Alzheimer’s Disease: No Stone Unturned By URochester Medicine Communications Oct. 25, 2017 New research initiative will seek to deepen our understanding of the causes and mechanisms of Alzheimer’s, what can be done to diagnose this complex disease earlier, and identify new strategies to ...
Research Birbeck Honored for Work Combating Malaria in Africa By URochester Medicine Communications Oct. 25, 2017 University of Rochester Medical Center neurologist Gretchen L. Birbeck, M.D., M.P.H., has been recognized by the American Neurological Association (ANA) with one of its 2017 scientific awards for her ...
Patient Care Surveillance Officer Maria Gaitán Recognized for Infection Prevention Role By Karin Gaffney Christensen Oct. 24, 2017 Gaitán, health project coordinator for the Center for Community Health’s Emerging Infections Program, received the “Outstanding Contribution to Infection Prevention” award by the Rochester Finger ...
Patient Care Roasted Cauliflower Curry Soup By Ruth Harper-Rhode Oct. 24, 2017 Cauliflower and curry pair well together in many dishes. Enjoy a bowl of this on a cool fall day.
Education Health and Technology: Meeting People Where They Are By URochester Medicine Communications Oct. 24, 2017 The Center for Health + Technology will tap into new technologies – such as smartphones, wearable sensors, remote monitoring, and virtual house calls – to both improve care and research for patients ...
People UR’s Seymour Schwartz, Surgery Icon, Honored on National Stage By Leslie Orr Oct. 24, 2017 Fifty years ago when Seymour I. Schwartz, M.D., finished writing the first-edition manuscript of a textbook that’s known as the “surgeon’s Bible,” there were no CT scans, no biomarkers, and the most ...
Patient Care URMC Providers Join Forces for Relief Efforts in Puerto Rico By Karin Gaffney Christensen Oct. 23, 2017 Eleven providers left Oct. 24 for Puerto Rico, deploying as part of a larger Healthcare Association of New York State (HANYS) team that will spend two weeks on the hurricane-ravaged island that is ...
Patient Care UR Medicine Uses ‘Bionic Eye’ to Restore Some Vision to Blind Syracuse Woman By Leslie White Oct. 23, 2017 A 71-year-old woman blinded by an inherited disease recently thrilled University of Rochester doctors by reaching out and grabbing her ophthalmologist’s hand after receiving a “bionic eye.” The ...
Patient Care Homemade Granola By Ruth Harper-Rhode Oct. 20, 2017 Make a batch of this versatile cereal to get you through the week. It makes a great topping for fresh fruit and yogurt, as well as a delicious cereal served with your favorite milk.
Research FDA Approves Landmark Cancer Therapy; Wilmot Among First to Offer It By Leslie Orr Oct. 20, 2017 UR Medicine’s Wilmot Cancer Institute will be among the first sites in the world to offer CAR T-cell therapy —a new type of immunotherapy—to adults with aggressive lymphoma. The engineered gene ...
