Patient Care Dual-Organ Transplant at Strong Memorial Hospital Saves Young Woman By Leslie White Apr. 9, 2023 A Chili mother is grateful after life-saving, dual-organ transplant surgeries following a massive effort at UR Medicine Strong Memorial Hospital. More than 250 clinical and support staff – enough to ...
Research Study Finds that Child Victims of Violence Face Long-Term Psychological Effects By Scott Hesel Apr. 6, 2023 A study of young adults who were victims of violent injuries as children found significantly higher levels of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in this group than the general population.
People Dr. Bill Calnon Honored for Distinguished Service By Karen Black Apr. 6, 2023 William R. Calnon, DDS (GPR ’79), Eastman Foundation Board president, URMC trustee, professor and past EIOH interim director, was presented with the prestigious 2023 Dr. Mark J. Feldman Distinguished ...
Research The stars in the brain may be information regulators By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Mar. 31, 2023 URMC researcher explores how astrocytes may be a key player in the brain’s ability to process external and internal information simultaneously. He argues research on these cells is necessary to ...
Research Frequent COVID Testing of Nursing Home Staff Protected Residents, Saved Lives By Mark Michaud Mar. 22, 2023 A new study in NEJM shows that nursing homes that conducted staff surveillance testing more regularly experienced significantly lower rates of COVID infections and deaths.
Patient Care Is it a Cold or an Allergy? By Lori Barrette Mar. 21, 2023 That first sneeze and sniffle prompts you to reach for a tissue. The second and third—perhaps fourth and fifth—may send you to the medicine chest for relief. But, is it a cold? Or is it a spring ...
Education Tearing with Tradition: Aspiring Doctors Learn Where They Will Train on Match Day By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Mar. 17, 2023 At noon on Friday, March 17, aspiring doctors from across the country opened envelopes. Inside, students learned which institution they will train at as residents. It was the annual Match Day ...
Research Common Dry Cleaning Chemical Linked to Parkinson’s Disease By Mark Michaud Mar. 14, 2023 An international team of neurologists makes the case that the chemical trichloroethylene (TCE), a common pollutant found in contaminated sites, is driving the global growth in Parkinson’s.
Education Dr. John Vorrasi Named Chair, EIOH Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery By Karen Black Mar. 9, 2023 John S. Vorrasi, DDS, has been named chair, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department, Eastman Institute for Oral Health. The associate professor also serves as the department’s program director for ...
Patient Care Man with LVAD Heart Pump Travels Four Hours for Each Eastman Dental Visit By Karen Black Mar. 7, 2023 Throughout Eastman Institute, faculty and residents treat patients with a wide range of complex medical issues, like Loren Vinal, who has an LVAD heart pump. He travels four hours round trip to ...
