Education Health Care Hero By Ivy Burruto Feb. 16, 2021 Jose Perpignan ’16N waited in front of his computer for an interview to begin one October morning, completely unaware he was moments away from receiving a life-changing amount of money. On live TV.
Patient Care Man with Rare Condition Has 21 Baby Teeth Removed By Karen Black Feb. 12, 2021 Eastman Institute for Oral Health specialists transformed the smile of a man with Ectodermal Dysplasia, a complex disorder that affects one in 10,000 people. Over 18 months, EIOH specialists ...
Patient Care Unconventional Union For Officers Provides Hope For New Beats By Leslie White Feb. 12, 2021 Buffalo Police Detective Jim Kaska and Police Capt. Melinda Jones exchanged vows in an intensive care unit at Strong Memorial Hospital, where Kaska is awaiting a new heart, and a second chance at ...
Patient Care URMC Announces Plan to End Executive Health, Special Patient Services Programs By Chip Partner Feb. 11, 2021 In moves intended to strengthen equity in the delivery of care, URMC will immediately discontinue special patient services and phase out its Executive Health Program by June 30, officials announced ...
Research Neuroscience alumni among 1,000 inspiring Black scientists in America By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Feb. 10, 2021 Nathan A. Smith, Ph.D. (’13) and Monique Mendes, Ph.D. (’20) were named two of the 1,000 inspiring Black scientists in America in Cell Mentor.
Research Lynne Maquat Awarded 2021 Wolf Prize in Medicine By Emily Boynton Feb. 9, 2021 The director of the Center for RNA Biology received the prestigious international honor for discoveries in RNA biology that have the potential to improve human lives.
Research Can Mother’s Milk Help Fight COVID? New Evidence Suggests ‘Yes’ By Scott Hesel Feb. 8, 2021 A study conducted by researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center indicates that breastfeeding women with COVID-19 do not transmit the SARS-CoV-2 virus through their milk.
Patient Care Megan Reynolds: Change Agent By Ivy Burruto Feb. 8, 2021 From an early age, Megan Reynolds ’19N has had a passion for helping people. Her path eventually led her to Mexico to provide health care at a refugee camp.
Research New Research Sheds Light on Vision Loss in Batten Disease By Mark Michaud Feb. 5, 2021 Progressive vision loss, and eventually blindness, are the hallmarks of juvenile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis (JNCL) or CLN3-Batten disease. New research shows how the mutation associated with the ...
Research Brain changed by caffeine in utero, study finds By URochester Medicine Communications Feb. 4, 2021 New research from ABCD study finds caffeine consumed during pregnancy can change important brain pathways that could lead to behavioral problems later in life.
