Patient Care Wilmot Cancer Institute, Melissa's Living Legacy to Collaborate on Services for Teens, Young Adults By Lydia Fernandez Aug. 7, 2014 Beginning in September, Wilmot Cancer Institute and Melissa’s Living Legacy Teen Cancer Foundation will collaborate on an innovative program to help teens and young adults navigate life during and ...
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 Innovative New Spinal Device for Children with Severe Scoliosis By URMC Communications Aug. 4, 2014 A new magnetic growing rod device for scoliosis patients allows for doctors to make painless adjustments via external remote in an outpatient setting. The rod eliminates the need for surgery every ...
"Get Down On It" at the 27th annual Gala By URMC Communications Jul. 30, 2014 The Rochester Riverside Convention Center will be transformed into a tropical getaway for the 27th annual Golisano Children’s Hospital Gala on Oct. 18. Hundreds of advocates for sick and injured ...
Research New Mouse Model May Open Autism Treatment Research Avenues By URMC Communications Jul. 29, 2014 Nina Schor, M.D., Ph.D., the William H. Eilinger Chair of Pediatrics at the University of Rochester, followed a hunch about a brain receptor, resulting in a new mouse model that may give researchers ...
Family Learns Lupus Can Be Managed By URMC Communications Jul. 25, 2014 The diagnosis was devastating, and Bobbie and Steve Clark were taking turns. One would stay in the hospital room, showing a strong face for their daughter Tessa, while the other took to the hallway ...
Research Ten Ugly Men Festival Celebrates 25 Inspiring Years By Rebecca Youmell Jul. 20, 2014 What began as a small gathering among friends and family in 1989 quickly grew into what is now known as the Ten Ugly Men Festival, a celebration with thousands of people that gives back to the ...
Construction Corner: A look inside By URMC Communications Jul. 18, 2014 Take a look inside the future Golisano Children's Hospital with these interior photos (and a few good external shots)! Featured in our upcoming Strong Kids newsletter, these pictures take you down ...
Patient Care Home Pregnancy Tests: What to Expect By Lori Barrette Jul. 14, 2014 Home pregnancy tests have pretty much revolutionized the way couples discover they’ve got a baby on the way. As technology has evolved, those over-the-counter kits have become increasingly ...
Community Golisano Children's Hospital Gears Up for a Summer of Golf By Rebecca Youmell Jul. 13, 2014 Golfers of all levels will be hitting several of the best courses in the Rochester region this summer to fundraise for sick and injured kids at UR Medicine’s Golisano Children’s Hospital. Many ...
