Patient Care URMC Announces Strategic Partnership with Auburn Community Hospital, St. Joseph’s Health By Karin Gaffney Christensen Dec. 14, 2017 The agreement is designed to improve community health and quality of care for Auburn-area residents by sharing information and resources across the three systems.
Patient Care Entrepreneurs Fund Cardiac Surgery Professorship at University of Rochester By Leslie White Nov. 30, 2017 The University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry has received a $2 million gift from Jude S. Sauer, M.D. and his family to establish a distinguished professorship to be held by the chief ...
Research School of Nursing Professor Recognized by American Heart Association By Reagan McNameeKing Nov. 29, 2017 Only 25 percent of patients who suffer cardiac arrest while hospitalized survive to hospital discharge. It’s a daunting statistic, but Mina Attin, Ph.D., R.N., an assistant professor at the ...
Patient Care Blood Pressure Stats: Why Your Numbers Count By Lori Barrette Nov. 21, 2017 About half of all Americans have above-normal blood pressure, whether they know it or not. This quiet, pervasive condition can have a devastating effect on our bodies. UR Medicine cardiologist Dr. ...
Research Congenital heart disease genes found in children with autism and other conditions By URochester Medicine Communications Nov. 15, 2017 Mutated genes present in many patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) are also often found in patients with autism and certain respiratory disorders, according to an extensive analysis of genes ...
Patient Care A Day for Quitters: Great American Smokeout By Lori Barrette Nov. 13, 2017 Quit smoking—even for one day—and you will take an important step toward a healthier life, one that can reduce your risk for cancer as well as cardiovascular and respiratory diseases. The American ...
Research URMC Cardiologist Receives High Honor from American Heart Association By Emily Boynton Nov. 12, 2017 University of Rochester Medical Center cardiologist Arthur J. Moss, M.D., whose research on cardiac arrhythmias has saved countless lives and changed the treatment of heart disease worldwide, was ...
Patient Care Genesee Vascular Lab Joins UR Medicine Heart & Vascular By Leslie White Nov. 9, 2017 UR Medicine has acquired Genesee Vascular Lab expanding its Heart and Vascular expertise, care and locations. Vascular surgeon Thomas Penn, M.D., who formed the practice in 1977, will continue to ...
Patient Care Erie County Woman Running Again After Heart, Lung Failure By Leslie White Oct. 30, 2017 Jennifer Bardrof was the picture of health: a young mother of two, schoolteacher and avid runner. Yet when she experienced flu-like symptoms, no one expected it would lead to heart and lung failure ...
Patient Care 3 Food Fixes for Lower Cholesterol By Lori Barrette Sep. 19, 2017 Food choices are an important part of a healthy diet and may have a direct influence on certain health measures, such as your cholesterol level. UR Medicine Registered Dietitian April Miller shares ...
