Research URMC Joins Network Dedicated to Improving Care for Spinal Muscular Atrophy By Mark Michaud Oct. 15, 2018 The University of Rochester Medical Center has been selected as one of the first four institutions in the U.S. to participate in the SMA Care Center Network. The network is being created as new ...
Research Delving Where Few Others Have Gone, Leukemia Researchers Open New Path By Leslie Orr Oct. 15, 2018 A Wilmot Cancer Institute study uncovers how a single gene could be at fault in acute myeloid leukemia (AML), one of the deadliest cancers. The breakthrough gives researchers renewed hope that a ...
Education National Nursing Leaders to Speak at the University of Rochester School of Nursing’s 3rd Annual DNP Summit By Reagan McNameeKing Oct. 14, 2018 Leading voices in nursing education and practice will come together at the University of Rochester School of Nursing’s annual Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Summit on Friday, Oct. 26.
Patient Care Lupus Education Program Set for Oct. 27 at URMC By Leslie White Oct. 12, 2018 Lupus-related skin changes, complementary therapies and the latest research advances are the focus of a half-day education program for patients and caregivers. The event will be held 8:30 a.m. to ...
Education University of Rochester School of Nursing Repeat Winner of Excellence in Diversity Award By Patrick Broadwater Oct. 11, 2018 For the second straight year, the University of Rochester School of Nursing has been selected to receive the Health Professions Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into ...
Patient Care Taubman To Serve Another Five-Year Term as Dean of School of Medicine and Dentistry By Leslie White Oct. 9, 2018 University of Rochester President Richard Feldman has announced the appointment of Mark B. Taubman, M.D., to a new term as dean of the School of Medicine and Dentistry, effective July 1, 2019. ...
Patient Care Breast Cancer: Simple Steps May Reduce Your Risk By Lori Barrette Oct. 8, 2018 Breast cancer is the most common non-skin cancer among women. While treatments have improved significantly, prevention is always preferred. UR Medicine cancer specialist Dr. Alissa Huston shares some ...
Patient Care No Meat, Dairy, Added Sugar, or Processed Foods: Will it Help Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients? By Lydia Fernandez Oct. 8, 2018 Thomas Campbell, M.D., a worldwide bestselling author and authority on nutrition and a family physician at the University of Rochester Medical Center, is conducting an eight-week pilot study among ...
Research $2.16M Grant Funds Study of Disproportionate HIV Infection Rates Among Women of Color By Patrick Broadwater Oct. 8, 2018 Researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center have been awarded a $2.16 million grant to study disproportionately high HIV infection rates affecting women of color. Women account for 20 ...
Research UR Named National Center of Excellence for Parkinson’s Research By Mark Michaud Oct. 3, 2018 The University of Rochester has been selected as a Morris K. Udall Center of Excellence in Parkinson's Disease Research by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS). The new ...
