Patient Care Heart/Stroke Association Honors UR Medicine for Highest Quality Care By Leslie White Apr. 22, 2014 The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association (AHA/ASA) has once again recognized UR Medicine and its Strong Memorial Hospital for achieving its highest standards of care for stroke, ...
Research Off-Season Doesn’t Allow Brain to Recover from Football Hits, Study Says By Leslie Orr Apr. 15, 2014 Six months off may not be long enough for the brains of football players to completely heal after a single season, putting them at even greater risk of head injury the next season.
Research Finding May Point to Source of Seizures in Infants By URochester Medicine Communications Apr. 15, 2014 An international team of researchers has pinpointed a genetic mutation that appears to be responsible for a rare condition that triggers seizures in babies. The mutation was identified thanks to new ...
Research Researchers Set to Launch Phase 3 Trial for Parkinson’s By Mark Michaud Apr. 2, 2014 A $23 million grant from the National Institutes of Health will support a new Phase 3 clinical trial to evaluate the drug isradipine as a potential new treatment for Parkinson’s disease. The study is ...
Patient Care UR Medicine Helps Forge National Stroke Care Guidelines By Mark Michaud Mar. 28, 2014 A new statement from the American Heart Association recommends that people recovering from a severe stroke receive tailored and coordinated care that optimizes quality of life and minimizes ...
Patient Care Health Columnist Judy Foreman to Discuss Chronic Pain April 5 at Medical Center By Leslie White Mar. 25, 2014 Health columnist Judy Foreman, who wrote “A Nation in Pain,” will discuss the need for greater education and research into managing chronic pain, at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 5, at the University of ...
Research Biomarker Points to Alzheimer’s Risk By Mark Michaud Mar. 9, 2014 A study involving Rochester-area seniors has yielded the first accurate blood test that can predict who is at risk for developing Alzheimer’s disease. This discovery – which appears today in the ...
Research JAMA Study Offers Hope to Caregivers of Alzheimer's Patients By URochester Medicine Communications Feb. 18, 2014 The results of a Journal of the American Medical Association study offer a glimmer of hope to families caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers at the University of Rochester, ...
Research Low Mortality Does Not Necessarily Equal Better Stroke Care By URochester Medicine Communications Feb. 12, 2014 Current efforts to grade the quality of care hospitals provide stroke patients have a big flaw according to a new study in the journal Stroke. Measures of mortality – whether or not a stroke patient ...
Research Use of Mortality as Measure of Stroke Care Questioned By Mark Michaud Feb. 12, 2014 A new study disputes the effectiveness of mortality as a measure of the quality of care provided by hospitals to stroke patients. The paper found that use of do-not-resuscitate orders differ widely ...
