Patient Care New EP Lab Offers Curative Therapy with Reduced Risks By Karin Gaffney Christensen May. 13, 2010 Electrophysiology services at the University of Rochester Medical Center have expanded with the introduction of a third EP laboratory featuring cutting-edge technology for the treatment of cardiac ...
Research Rochester-Led Study Leads to Recommendation for Use of Heart Failure Treatment Nationwide By Emily Boynton Mar. 18, 2010 A new therapy that reduces the risk of mortality and heart failure in patients with mild cardiac disease received a thumb’s up this week from an advisory panel to the U.S. Food and Drug ...
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 Common Pain Relievers May Dilute Power of Flu Shots By Leslie Orr Nov. 2, 2009 With flu vaccination season in full swing, research from the University of Rochester Medical Center cautions that use of many common pain killers – Advil, Tylenol, aspirin – at the time of injection ...
Research Mindful Meditation, Shared Dialogues Reduce Physician Burnout By URochester Medicine Communications Sep. 22, 2009 Training in mindfulness meditation and communication can alleviate the psychological distress and burnout experienced by many physicians and can improve their well-being, University of Rochester ...
Research Study Promises Faster Recovery from Life-Threatening Blood Cell Shortages By URochester Medicine Communications Sep. 2, 2009 A key compound resupplies bone marrow with fast-acting stem cells that can more quickly rekindle blood cell production, according to a study published online today in the journal Blood. While the ...
Research Trial Published in the New England Journal of Medicine Reports on New Therapy that Prevents Heart Failure By URochester Medicine Communications Aug. 31, 2009 Patients who had a cardiac resynchronization device combined with a defibrillator (CRT-D) implanted had a 34 percent reduction in their risk of death or heart failure when compared to patients ...
Patient Care Wilmot Cancer Center Awarded Prestigious Accreditation with Commendation from American College of Surgeons By Leslie White Jul. 14, 2009 The James P. Wilmot Cancer Center at the University of Rochester Medical Center has received accreditation with commendation from the Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons. The ...
Research Study in Nature: MicroRNAs Hold Promise For Treating Diseases in Blood Vessels By URochester Medicine Communications Jul. 5, 2009 A newly discovered mechanism controls whether muscle cells in blood vessels hasten the development of both atherosclerosis and Alzheimer’s disease, according to an article published online today in ...
Research Computer Simulation Captures Immune Response to Flu By URochester Medicine Communications May. 17, 2009 Researchers have successfully tested for the first time a computer simulation of major portions of the body’s immune reaction to influenza type A, with implications for treatment design and ...
