Research Depressed Patients More Likely to be Prescribed Opioids By Mark Michaud Jun. 20, 2017 A new study shows that patients with low back pain who were depressed were more likely to be prescribed opioids and receive higher doses. Understanding these prescribing patterns sheds new light on ...
Patient Care Neurologist David Wang Stepping Down After Four Decades By Mark Michaud Jun. 20, 2017 Neurologist David Wang, M.D. will retire after more than 40 years on the University of Rochester faculty. Wang, who will retire effective June 30th, 2017, is responsible for helping establish the ...
Patient Care From Cashews to the Genome: Takeaways from Major Cancer Meeting By Leslie Orr Jun. 13, 2017 The value of eating nuts, the potential of immunotherapy, and the arrival of new precision treatment cocktails were among the many things that Wilmot doctors learned while recently attending the ...
EIOH Centennial a Success By URMC Communications Jun. 12, 2017 About 700 people from 25 countries and the same number of states heard from experts and specialists this weekend as Eastman Institute for Oral Health marked its 100th anniversary by hosting a ...
Research Psychiatry Chair Hochang (Ben) Lee, M.D., Joins URMC From Yale By Christine Roth Jun. 8, 2017 URMC has recruited Yale School of Medicine associate professor of Psychiatry Hochang Benjamin (Ben) Lee, M.D., as the new John Romano Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychiatry. He will ...
Research Infants Born Preterm May Lack Key Lung Cells Later In Life By URMC Communications Jun. 8, 2017 Mice born into an oxygen-rich environment respond worse to the flu once fully grown due to an absence of certain lung cells, a discovery that provides a potential explanation for preterm infants’ ...
Research Grant Helps Build Understanding of Environmental Health with Hands-on Science Kits By URMC Communications Jun. 6, 2017 Environmental health science kits developed by Science Take-Out, a URMC start-up company, will get a makeover with support from a new Small Business Technology Transfer grant. The kits will be ...
Dr. Sharon Elad Honored By URMC Communications Jun. 6, 2017 Dr. Sharon Elad, chair, Eastman Institute for Oral Health’s Oral Medicine Department, was recognized recently as an Honorary Diplomate by the American Board of Oral Medicine (ABOM) during the annual ...
Community Stroll for Strong Kids Supports Children’s Hospital for 21st Straight Year By URMC Communications Jun. 3, 2017 Golisano Children’s Hospital will hold its 21st annual Stroll for Strong Kids and 5K Run on Saturday, June 3, 2017 at Genesee Valley Park.
Patient Care Wilmot’s Rising Stars, Veterans, Bring Know-how to Oncology Peers By Leslie Orr May. 31, 2017 Two junior researchers at the Wilmot Cancer Institute —a post-doctoral associate and a fellow—each won merit awards from the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) and will be among the ...
