Patient Care Residents Compete in Apprentice-Style Public Service Project By URochester Medicine Communications Aug. 5, 2009 Pediatric residents compete in an Apprentice-style project to create public service announcements for the Boys & Girls Club of Rochester.
Research Blood Transfusion Study: Less is More By Leslie Orr Aug. 4, 2009 A new study suggests that blood transfusions for hospitalized cardiac patients should be a last resort because they double the risk of infection and increase by nearly five times the risk of death.
Patient Care Artificial Heart Program Earns Updated VAD Certification By Karin Gaffney Christensen Aug. 4, 2009 The Artificial Heart Program, part of the URMC Program in Heart Failure and Transplantation, received updated certification for its work with ventricular assist devices from the Joint Commission, the ...
Research Liver, Pancreatic Cancer Specialist Joins Wilmot Cancer Center By Leslie White Aug. 4, 2009 Hepatobiliary oncologist Aram Hezel, M.D., has joined the University of Rochester Medical Center’s James P. Wilmot Cancer Center. He relocated from Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center and ...
Education Generous Motorcyclists to Raise Funds for Heart Transplant Patients By Karin Gaffney Christensen Aug. 2, 2009 Organizers of the second annual “Bike Ride for Heart Transplant” invite motorcycle enthusiasts to take to the road Sept. 19 to raise funds for heart failure and transplant patients in upstate New ...
Research 2 New Surgeons Join Division of Solid Organ Transplantation By Karin Gaffney Christensen Jul. 31, 2009 The University of Rochester Medical Center welcomes two surgeons to its Division of Solid Organ Transplantation: Christopher Taylor Barry, M.D., Ph.D., and Carlos E. Marroquin, M.D. Both begin Aug. 3.
Education Twin NICU Grads Star on the Big Screen By URochester Medicine Communications Jul. 30, 2009 NICU Graduates Regan and Henri Young are starring in the new action-comedy-adventure film "Aliens in the Attic," which opens in theaters Friday, July 31. The twins are holding a red carpet event at 6 ...
Education Free Seminar Offers IVF Information By Lori Barrette Jul. 30, 2009 A free informational seminar on in vitro fertilization will be offered by the Strong Fertility Center at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 4, at The Women’s Health Pavilion, 500 Red Creek Drive in Henrietta.
Patient Care URMC Unveils Upstate New York’s Largest Ambulatory Surgery Center By Lori Barrette Jul. 29, 2009 The University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) celebrates the opening of upstate New York’s largest hospital-affiliated ambulatory surgery center. URMC Surgery Center features 10 operating suites ...
Research Study Calls for “Staging the Aging” When Cancer Strikes By Leslie Orr Jul. 29, 2009 Just as it is important to know the stage of cancer at diagnosis, a new study proposes that older people with cancer should be further classified or “staged” into subgroups based on other health ...
