Research Local Health Systems Collaborate on Pilot Program to Prevent, Treat Stroke By Leslie White Mar. 15, 2012 Rochester’s three health systems are collaborating to improve stroke care through creation of the Stroke Treatment Alliance of Rochester (STAR), funded by an $800,000 grant from the Greater Rochester ...
Research Report Highlights Understudied, Unwelcome Side of Cancer Treatment By Leslie Orr Mar. 6, 2012 The number of cancer survivors in the United States has tripled since 1971 and yet gains in survival have come at the price of second malignancies and cardiovascular disease, according to a ...
Research Study: Early Surgery Controls Seizures, Improves Quality of Life By Mark Michaud Mar. 6, 2012 A new study out today in the Journal of the American Medical Association finds that the vast majority of patients with previously uncontrolled temporal lobe epilepsy who underwent surgical ...
Patient Care Free Heart Screenings Feb. 13 at Strong Memorial Hospital By Leslie White Feb. 1, 2012 University of Rochester Medical Center cardiologists will offer free blood pressure and oxygenation screenings, which are key indicators of heart disease, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday, Feb. 13, at ...
Patient Care 99-year-old Woman Regains Mobility Following Spinal Procedures By Leslie White Dec. 21, 2011 A 99-year-old woman has returned to her daily routine after doctors repaired three separate compression fractures in her spine three times in a month. Specialists at the University of Rochester ...
Research URMC Department of Surgery Boasts Five New Faculty By URMC Communications Sep. 26, 2011 Last month, the University of Medical Center’s Department of Surgery continued its brisk growth, adding four highly-skilled surgeons and an education/simulation training expert to its faculty.
Research $10 Million Gift from Philip Saunders Advances URMC’s Neuromuscular Program, Other Initiatives By URMC Communications Apr. 3, 2011 Philip Saunders, a Rochester businessman and a major supporter of the neuromuscular disease program at the University of Rochester Medical Center, has donated an additional $10 million – one of the ...
Patient Care Cardiologists Set Valentine’s Day Heart Screening at Strong Memorial Hospital By Leslie White Jan. 27, 2011 University of Rochester Medical Center cardiologists will offer free heart disease screenings from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday, Feb. 14, at Strong Memorial Hospital Lobby. This is part of the Medical ...
Research Lack of Vitamin D: More Evidence Connected to Breast, Colon Cancer By Leslie Orr Oct. 20, 2010 Two new vitamin D studies from the University of Rochester Medical Center suggest intriguing ties between a deficiency of D and breast and colon cancer, particularly among African Americans.
Patient Care AHA Lauds URMC Cardiovascular, Heart Failure, Stroke Programs By Karin Gaffney Christensen Jul. 13, 2010 The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association has once again honored Strong Memorial Hospital of the University of Rochester Medical Center with a Triple Performance Achievement Award ...
