Patient Care Stroke Care: Why Where You Go for Treatment Matters By Lori Barrette Nov. 22, 2016 In stroke, the mantra is “time is brain,” meaning the faster you can recognize the symptoms and get to the hospital, the better your chances for recovery. UR Medicine stroke care experts explain why ...
Research New Grants Explore Role of Brain’s “Garbage Truck” in Mini-Strokes and Trauma By Mark Michaud Oct. 4, 2016 More than $4.5 million in new grants to the lab of University of Rochester Medical Center scientist Maiken Nedergaard, M.D., D.M.Sc., underscore the important role the brain’s waste disposal system ...
Research Neurology Celebrates 50 Years of Leadership in Research, Care, and Education By Mark Michaud Sep. 20, 2016 The University of Rochester Medical Center Department of Neurology is honoring the 50th anniversary of its founding. The occasion will be marked with four day-long celebration of the department’s ...
Research DOD Grant Explores New Drugs to Thwart Impact of Trauma, Stroke, and Cardiac Arrest By Mark Michaud Sep. 7, 2016 A $2.3 million Department of Defense grant will help neuroscientists develop new treatments for the emergency room and the battlefield. The research will focus on the development of new therapies ...
Patient Care Neurosurgeon Bhalla Joins Stroke Team By Mark Michaud Aug. 29, 2016 Tarun Bhalla, M.D., Ph.D., has been named director of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Services in the Department of Neurosurgery and director of Inpatient Stroke and Cerebrovascular Services at UR ...
Patient Care UR Medicine Cardiologists First in Region to Use Device to Reduce Stroke Risk By Leslie White Jun. 7, 2016 UR Medicine’s Strong Memorial Hospital is first in the Rochester area to offer people a new minimally invasive therapy for atrial fibrillation, a common heart rhythm disorder, to prevent strokes.
Patient Care UR Medicine Gets Top Honors for Cardiac, Stroke Programs By Leslie White May. 23, 2016 The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association has once again honored UR Medicine’s Strong Memorial Hospital with its highest awards for heart failure, stroke and resuscitation care. ...
Patient Care 15th Annual Rochester River Run/Walk 5K set for Sunday, April 17 By Matt Ulakovic Apr. 7, 2016 The Rochester River Run/Walk 5K—scheduled for Sunday, April 17 at Genesee Valley Park—is raising funds in support of patients who are awaiting or recovering from organ transplant surgery at Strong ...
Patient Care Symposium Will Address Advances and Coordination in Stroke Care By Mark Michaud Mar. 15, 2016 Providers from across the region will gather later this month for UR Medicine’s 5th annual Stroke Treatment Alliance of Rochester – Western New York Stroke Management Symposium. The meeting will ...
Patient Care Team Approach Helps Patients Control Blood Pressure By Emily Boynton Feb. 8, 2016 A team-based approach to the treatment of hypertension led to a 30 percent improvement in blood pressure control in low-income, minority patients receiving care at a clinic in the city of Rochester.
