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  • The University of Rochester Medical Center cardiac transplant team has replaced a 49-year-old man's heart with a total artificial heart, introducing a new, life-sustaining treatment option for the most critically ill patients with end-stage heart failure.
  • At first glance, it is apparent that the new Golisano Children's Hospital at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) is designed around the common theme of supporting our patients – and their families. The most exciting features of the new building are the many spaces planned for gathering, playing, resting and finding respite.
  • The brain scans of high school football and hockey players showed subtle injury -- even if they did not suffer a concussion -- after taking routine hits to the head during the normal course of play, according to a University of Rochester Medical Center study.
  • A minimally invasive 'bellybutton' surgery technique already used to remove smaller organs like the gallbladder and appendix has now been adapted to allow URMC surgeons to excise much larger organs – like the colon, which in many adults measures almost five feet long.
  • Ralph 'Rusty' Lawrence looks out a window at Strong Memorial Hospital and thinks about running through autumn leaves with his young sons without having to catch his breath after a few short minutes. His failing heart has prevented him from rough-housing with the boys.

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Meningitis Scare Brings Healthy Kid to Brink »
May 17, 2012

Nathan VanDeVoorde's parents will never forget the image of their son hooked up to a ventilator in a medically induced coma due to meningitis. But they also won't ever forget the hospital that saved his life. Nathan is one of five children chosen as the hospital's 2012 Miracle Kids who represent 74,000 children...

Beautiful, Bubbly Toddler with Down Syndrome Faces Cancer Head-on »
May 16, 2012

Arieona Beasley spent seven months fighting acute myeloid leukemia (AML) at Golisano Children's Hospital. Her bubbly personality earned her the nickname "Mayor of the Fourth Floor." She is one of five children chosen as the hospital's 2012 Miracle Kids who represent 74,000 children treated here every year.

Alzheimer’s Gene Causes Brain’s Blood Vessels to Leak, Die »
May 16, 2012

A well-known genetic risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease triggers a cascade of signaling that ultimately results in leaky blood vessels in the brain, allowing toxic substances to pour into brain tissue in large amounts, report scientists from the University of Rochester Medical Center today in the journal Nature.

Beijing Olympics Provides Rare Window into Air Pollution’s Effect on Health »
May 15, 2012

A team of researchers has taken advantage of the unique circumstances surrounding the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China to examine the link between air pollution and health. The result of their study, published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association, shows a direct correlation between pollution levels and specific physiological changes...

Heart Transplant Survivor Highlights Harbor House Benefit Dinner June 9 »
May 15, 2012

Ginger Zimmerman will share her inspiring story of life after a heart transplant at the Harbor House benefit dinner, “And the Beat Goes On…,” Saturday, June 9, at the Doubletree Hotel in Henrietta. The sixth annual event begins at 6 p.m.

URMC to Host Free Skin Cancer Screening »
May 15, 2012

The University of Rochester Medical Center department of Dermatology is co-sponsoring a free Skin Cancer screening Saturday, May 19, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The screening, jointly sponsored with the Rochester Dermatologic Society and the American Academy of Dermatology, will be held in the Dermatology Suite, located on the second floor of...