Patient Care URMC Collecting Personal Items to Help Hurricane-Ravaged Puerto Rico Residents By Leslie White Sep. 26, 2017 University of Rochester Medical Center is joining a community effort to collect personal items for residents of Puerto Rico who are struggling to recover from the damaging winds and rain of Hurricane ...
Research URMC Joins Landmark Brain Development Study By Mark Michaud Sep. 25, 2017 The University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) is participating in what is being characterized as the largest long-term study of brain development and child health. The study will follow the ...
Patient Care Energy Bites By Ruth Harper-Rhode Sep. 25, 2017 These nutrient dense bites are the perfect grab and go snack, or can be used to top fruit- based desserts.
Research URMC Selected to Join National Food Allergy Research Network By Jessica O'Leary Sep. 22, 2017 The University of Rochester Medical Center has been selected to join the Food Allergy Research & Education Clinical Network, a national group of research institutions working to accelerate the ...
Research spotlight: When it comes to blood tranfusions, less is more By URMC Communications Sep. 22, 2017 Approximately 36,000 pints of blood are used in transfusions every single day in the United States, saving the lives of countless patients who have endured trauma, surgery, or illness. But in recent ...
Patient Care 8 Transplants in 10 days for Solid Organ Transplant By Karin Gaffney Christensen Sep. 21, 2017 The cases consisted of five kidney transplants, one pancreas transplant, and two liver transplants. Patients hail from Monroe County, Buffalo, Utica and Elmira.
Research Patrick Brophy Named Chair of Pediatrics at University of Rochester Medical Center By URMC Communications Sep. 19, 2017 Patrick Brophy, M.D., MHCDS, who currently serves as Director of Pediatric Nephrology at University of Iowa Health Care, has been named the next William H. Eilinger Professor and Chair of the ...
Patient Care 3 Food Fixes for Lower Cholesterol By Lori Barrette Sep. 19, 2017 Food choices are an important part of a healthy diet and may have a direct influence on certain health measures, such as your cholesterol level. UR Medicine Registered Dietitian April Miller shares ...
Patient Care Diverse Team Makes Special Delivery in Strong Memorial’s Heart Center By Leslie White Sep. 18, 2017 Strong Memorial Hospital’s Cardiac Catheterization Lab is an unusual place for the birth of a child, but for Jessica Driffill, it was the right place.
Patient Care Lymphoma: Targeting treatment for special populations By Lydia Fernandez Sep. 15, 2017 Patrick Reagan, M.D., is working with Wilmot's Geriatric Oncology team, to develop a targeted approach for treating older adults with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.