Patient Care Is My Abnormal Pap Smear Cancer? What the Results Could Mean By Ruth Harper-Rhode Jan. 29, 2025 Cervical cancer screening is one of the best success stories in healthcare. Since the 1970s, the death rate from cervical cancer has dropped by more than half. Alexandra Blackman, MD, shares what you ...
Research Influencers: Their Power is Real When a Person has Cancer By Leslie Orr Dec. 13, 2024 Many people have social networks they cherish: Family and friends. A church community. Colleagues at work and online groups. What happens with these networks when a person gets cancer? It’s a ...
Research CDC Grant Funds Expansion of UR Deaf Health Research, Outreach By Susanne Pallo Dec. 9, 2024 The University of Rochester’s research into the health of Deaf communities will expand nationwide with renewed funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Research Benefits of Liver Transplant for Colorectal Cancer: Looking Back on Five Years By Susanne Pallo Oct. 22, 2024 Patients who have colorectal cancer that has spread to the liver come from all over the U.S. to have living-donor liver transplants at the University of Rochester Medical Center. A new report shows ...
Research In Landmark Study, Immunotherapy Boosts Survival of Advanced Hodgkin Lymphoma By Leslie Orr Oct. 16, 2024 A treatment that rallies the immune system to destroy cancer raised the survival rate for advanced Hodgkin lymphoma patients to a remarkable 92 percent, suggesting a new standard therapy for the ...
Research UR Scientists Working to Crack Enduring Mystery of Bone Loss, Regeneration By Barbara Ficarra Oct. 3, 2024 Osteoporosis currently affects 10 million Americans, causes 2 million fragility fractures a year, and carries $20 million in associated health costs. More than 40 million have low bone mass and are ...
People Maura Snyder Named Highland Hospital Chief Operating Officer By Patrizia Corvaia Sep. 4, 2024 Maura Snyder has been appointed as Highland Hospital’s new Chief Operating Officer, effective Oct. 21, 2024. Snyder brings more than 25 years of healthcare-leadership experience to this position. ...
Research RNA Biology Identifies Colon Cancer Subtypes; Research May Benefit Patients By Leslie Orr Aug. 22, 2024 Translational research at Wilmot focuses on identifying subtypes of colon cancer.
Research Incorporating Reliable and Ethical AI into Medical Diagnosis and Treatment By URMC Communications Aug. 12, 2024 Clinicians, computer scientists, and ethicists are working across the University of Rochester to incorporate reliable and ethical AI into medical diagnosis and treatment.
People IT Innovations Led by Wilmot’s Eric Snyder Capture National Attention By Leslie Orr Jul. 19, 2024 Eric Snyder says he’s “out to change the world” — and he’s only half joking. At the very least, the director of Informatics at Wilmot Cancer Institute wants to change the nation’s thinking around ...