Research Growing Number of Nurse Practitioners Providing Primary Care Offsetting Physician Shortages in Underserved Communities By Patrick Broadwater Jan. 14, 2019 A growing number of nurse practitioners are providing primary care in low-income and rural areas where physician supply is low, according to findings from a study led by University of Rochester ...
Patient Care 6 Simple Steps to a Healthier You By Lori Barrette Dec. 31, 2018 A new year brings a fresh start, when many of us vow to make changes for the better. Unfortunately, those promises are often forgotten by February. UR Medicine Primary Care’s Dr. Lou Papa shares ...
Research For Chronic Leukemia Patients, the News Just Got Even Better By Leslie Orr Nov. 28, 2018 Several chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) patients at the Wilmot Cancer Institute took part in two groundbreaking, nationwide phase 3 studies that are changing the way doctors treat the disease. The ...
Patient Care Grand Island Man Has Plenty of Reasons to be Grateful By Leslie White Nov. 20, 2018 A year ago, Neil Wolfe’s heart was three times the size that it should be. He had no idea it was one of the reasons he needed to buy new shirts, twice. That didn’t bother him as much as a lingering ...
Patient Care An Officer and an Organ Donor By Karin Gaffney Christensen Nov. 13, 2018 Lieutenant Dan Schermerhorn Jr. works the day shift. Peace Officer Paul Wlosinski works nights. The two University of Rochester Department of Public Safety colleagues are forever connected by an act ...
Research Paving the Way with a Preceptorship By URMC Communications Nov. 8, 2018 Moustafa Youssef always knew he wanted to be a doctor. As a young child, he listened wide eyed to his father’s stories of being a physician and the rewards of helping so many people.
Patient Care UR Medicine Heart & Vascular Opens at Eastside Family YMCA By Leslie White Oct. 30, 2018 UR Medicine has opened a new cardiology practice in the Eastside Family YMCA, expanding access to wellness programs and clinical services within YMCA of Greater Rochester. The new site brings the ...
Research New Research Initiative to Focus on Cerebrovascular Diseases By Mark Michaud Oct. 29, 2018 A multidisciplinary group of clinical and bench researchers has been formed at the University of Rochester Medical Center to study cerebrovascular disease. The Cerebrovascular and Neurocognitive ...
Patient Care Strong Memorial Cardiology Team Helps Expand Use of Next-Gen Heart Pumps By Leslie White Oct. 24, 2018 UR Medicine Heart and Vascular is celebrating its valuable contributions to securing approval of the latest high-tech pump for the growing population of people facing heart failure. Last week, the ...
Patient Care Harbor House Home-Away-From-Home Benefit is Sept. 29 By Leslie White Sep. 18, 2018 Rochester’s home-away-from-home for seriously ill patients will get a boost from the community during the “And the Beat Goes On…” benefit dinner for Harbor House of Rochester.
