Patient Care University Expands Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Care with Center in Greece By Leslie White Mar. 17, 2010 University of Rochester Medical Center Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation is expanding services by opening a new center for comprehensive musculoskeletal care and recovery in Greece on Monday, March 22. ...
Patient Care URMC Geriatrician Named President of National Association By Lori Barrette Mar. 16, 2010 Paul R. Katz, M.D., professor of Medicine and chief of the Division of Geriatrics and Aging at the University of Rochester Medical Center, was elected president of the American Medical Directors ...
Research As Girth Grows, Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death Shrinks By Emily Boynton Mar. 15, 2010 Obesity has long been identified as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease and heart failure. But, a new study conducted by researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center found that ...
Research Nurses’ Research Settles a Common Cancer Concern: Skin Care By Leslie Orr Mar. 15, 2010 Given the complexity of cancer treatment, skin care may seem like a small matter. However, a nurse at the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center knew that skin issues were a constant source of anxiety for ...
Education American Medical Association President to Visit URMC April 1 By URochester Medicine Communications Mar. 11, 2010 Rochester native and American Medical Association President James Rohack, M.D., will visit the University of Rochester Medical Center next month to discuss health care reform. Rohack has taken his ...
Research Students Take Center Stage at National Cardiology Conference By URochester Medicine Communications Mar. 11, 2010 More than a dozen Rochester physicians, students and scientists are heading to Atlanta this weekend for the annual meeting of the American College of Cardiology. It’s one of the premier meetings of ...
Patient Care Cuts to Eating Disorders Services Would Endanger New Yorkers, Raise Costs By URochester Medicine Communications Mar. 9, 2010 New Yorkers currently battling eating disorders as well as those at risk could soon be without the comprehensive, continuous and coordinated care that currently exists and often saves lives.
Research Physician Calls for More Rigorous Standards for Drugs Up for FDA Approval By URochester Medicine Communications Mar. 9, 2010 A hospitalist at the University of Rochester Medical Center calls for more stringent Federal guidelines governing the approval of potential new drugs, in a commentary in the March 10 issue of the ...
Research Love of Dance Leads UR Medical Student to Garth Fagan By Leslie Orr Mar. 8, 2010 University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry student Tracy L. Fuhrmann was able to complete her education by combining two passions -- dance and medicine -- in a research project that could ...
Patient Care As Hopes for Early Arthritis Detection Improve, Local Clinic Acts Fast to Save Joints By URochester Medicine Communications Mar. 7, 2010 Earlier this year, Swedish researchers suggested that a new, simple blood test might one day allow doctors to diagnose rheumatoid arthritis years before any symptoms arise. Developments like these ...
