Research Low Mortality Does Not Necessarily Equal Better Stroke Care By URMC Communications Feb. 12, 2014 Current efforts to grade the quality of care hospitals provide stroke patients have a big flaw according to a new study in the journal Stroke. Measures of mortality – whether or not a stroke patient ...
Research Use of Mortality as Measure of Stroke Care Questioned By Mark Michaud Feb. 12, 2014 A new study disputes the effectiveness of mortality as a measure of the quality of care provided by hospitals to stroke patients. The paper found that use of do-not-resuscitate orders differ widely ...
Patient Care UR Medicine Recognized for Stroke Care, Launches Neurocritical Care Program By Mark Michaud Feb. 4, 2014 UR Medicine’s Strong Memorial Hospital has been recognized by The Joint Commission and the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association as a Comprehensive Stroke Center. This designation, ...
Research Finding Points to Possible New Parkinson’s Therapy By Mark Michaud Jan. 28, 2014 A new study shows that, when properly manipulated, a population of support cells found in the brain called astrocytes could provide a new and promising approach to treat Parkinson’s disease. These ...
Research Scientist Lynne E. Maquat Named 2014 Athena Award Winner By Emily Boynton Jan. 15, 2014 Lynne E. Maquat, Ph.D., the J. Lowell Orbison Endowed Chair and Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, was named ...
Research Study Links Fitness Level and HIV-related Dementia By URMC Communications Dec. 16, 2013 More and more people with HIV are reaching their 50s and beyond thanks to advances in anti-retroviral therapies. That is good news. However, one of the long term impacts of living with the disease is ...
Research Kieburtz Named AAAS Fellow By Mark Michaud Dec. 10, 2013 Karl Kieburtz, M.D., M.P.H. has been named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Kieburtz, the Robert J. Joynt Professor in Neurology, serves as director of the ...
Patient Care Jones Memorial and URMC Expand Neurology and Cardiology Services By Mark Michaud Dec. 9, 2013 Jones Memorial Hospital is expanding its collaboration with the University of Rochester Medical Center through new neurology and cardiology services in Wellsville, NY.
Research Batten Researchers Convene to Determine Future of Clinical Research By URMC Communications Dec. 4, 2013 Tomorrow and Saturday (Dec. 6 and 7), 28 researchers, parents, and representatives of advocacy groups from across the United States and Europe convene at the University of Rochester Medical Center to ...
Research Telemedicine Brings Parkinson’s Care to “Anyone, Anywhere” By Mark Michaud Dec. 4, 2013 A new study shows that a neurologist in an office thousands of miles away can deliver effective specialized care to people with Parkinson’s disease. For individuals with the condition – many of whom ...
