Patient Care Kicking leukemia gives teen a better sense of self By URMC Communications May. 10, 2011 A 15-year-old Byron teen, Katelin Ivison, learned that she had acute myeloid leukemia on her 14th birthday last January. After intensive treatment and a bone marrow transplant, Kaytee is cancer-free. ...
Community CAREing in Court Project Connects Families to Local Resources By URMC Communications May. 9, 2011 Abigail Kroening, M.D., a third-year pediatric resident at Golisano Children’s Hospital at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC), has been at the helms of the Children’s Center project to ...
Education Rides for Life Gets a Fresh Look with New Place, New Date, New Vibes By URMC Communications May. 5, 2011 This year’s Rides for Life car show has a fresh look with a new summer date and a new location in Webster.
Smoke-exposed Children with Flu More Likely to Need ICU Care By URMC Communications May. 1, 2011 Children who are exposed to secondhand smoke are more likely to need intensive care and intubation when hospitalized with influenza, according to new research by the University of Rochester Medical ...
Patient Care Telemedicine Program Performs 10,000th Visit By URMC Communications Apr. 14, 2011 Health-e-Access has hit a huge milestone – 10,000 telemedicine visits with health care providers since the program began in May 2001 with pediatricians at the Golisano Children’s Hospital at the ...
Education Finger Lakes Kiwanis Collect Donations, One Quarter-Mile at a Time By URMC Communications Apr. 13, 2011 The Quarter Mile of Quarters fundraising event is just what it sounds like – members from the local Kiwanis clubs collect donations of quarters from shoppers at the mall, with the goal of collecting ...
Research Golisano Children’s Hospital Clinician-Researcher Wins AHA Award By URMC Communications Apr. 13, 2011 The American Heart Association named local volunteer Stephen Cook, M.D., M.P.H. “Science Advocate of the Year.” The award was presented at the association’s annual Congressional Lobby Day, in ...
Research Pre-Conception and Early Pregnancy Iron Deficiency Harms Brain By Leslie Orr Mar. 21, 2011 A mother’s iron deficiency early in pregnancy may have a profound and long-lasting effect on the brain development of the child, even if the lack of iron is not enough to cause severe anemia, ...
Education Dyson Day Examines Link between Education and Health of Children By URMC Communications Mar. 6, 2011 The 11th annual Anne E. Dyson Memorial Grand Rounds on Wednesday, March 9, will feature outspoken educator, William Cala, Ed.D., former interim superintendent of the Rochester City School District ...
Research New Book Helps Educators Build Effective Autism Programs By URMC Communications Feb. 21, 2011 Autism programs need to be as flexible as their students are different from one another. That's why University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) professor Caroline Magyar, Ph.D., wrote a book to ...
