Research Rochester Study: Age a Big Factor in Prostate Cancer Deaths By Leslie Orr Oct. 18, 2011 Contrary to common belief, men age 75 and older are diagnosed with late-stage and more aggressive prostate cancer and thus die from the disease more often than younger men, according to a University ...
Research Nursing Home Hospitalizations Often Driven by Payer Status By Mark Michaud Oct. 2, 2011 The decision by nursing homes whether or not to treat an ill resident on-site or send them to a hospital are often linked to that person’s insurance status. A new study out this month shows that on ...
Patient Care The Highlands at Pittsford Breaks Ground on Major Expansion By Lori Barrette Sep. 28, 2011 The Highlands at Pittsford, a senior living community affiliated with the University of Rochester, on Wednesday, Oct. 5, will celebrate the ground-breaking for a $4.8 million expansion, the highlight ...
Patient Care Wine Tasting, Auction to Benefit Residents of The Living Center By Lori Barrette Sep. 1, 2011 The Living Center at The Highlands at Pittsford will host its fourth annual Wine Tasting and Silent Auction at 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 30, on the campus of the senior living community.
Research School of Medicine and Dentistry Names New Associate Deans By URochester Medicine Communications Jul. 7, 2011 Mark B. Taubman, M.D., dean of the University of Rochester School of Medicine, has appointed new associate deans for faculty development and for academic affairs.
Patient Care Clark Joins Medical Center’s Internal Medicine Team By Leslie White Jun. 21, 2011 The University of Rochester Medical Center’s Department of Medicine welcomes Nancy S. Clark, M.D., to the Division of General Medicine and faculty-resident practice.
Patient Care URMC-Affiliated Nursing Home’s Administrator Wins State Recognition By Lori Barrette Jun. 20, 2011 Marvell Adams, administrator for The Living Center at The Highlands at Pittsford, will receive the 2011 Thomas Clarke Memorial Award from the New York Association of Homes and Services for the Aging ...
Patient Care URMC Geriatrician Appointed to Medicare Payment Advisory Commission By Lori Barrette Jun. 8, 2011 Geriatrician William J. Hall, M.D., has been named to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) by Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States and head of the U.S. Government ...
Research Perfect Storm: Cancer, Aging, and Too Few Data By Leslie Orr Jun. 2, 2011 When an 80-year-old gets cancer, the conventional thinking has been that treatment in most cases would be too risky. A group of geriatric oncologists is pushing a new, national agenda, however, that ...
Education Doctor Who Wrote Syllabus on Cancer in Elderly Shares Personal Side to Data By Leslie Orr Jun. 2, 2011 When John Bennett, M.D., gives the B.J. Kennedy Lecture at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) on June 5th -- titled “Cancer and the Older Patient: Let’s Waltz Together” -- he will ...
