows Promise By Leslie White Aug. 31, 2015 A treatment regimen that combines two FDA-approved drugs significantly reduced hospitalizations in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), a type of high blood pressure that affects the ...
Patient Care Pediatric Asthma Team Earns Statewide Recognition for Quality Innovation By Barbara Ficarra Jul. 7, 2015 The Inpatient Multidisciplinary Pediatric Asthma Care Team (IMPACT) at Golisano Children's Hospital has earned statewide recognition for implementing a quality improvement program that cut its young ...
Research E-Cigarette Vapors, Flavorings, Trigger Lung Cell Stress By Leslie Orr Feb. 11, 2015 Do electronic cigarettes help people quit smoking? As the debate continues on that point, a new University of Rochester study suggests that e-cigarettes are likely a toxic replacement for tobacco ...
Research Can Omega-3 Fatty Acids Combat COPD? By Emily Boynton Jan. 27, 2015 The National Institutes of Health awarded $1.6 million to Rochester researchers to study a group of compounds derived from omega-3 fatty acids and their ability to combat inflammation caused by ...
Research URMC Mourns Loss of Great Mentor, Founding Chief of Pulmonology By Leslie White Nov. 4, 2014 Richard Witherington Hyde, M.D., founding chief of pulmonary medicine at the University of Rochester Medical Center, died Oct. 30, 2014, at his Scottsville home. He was 85 and continued to mentor ...
Research $2.9M NIH Grant Supports Research to Help Urban Teens Manage Asthma By URMC Communications Oct. 15, 2014 For more than a decade, nurse researcher Hyekyun Rhee, Ph.D., R.N., P.N.P., associate professor at the University of Rochester School of Nursing, has been working to develop unique interventions to ...
Research Researchers Receive $4 Million to Study Common and Costly Cause of Death: Sepsis By Emily Boynton Oct. 9, 2014 A diverse team of immunologists, engineers and critical care clinicians received $4 million from the National Institutes of Health to study sepsis, an over-the-top immune response to an infection ...
Research URMC Researchers Awarded $2.1M to Study E-Cigarettes By URMC Communications Aug. 7, 2014 Researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center have commenced a study that will be used to help shape the Food and Drug Administration’s regulations on e-cigarettes, hookahs, and miniature ...
Patient Care Four Strong Programs Make U.S. News’ Best Hospitals in America List By Teri D'Agostino Jul. 9, 2014 Three adult specialties and one pediatric specialty at UR Medicine’s Strong Memorial Hospital have captured a spot in the Top 50 programs in the nation for treating complex conditions, according to ...
Patient Care New Heat Therapy Treatment Helps Asthma Patients Breathe Easier By Leslie White Aug. 11, 2013 University of Rochester Medical Center doctors who care for people with severe, uncontrollable asthma have introduced a new therapy to make it easier to breathe. Bronchial Thermoplasty reduces asthma ...
