Community $4.3 Million Grant Will Test a New Asthma Care Program for Teenagers in Rochester By Scott Hesel Nov. 9, 2020 The program will support teens through telehealth visits with an asthma specialist, school-based supervised therapy of preventive asthma medications, and virtual follow-up visits with a nurse asthma ...
Research Study of School Children with Asthma Provides Evidence for ‘Research Participation Effect’ By Scott Hesel Sep. 21, 2020 A study of school-children with asthma showed evidence that simple follow-up calls to see how these children were doing increased the number of symptom-free days that they experienced.
Research URMC Researchers Receive New Support to Study Effects of COVID-19 on Children and Adult Lungs By Scott Hesel Sep. 9, 2020 The LungMAP and HuBMAP programs will utilize their innovative approach of studying human - rather than animal - lung tissues to examine why COVID has potentially different effects on children versus ...
Community Back-to-School Delivers Extra Stress to Parents with Cancer, other Serious Illness By Leslie Orr Aug. 26, 2020 URMC experts help families navigate sending children back to school when at-risk parents or grandparents are in their lives.
Research Rochester Community Initiative Increases Teenage Use of Effective Contraception By Scott Hesel Jul. 9, 2020 The study found that usage of LARC among sexually active high school females in Rochester increased from 4 to 24 percent from 2013-2017, compared to an increase from 2.7 to 5.3 percent in New York ...
Research URMC Tapped to Advance Research in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities By Mark Michaud Jul. 8, 2020 URMC has been designated an Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center by the National Institutes of Health. The award recognizes the Medical Center’s national leadership in research ...
Patient Care Golisano Behavioral Health and Wellness Building Opens with Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony By Scott Hesel Jun. 18, 2020 The Golisano Behavioral Health and Wellness Building opened on June 18 with an official ribbon-cutting ceremony.
Research Vitamin D Supplementation in Pregnancy Has No Effect on Reducing Asthma in Children By Scott Hesel Feb. 13, 2020 A new study finds that giving mothers vitamin D during pregnancy doesn’t prevent asthma or recurrent wheezing in young children.
Patient Care New Autism Guidelines Recommend Early Screening, Treatment for Developmental Delays Before Official Diagnosis By Scott Hesel Jan. 28, 2020 Early intervention for symptoms associated with autism spectrum disorder is critical for helping families improve outcomes for their children, according to updated recommendations from the American ...
Patient Care Adolescent, Young Adult Clinics Open at UR Medicine’s Strong Recovery, Strong Ties By Karin Christensen Jan. 5, 2020 Two new Community Division programs at the University of Rochester Medical Center provide comprehensive care for adolescents and young adults facing both substance use and mental health concerns.
