Patient Care UR Medicine Cardiologists Pen Manual on Cardiovascular Disease in Women By Leslie White Apr. 30, 2014 UR Medicine cardiologists have published a comprehensive manual for physicians to improve the diagnosis and treatment of women with heart disease, because they need different care than men.
Research How are Depression and Memory Loss Connected? By URMC Communications Apr. 14, 2014 A preliminary study conducted by researchers from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry and the School of Nursing delves more deeply into the relationship between depression ...
Research For Sick, Elderly Patients, Surgical Decision Making “Takes a Village” By URMC Communications Apr. 10, 2014 Surgical decision making for sick, elderly patients should be orchestrated by a multidisciplinary team, advocates Laurent G. Glance, M.D., in a perspective piece published in the New England Journal ...
Education Strong West to Host Community Forum April 22 at Brockport Middle School By Karin Gaffney Christensen Apr. 6, 2014 Community members are invited to take part in a community conversation about the future of UR Medicine’s Strong West in Brockport.
Research URMC Physician-Couple Gives $750K Gift to Orthopaedics By Leslie Orr Apr. 6, 2014 Eva K. Pressman, M.D., chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the Henry A. Thiede Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Seth M. Zeidman, M.D., a neurosurgeon who is a member ...
Patient Care Flaum Eye Institute Leads Region in New Laser Technique for Cataract Surgery By Leslie White Apr. 2, 2014 UR Medicine has introduced new laser technology to offer customized cataract surgery with greater precision than the traditional manual technique, restoring vision for people like amateur ...
Research Device Saves Lives in Heart Failure Patients By Emily Boynton Mar. 30, 2014 A new study shows for the first time that cardiac resynchronization therapy with defibrillator (CRT-D therapy) saves the lives of mild heart failure patients over the long term.
Patient Care Strong Earns "Senior Friendly" Status for Efforts to Improve Care for Older Patients By Christine Roth Mar. 28, 2014 UR Medicine’s Strong Memorial Hospital achieved "senior friendly" status this month for its successful implementation of the NICHE (Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystem Elders) program, a goal that ...
Education Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Topic of Annual Farley Lectureship April 3 By Karin Gaffney Christensen Mar. 27, 2014 The URMC Department of Family Medicine will present the fifth annual Gene and Linda Farley Lectureship at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, April 3, at Highland Family Medicine, 777 S. Clinton Ave. A reception ...
Research Genomics Gives New Perspective on Chemotherapy Side Effects By URMC Communications Mar. 18, 2014 Millions of cancer survivors are dealing with painful neuropathy or hearing loss as a result of chemotherapy, but genomics offers scientists a new opportunity to help them, according to a commentary ...
