Patient Care UR Medicine Cardiac Surgeons Perform 200th Heart Transplant By Leslie White Sep. 20, 2016 Cardiac surgeons at UR Medicine’s Strong Memorial Hospital recently performed a 200th heart transplant surgery, providing a 48-year-old father a second chance on life. Reaching this milestone is a ...
Research DOD Grant Explores New Drugs to Thwart Impact of Trauma, Stroke, and Cardiac Arrest By Mark Michaud Sep. 7, 2016 A $2.3 million Department of Defense grant will help neuroscientists develop new treatments for the emergency room and the battlefield. The research will focus on the development of new therapies ...
Patient Care Organ Donation Highlights Benefit for Harbor House Sept. 10 By Leslie White Aug. 11, 2016 The 10th annual “And the Beat Goes On…,” benefit dinner for Rochester’s Harbor House will be held at 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10, at the Doubletree by Hilton in Henrietta. Harbor House is a ...
Community Sept. 8 Junior Builders’ Golf Tournament Benefits Mary Parkes Asthma Center By Leslie White Aug. 8, 2016 The Rochester Junior Builders’ Exchange hosts its 21st annual golf tournament to benefit UR Medicine’s Mary Parkes Center for Asthma, Allergy and Pulmonary Care on Thursday, Sept. 8, at Victor Hills ...
Patient Care Strong Memorial Hospital Specialties Rank in U.S. News & World Report’s ‘Nation’s Best’ By Barbara Ficarra Aug. 2, 2016 Two Strong Memorial Hospital specialty programs have been ranked among the top 50 in the nation for 2016-17 by U.S. News & World Report.
Research The Heart-Brain Connection: The Link Between LQTS and Seizures By Susanne Pallo Jul. 28, 2016 Patients carrying certain mutations that cause Long QT Syndrome, a rare cardiac rhythm disorder, have an increased risk for developing seizures and have more severe cardiac symptoms, according to a ...
Patient Care UR Medicine Earns National Accreditation for Pulmonary Hypertension Care By Leslie White Jul. 20, 2016 UR Medicine received accreditation as a Comprehensive Care Center from the Pulmonary Hypertension Association in recognition of excellence in diagnosis, research and clinical care for this complex ...
Patient Care Two Large Gifts Support Second Phase of Children’s Hospital Construction By URochester Medicine Communications Jun. 9, 2016 Golisano Children’s Hospital has received its two largest gifts in support of Phase II construction on the new hospital building, which will help bring the hospital to the forefront of pediatric ...
Patient Care Salt Savvy: What is in Your Food? By Lori Barrette Jun. 7, 2016 If you’re quick to add a dash of salt to your plate, you could be increasing your risk of heart disease. UR Medicine Cardiologist Dr. John Bisognano says new FDA-proposed guidelines may help people ...
Patient Care UR Medicine Cardiologists First in Region to Use Device to Reduce Stroke Risk By Leslie White Jun. 7, 2016 UR Medicine’s Strong Memorial Hospital is first in the Rochester area to offer people a new minimally invasive therapy for atrial fibrillation, a common heart rhythm disorder, to prevent strokes.
