Patient Care Cleft and Craniofacial Camp to Celebrate Awareness Month By URMC Communications Jul. 11, 2014 July is National Cleft and Craniofacial Awareness and Prevention Month. A number of patients and families who are part of Golisano Children's Hospital's Cleft and Craniofacial Anomalies Center will ...
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 ...
Research Visits by Nurses Help At-Risk Mothers, Children Live Longer By URMC Communications Jul. 7, 2014 Visits by nurses to the homes of economically disadvantaged mothers help reduce premature death of both mothers and their first-born children, a study co-authored by University of Rochester School of ...
Patient Care Teen Driving Plan May Be a Life-Saver By Lori Barrette Jul. 7, 2014 Summertime: When young drivers with school-free schedules hit the road for fun activities with friends. While we welcome the warm days of July, they also find us in the thick of the “100 Deadliest ...
Research $3.6 Million Grant Funds Asthma Study for Urban Teens By URMC Communications Jul. 6, 2014 In an attempt to help urban teens keep their asthma symptoms in check, Jill Halterman, M.D., M.P.H., associate professor of pediatrics at UR Medicine’s Golisano Children’s Hospital, has developed a ...
Eddie Meath All-Stars Bond with Patients Before Big Game By URMC Communications Jul. 2, 2014 Top Section V football players and cheerleaders took the time to bond with patients at UR Medicine's Golisano Children's Hospital over some Abbott's Frozen Custard on Wednesday, July 2, all before ...
Patient Care Dose of Reality: Whooping Cough Can Be Deadly By Lori Barrette Jun. 30, 2014 Whooping cough or pertussis has a funny sounding name, but the illness—and the cough—are anything but. Dr. Geoffrey Weinberg, a pediatric infectious disease specialist at UR Medicine’s Golisano ...
Wilson Foundation Gives $500,000 to General Pediatrics By URMC Communications Jun. 27, 2014 Inspired by the generosity and legacy of its founders, Joseph C. Wilson '31 and Peggy Wilson, the Wilson Foundation has awarded $500,000 to establish The Wilson Community Pediatrics Fund in the ...
Sun Shines on Construction Site for Summer By URMC Communications Jun. 23, 2014 The crane has been taken down. The brick is laid. The windows are in. From the outside, UR Medicine’s new Golisano Children’s Hospital looks almost done. In reality, a lot more work is ongoing ...
Patient Care Take Heart: Antidepressants in Pregnancy Not Likely to Cause Cardiac Defects By Lori Barrette Jun. 17, 2014 Pregnancy is usually a time of excitement and anticipation, though joy may be overshadowed by worry for the 10 to 15 percent of pregnant women who struggle with depression. Moms-to-be can take ...