Research Pfizer Joins URMC Drug Safety Initiative By Mark Michaud Jan. 11, 2009 Pfizer Inc. has agreed to provide the University of Rochester Medical Center with a unique set of electrocardiographic data that will help researchers develop new methods to ensure the safety of ...
Research Study: Growth in Research Comes at a Steep Price By Mark Michaud Jan. 11, 2009 A study released this month confirms and quantifies what many medical school deans and financial administrators have long understood; basic science research can be an expensive luxury. The study, ...
Research Shows Child Health Insurance Worth Investment By URMC Communications Jan. 11, 2009 Congress was unable to pass legislation renewing and expanding the federal State Child Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) last year, so it was extended long enough for the new administration and ...
Research Nose-Spray Vaccine Against Botulism Effective in Early Tests By URMC Communications Jan. 7, 2009 A preclinical study found a new nasal spray vaccine to provide complete protection against a major botulism toxin, according to a study published today in the Nature journal Gene Therapy.
UR Pediatrician, AAP Publish Textbook of Pediatric Care By URMC Communications Jan. 7, 2009 The new Textbook of Pediatric Care, published by the American Academy of Pediatrics and edited Tom McInerny, M.D., F.A.A.P., Associate Chair for Clinical Affairs in the Department of Pediatrics at ...
Research Why Bladder Cancer Is Deadlier for Some By URMC Communications Jan. 7, 2009 Bladder cancer is much more likely to be deadly for women and African-Americans, but the reasons long believed to explain the phenomenon account for only part of the differences for such patients ...
Education School of Nursing Researcher Honored for Excellence in Geriatric Nursing By URMC Communications Jan. 7, 2009 A nationally known University of Rochester School of Nursing researcher recently received a 2008 Excellence in Gerontological Nursing Education award from the American Association of Colleges of ...
Research URMC, Lighthouse Biosciences Awarded U.S. Patent for Diagnostic Technology By Mark Michaud Jan. 7, 2009 The University of Rochester Medical Center has received a U.S. patent for a diagnostic technology that can rapidly and accurately screen for organisms such as bacteria and other infectious agents. ...
Patient Care URMC Welcomes New Chief of Hematology/Oncology By Leslie White Jan. 4, 2009 Innovative and respected hematologist Jonathan Friedberg, M.D., has been appointed chief of the Division of Hematology/Oncology of the Department of Medicine and the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center at ...