Patient Care Should We Screen All Newborns for Neurodevelopmental Disorders? By Bethany Bushen Sep. 20, 2023 Expanding newborn screening to include identifying genes associated with an increased risk for neurodevelopmental disorders would cause more harm than good, according to an article published in ...
Research NSF Awards UR Computer Science and EIOH Grant to Reduce Oral Health Disparities Using AI By Karen Black Aug. 24, 2023 A smartphone app that detects signs of tooth decay developed by University of Rochester scientists is one step closer to reality, thanks to a grant from the National Science Foundation.
Patient Care Pediatric Decision Making Recommendations Empower Parents, Emphasize Many Interests Impacting Kids By Emily Boynton Aug. 21, 2023 The new recommendations are guided by the belief that parents know their children best and that children have a plethora of interests (including, but not limited to medical) that influence their ...
Patient Care Amazing Grace: Home Care Pediatric Patient Proves Everyone Wrong By Elizabeth Beach Aug. 17, 2023 Born with a complex heart condition and Down Syndrome, Gracie was given only a few days to live. Twenty-two months later, she continues to defy the odds.
Research Protecting the vulnerable, informing the future By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Jul. 24, 2023 This is not another story about COVID. This is a story about how a group of scientists—including a neuroscientist, virologist, and nephrologist—and school leadership rolled up their sleeves, stepped ...
Patient Care How Loud is Too Loud? 6 Tips to Protect Your Hearing By Elizabeth Beach Jul. 5, 2023 Are concerts, music festivals, fireworks, and other events bad for your ears?
Research Health is Where the Home is: Study Shows Pediatrician and Family Collaboration can Address Obesity By Scott Hesel Jun. 26, 2023 A new study co-authored by University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) faculty provides evidence for a straightforward solution to addressing the rise of pediatric obesity: collaboration between ...
Patient Care Miracle Kids 2023: Zyon Stanton By Terri Medina Jun. 12, 2023 At the time of the birth of their adopted son Zyon, now 5, they had already been foster/adoptive parents for seven years; their family included several children with medical and special needs. Born ...
Patient Care Miracle Kids 2023: Liliana Tahou By Scott Hesel Jun. 9, 2023 Born via C-section at 36 weeks, Lily Tahou's organs were failing and she only had 15 percent of her own blood in her body. A series of timely blood transfusions and around-the-clock care helped her ...
Patient Care Miracle Kids 2023: Jenay Benard By Scott Hesel Jun. 6, 2023 Last Thanksgiving, a straightforward sinus infection turned into a life-threatening brain abscess for 12-year-old Jenay Benard. Thanks to the emergency surgery and physical rehabilitation teams at ...