Patient Care Make Your Holidays Merrier with Mindfulness By Lori Barrette Nov. 12, 2018 Prepping to make the holidays perfect can be a recipe for season-spoiling stress. Mindfulness expert Dr. Michael Krasner offers advice for approaching the season with intention, attention and an ...
Research Peering Into What Goes Awry in Schizophrenia By URMC Communications Oct. 26, 2018 New assistant professor David Dodell-Feder studies the processes that underlie how humans navigate the social world and how those processes go awry in people with schizophrenia.
Research Research Will Employ Data Science to Determine Suicide Risk in Elderly By Mark Michaud Oct. 24, 2018 A new research program will harness machine learning and data science to sift through tens of millions of records of U.S. nursing home and assisted living residents to identify risk factors for ...
Research “Fighting” Cancer May Detract Men from Palliative Care By Leslie Orr Jul. 9, 2018 Men with advanced cancer are 30 percent less likely than women to consider palliative care, according to a University of Rochester Medical Center study.
Patient Care Men’s Health Day Promotes Healthy Aging By Mark Michaud May. 30, 2018 UR Medicine’s 14th Annual Men’s Health Day will be held on Friday, June 8, 2018. Providers from across UR Medicine will discuss a range of important health topics that will give men the knowledge and ...
Community URMC Recognizes 3 with Satcher Community Health Awards By Karin Gaffney Christensen Apr. 24, 2018 The event featured a special grand rounds delivered by David Satcher, M.D., Ph.D, the 16th Surgeon General of the United States, for whom the awards are named.
Research NIH Study to Examine Long-Term Effects of Pregnancy on Maternal Health, Biology By Patrick Broadwater Apr. 16, 2018 Researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center are examining which metabolic changes of pregnancy may persist into the postpartum years and how this may contribute to an increased risk for ...
Patient Care Epstein Awarded American Cancer Society Clinical Research Professorship By Lydia Fernandez Apr. 10, 2018 With this award, Ronald M. Epstein, M.D., professor of Family Medicine, Psychiatry, Oncology and Medicine (Palliative Care), will continue his studies of doctor-patient communication.
Research Study Pokes Holes in Kratom’s ‘Bad Rap’ By Christine Roth Dec. 13, 2017 A recently published scientific review led by URMC associate professor of Psychiatry Marc Swogger, Ph.D., may help reduce misconceptions about the controversial plant kratom and highlight its ...
Research Peter Wyman Chosen to Co-Lead Suicide Prevention Task Force By Christine Roth Dec. 12, 2017 URMC professor Psychiatry Peter Wyman, Ph.D, was recently selected to co-chair the Governor's new Suicide Prevention Task Force, aimed at developing innovative prevention strategies, particularly for ...
