Research Wilmot Scientists Aim at a Genetically Lethal Strain of Leukemia By Leslie Orr Jul. 16, 2015 Researchers at UR Medicine’s Wilmot Cancer Institute have developed what they believe to be the first mouse model to investigate why a certain subset of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients responds ...
Research Study: Nursing Home Care for Minorities Improves By Mark Michaud Jul. 7, 2015 A new study of nursing homes has found that, while disparities continue to exist, the quality of care in homes with higher concentrations of racial and ethnic minority residents has improved and that ...
Research URMC Leads International Study of Heart Drug By Emily Boynton Jul. 7, 2015 Researchers are testing a new drug for patients with an inherited heart rhythm disorder called Long QT syndrome, one of the leading causes of sudden cardiac death in adults and children. The phase ...
Research UR Professor Ron Epstein Has Four Papers Ranked As ‘Landmarks’ in Medical Education By Leslie Orr Jul. 5, 2015 An article led by Ronald M. Epstein, M.D., and published in 2002 is among the top-five most widely cited medical education articles in the last century. Three other manuscripts either authored or ...
Research Wilmot Researchers Define Unique Group of High-Risk Lymphoma Patients By Leslie Orr Jun. 29, 2015 The goal for many cancer patients is to reach the five-year, disease-free mark, but new research from UR Medicine’s Wilmot Cancer Institute suggests that two years might be a more practical survival ...
People Ceremony Marks Investiture of Mark Taubman as Medical Center CEO By URochester Medicine Communications Jun. 12, 2015 Mark B. Taubman, M.D., was formally invested as the Chief Executive Officer of the University of Rochester Medical Center and UR Medicine and Senior Vice President for Health Sciences at the ...
Research Is Telemedicine a Viable Alternative to Ambulance Ride and ER Visit? By URochester Medicine Communications Jun. 11, 2015 New data suggests that telemedicine for older adults in independent and assisted living facilities decreases emergency room use and is a big hit among patients and families.
Patient Care UR Medicine, St. James Mercy Hospital to Explore Formal Affiliation By URochester Medicine Communications Jun. 10, 2015 UR Medicine and St. James Mercy Hospital in Hornell announced today their intent to explore a formal affiliation between the organizations.
Patient Care Finger Lakes Region Receives $565 Million to Transform Medicaid Healthcare Delivery By URochester Medicine Communications May. 14, 2015 New York State Department of Health announced that the Finger Lakes Performing Provider System (FLPPS) is eligible to earn up to $565,448,177 over five years to transform the way health care is ...
Research URMC Mourns Loss of Former Radiology Chair Robert O’Mara By Leslie White May. 12, 2015 Robert E. O’Mara, M.D., former chair of Radiology, as it was known then, and chief of Nuclear Medicine at the University of Rochester Medical Center, died April 26, at his home in Tucson, Ariz. He ...
