Patient Care Leading National Organization Honors Quill with Lifetime Achievement Award By Lori Barrette Mar. 15, 2018 The American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine presented Timothy E. Quill, M.D., with its highest honor, the Lifetime Achievement Award, today at its Annual Assembly in Boston. An ...
People Karen Davis Tapped as Chief Nursing Executive By Patrick Broadwater Mar. 14, 2018 Karen K. Davis, PhD, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, a nursing leader with 30 years of experience at Johns Hopkins Health System, has been selected as Associate Vice President and Chief Nursing Executive (CNE) with ...
Research Biological Sex Tweaks Nervous System Networks, Plays Role in Shaping Behavior By Mark Michaud Mar. 7, 2018 New research published today in the journal Current Biology demonstrates how biological sex can modify communication between nerve cells and generate different responses in males and females to the ...
Research Inaugural Wilmot Distinguished Professor, Director of Translational Research to Join Wilmot Cancer Institute By Lydia Fernandez Mar. 7, 2018 Paula M. Vertino, Ph.D., will focus on building collaboration among scientists and clinicians to advance laboratory discoveries into technologies or treatments in the clinic.
Patient Care Looking to RNA for Answers By Lydia Fernandez Mar. 6, 2018 Wilmot scientists are studying how this versatile molecule may lead to new cancer treatments.
Patient Care After brain cancer surgery, patient feels superhero connection By Lydia Fernandez Mar. 5, 2018 Many young men would love to be Wolverine. For one brain cancer patient, it became an inspiration to be strong and to help others.
People Elizabeth R. McAnarney, M.D., Named Distinguished University Professor By URMC Communications Mar. 5, 2018 Elizabeth R. “Lissa” McAnarney, M.D., Professor and Chair Emerita of the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC), has been named a Distinguished University ...
Patient Care Hitting the Target on CML Becomes 'Gift of Grace' By Lydia Fernandez Mar. 2, 2018 In the span of a few months back in 1997, when Minette Beabes was 31 years old, she experienced the true highs and lows of life. The high was the birth of her son. Three months later came the low — a ...
Research URMC Investigating New Parkinson's Drug By Mark Michaud Feb. 27, 2018 The University of Rochester Medical Center Clinical Trials Coordination Center (CTCC) has been tapped to help lead a clinical trial for a potential new treatment for Parkinson’s disease. The study ...
Oral Health Suffers Among Alzheimer's Patients' Caregivers By URMC Communications Feb. 26, 2018 An initial survey shows that oral health suffers among people who care for friends or loved ones with Alzheimer's Disease.