Patient Care Wilmot’s Rising Stars, Veterans, Bring Know-how to Oncology Peers By Leslie Orr May. 31, 2017 Two junior researchers at the Wilmot Cancer Institute —a post-doctoral associate and a fellow—each won merit awards from the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) and will be among the ...
Patient Care UR Medicine’s Flaum Eye Institute First in Region to Offer Procedure for Near Vision Loss By Leslie White May. 24, 2017 Flaum Eye Institute’s Scott MacRae, M.D., an international leader in LASIK vision correction, is the first in the Finger Lakes region to provide the Raindrop Near Vision Inlay, which treats ...
Research Musculoskeletal Researchers Engage Local Under-Represented Students in Science By URochester Medicine Communications May. 24, 2017 Students and faculty in the Center for Musculoskeletal Research at URMC have been teaching, and learning from, under-represented and economically disadvantaged teens in Rochester. Their new science ...
Research Chest Pain Drug Decreases Common Arrhythmias By Emily Boynton May. 11, 2017 A drug approved to treat chest pain reduces the incidence of a common arrhythmia called ventricular tachycardia in patients with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator, according to a study ...
Research Rochester Researchers Lead First Worldwide Trial to Test Defibrillators in Diabetes Patients By Emily Boynton Apr. 19, 2017 People with diabetes have a high incidence of heart problems, including sudden cardiac death. A new study will determine if a subcutaneous implantable cardiac defibrillator (S-ICD) increases survival ...
Research Retraining the Brain to See After Stroke By Susanne Pallo Apr. 12, 2017 A new study out today in Neurology, provides the first evidence that rigorous visual training restores rudimentary sight in patients who went partially blind after suffering a stroke. Patients who ...
Community URMC Recognizes 3 With Satcher Community Health Awards By Karin Gaffney Christensen Apr. 10, 2017 Three individuals were honored with the eighth annual Dr. David Satcher Community Health Improvement Awards, presented by the Center for Community Health.
Research State to Invest $320M in Biomedical Research By URochester Medicine Communications Apr. 10, 2017 The New York State 2017-18 budget includes a significant investment in research as part of Governor Andrew Cuomo’s life sciences initiative.
Education SMD Student David Bernstein Brings ‘Rochester Voice’ to AAMC Leadership Role By Christine Roth Apr. 10, 2017 As the newly elected chair of the Association of American Medical Colleges' (AAMC) Organization of Student Representatives (OSR), David Bernstein (MD’19, S’16) is tackling the biggest concerns of ...
Research FDA Approves New Eczema Drug Tested at URMC By Lori Barrette Mar. 30, 2017 People who suffer from eczema have new hope for relief with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s approval of a “game changing” medication tested at the University of Rochester Medical Center. The ...
