Patient Care NCI Awards $3M Grant to Study Geriatric Oncology By Leslie Orr Oct. 2, 2018 The National Cancer Institute award $3 million to Supriya Mohile, M.D., for a collaborative, five-year research project stemming from the Beau Biden Cancer Moonshot initiative.
Patient Care UR Medicine Unveils Upstate New York’s First Mobile Stroke Unit By Mark Michaud Sep. 27, 2018 Next month, UR Medicine will begin operation of a Mobile Stroke Unit, a high-tech ‘emergency room on wheels’ that is designed to provide life-saving care to stroke victims. The $1 million unit will ...
Research Common Painkiller Not Effective for Traumatic Nerve Injury By Mark Michaud Sep. 24, 2018 A new study out today in the Journal of Neurology finds that pregabalin is not effective in controlling the chronic pain that sometimes develops following traumatic nerve injury. The results of the ...
Education Picking Peas to Patient Care By Patrick Broadwater Sep. 18, 2018 In early 1952, three nursing students from the University of Rochester were selected for an overseas trip to assist Europe with its massive post-war rehabilitation. Sponsored by the National Student ...
Patient Care Harbor House Home-Away-From-Home Benefit is Sept. 29 By Leslie White Sep. 18, 2018 Rochester’s home-away-from-home for seriously ill patients will get a boost from the community during the “And the Beat Goes On…” benefit dinner for Harbor House of Rochester.
Patient Care Integrative Oncology and Wellness Center Opens at Wilmot Cancer Institute’s Pluta Cancer Center By Lydia Fernandez Sep. 13, 2018 The new Pluta Integrative Oncology & Wellness Center is the first program of its kind in the region. It is designed to help patients incorporate complementary therapies and lifestyle modifications ...
Research URMC Researchers Aim to Reduce Disparities in Pediatric Asthma Care By URMC Communications Sep. 13, 2018 In the hopes of combating asthma care disparities, researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) are launching a new, $3.6 million study in partnership with the Rochester City ...
Research Researchers Harness Virtual Reality, Motion Capture to Study Neurological Disorders By Mark Michaud Sep. 5, 2018 Neuroscientists at the University of Rochester Medical Center have a powerful new state-of-the-art tool at their disposal to study diseases like Autism, Alzheimer’s, and traumatic brain injury. The ...
Research Researchers Harness Virtual Reality, Motion Capture to Study Neurological Disorders By Mark Michaud Sep. 5, 2018 Neuroscientists at URMC have a powerful new tool at their disposal to study diseases like Autism, Alzheimer's, and traumatic brain injury.
Research Drug Shows Promise in Slowing Multiple Sclerosis By Mark Michaud Sep. 5, 2018 Research appearing in the New England Journal of Medicine could herald a new treatment approach for individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS) if confirmed in future studies. The results of a clinical ...
