Research Breathlessness Eased in Patients with Rare, Often Fatal Disease By URMC Communications Dec. 17, 2009 Patients with a rare, deadly disease that mostly affects young women felt a dramatic reduction in breathlessness using an approved drug, according to study results published online today in the ...
Community Rochester Recognized by EPA for Lead Abatement Efforts By Mark Michaud Dec. 14, 2009 A partnership including the University of Rochester has been recognized for its efforts to reduce childhood lead poisoning in Monroe County. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today ...
Education URMC, Time Warner Cable Sponsor Video Contest for High School Science Students By URMC Communications Nov. 22, 2009 To spark students’ interest in the study of biomedical science and encourage future generations of researchers, the University of Rochester Medical Center’s (URMC) Life Science Learning Center (LSLC) ...
Research School of Medicine Wins Funds for New Cardiovascular Program By URMC Communications Nov. 17, 2009 The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) has awarded the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry $700,000 to support a new program to train graduate students for a biomedical ...
Research Researchers Study Whether Psychosocial Interventions Ease Psoriasis By URMC Communications Nov. 10, 2009 The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine has awarded University of Rochester Medical Center researchers $2.5 million to investigate the impact of psychological interventions on ...
Patient Care Expert on Palliative Care to Be Honored By URMC Communications Nov. 10, 2009 A Rochester physician is being honored by the leading national organization in palliative care and has been elected to a leadership post within the organization. Timothy E. Quill, M.D., director of ...
Patient Care New York State’s Experts on Caring for the Aging to Address Care-Giving in a Challenging Economy By Lori Barrette Oct. 13, 2009 Caring for the aging in a challenging economic environment will be a focus as more than 250 health care professionals gather October 15 to 17 at the Hyatt Regency Rochester for the 37th annual ...
Research CDC Funds Pioneering Weight Loss Research in Deaf Community By Leslie Orr Oct. 7, 2009 The University of Rochester Medical Center and its partners in the deaf community are setting out to tackle a common problem – obesity – by using a unique approach.
Patient Care Rochester Native Joins Department of Neurosurgery By Germaine Reinhardt Sep. 28, 2009 Former Penfield resident Andrew M. Wensel, M.D., has joined the University of Rochester Medical Center as an assistant professor of Neurosurgery, expanding the faculty ranks of the department to 11.
Research Survey Finds Lack of Awareness of Local Fish Health Advisories By Mark Michaud Sep. 27, 2009 A pilot study indicates that a substantial portion of people who eat fish caught in the region’s rivers and lakes – including Lake Ontario – are not aware of state health advisories which warn ...
