Research URMC's Van Orden Recognized by American Association of Suicidology By Karin Gaffney Christensen Feb. 25, 2019 Kimberly A. Van Orden, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Rochester Medical Center, will be honored with the Shneidman Award by the American Association ...
Research Grant Marks Two Decades of NIH Support for Muscular Dystrophy Research By Mark Michaud Feb. 25, 2019 The University of Rochester Medical Center has received $8 million from the National Institutes of Health to support pioneering research on muscular dystrophy. The grant, which is a renewal of URMC’s ...
Patient Care Strong Memorial Ranked Among Top Centers for Heart Pumps, Survival By Leslie White Feb. 20, 2019 Frank Rosinski’s heart stopped three times and doctors were able to revive him. Doctors immediately transferred the Greece man to Strong Memorial Hospital for heart failure care by Upstate New York’s ...
Patient Care Strong Memorial Hospital Earns Blue Distinction Specialty Care Designation for Cellular Immunotherapy – CAR-T By Lydia Fernandez Feb. 8, 2019 Excellus BlueCross BlueShield recognizes Strong Memorial Hospital as one of the first hospitals to receive a designation under the new Blue Distinction® Centers for Cellular Immunotherapy – CAR-T ...
Patient Care UR, China Announce Creation of Suicide Prevention Center in Shenzhen By Karin Gaffney Christensen Feb. 4, 2019 The University of Rochester and Shenzhen Kangning Hospital in China will collaborate to develop the Shenzhen-Rochester Collaborating Center for the Study and Prevention of Suicide.
Patient Care New Study: Metastatic Breast Cancer and a Decade of Survivorship By Leslie Orr Feb. 4, 2019 Researchers were pleased to discover that some women with metastatic breast cancer were still alive 10 years after being treated with radiotherapy to the sites where their cancer had spread. The ...
Research ABCD Study Completes Enrollment, Already Making Impact on Community By Samantha Jean Jan. 29, 2019 More than 300 Rochester-area children are participating in the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC). The federally funded project ...
Patient Care Rochester, Syracuse Health Systems Form Venture to Focus on Population Health By Chip Partner Jan. 24, 2019 Extending prior strategic partnerships, and following more than 18 months of development work, leaders of St. Joseph’s Health in Syracuse, N.Y., and the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) ...
Research Breastmilk Sugars Differ in Pregnant Women on Probiotics By URochester Medicine Communications Jan. 22, 2019 The complex sugars found in human breastmilk, long believed to be fixed in their composition, may change in women who are taking probiotics.
Research Growing Number of Nurse Practitioners Providing Primary Care Offsetting Physician Shortages in Underserved Communities By Patrick Broadwater Jan. 14, 2019 A growing number of nurse practitioners are providing primary care in low-income and rural areas where physician supply is low, according to findings from a study led by University of Rochester ...
