"Brain Attack" Gets Fast Tracked at Strong Memorial By Germaine Reinhardt Mar. 31, 2009 A new streamlined triage system at Strong Memorial Hospital’s Emergency Department (ED) is providing rapid evaluation and specialized treatments to "brain attack", or stroke, patients.
Research Blood Test for Brain Injuries Gains Momentum By Leslie Orr Mar. 30, 2009 A blood test that can help predict the seriousness of a head injury and detect the status of the blood-brain barrier is a step closer to reality, according to two recently published studies involving ...
Do the 'Do: Go Bald on St. Baldrick's Day By URMC Communications Mar. 30, 2009 Rochester’s 4th annual St. Baldrick’s Day will take place Sunday, May 3 at the Roost in Henrietta.
Research Ultrasound Saves Money, Improves Rheumatologic Care By URMC Communications Mar. 30, 2009 Though traditionally associated with prenatal care, rheumatologists are leveraging ultrasound technology as an inexpensive, at-their-fingertips tool for viewing soft tissues right in the office.
Research Rigorous Visual Training Teaches the Brain to See Again After Stroke By URMC Communications Mar. 30, 2009 By doing a set of vigorous visual exercises on a computer every day for several months, patients who had gone partially blind as a result of suffering a stroke were able to regain some vision, ...
Atheletes, Disco Fans Can Support Wilmot Cancer Center By Leslie White Mar. 26, 2009 A variety of events are on the calendar to support research and patient care programs at the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center at the University of Rochester Medical Center.
Research Rochester Researchers Show Proof of Rituximab’s ‘Vaccine’ Effect By Leslie Orr Mar. 24, 2009 The drug rituximab may have an effect against follicular lymphoma (FL) similar to that of a vaccine against the flu, which may help to explain why the drug continues to work in some people long after ...
University of Rochester Robotic Surgeon Teaches Colleagues about Prostatectomy By Leslie White Mar. 24, 2009 One of the country’s top robotic surgeons will remove the cancerous prostate of a Binghamton-area man in a live demonstration of robotic surgery on Wednesday, April 8. University of Rochester Medical ...
Research Study Assesses Relief Options Against Shingles Pain By URMC Communications Mar. 24, 2009 The painkiller oxycodone is effective at treating the acute pain of shingles, an illness that often causes severe pain which can become long-lasting and sometimes even permanent.
Patient Care Region’s Only Inpatient Palliative Care Unit to Open at Strong By Lori Barrette Mar. 23, 2009 The University of Rochester Medical Center will celebrate the opening of the region’s only hospital-based palliative care unit, at Strong Memorial Hospital, with a ribbon cutting and dedication ...
