Community Annual Satcher Awards Celebrate Work Toward Community Health Improvement & Health Equity By Rebecca Youmell May. 30, 2024 University of Rochester Medical Center faculty and staff, as well as their community partners, were recognized today for their dedication to helping people lead healthier lives and advancing health ...
People Launching Your Health Care Career: 5 Entry-Level Jobs at URMC By Nicole Cullen May. 28, 2024 A career in health care offers many opportunities for those eager to make a difference in people's lives.
People Francisco “Paco” Cartujano: Helping Latino and LGTBQ+ Communities Quit Tobacco By Susanne Pallo May. 22, 2024 Francisco “Paco” Cartujano Barrera, MD, (he/él) exemplifies the importance of having a seat at the table. As a member of Latino and LGBTQ+ communities, he lends a unique perspective to research aimed ...
Research Can Diet Help with Advanced Breast Cancer? All Indications Are Positive, Researchers Say By Leslie Orr May. 22, 2024 Scientists showed important changes in blood work, and are doing further studies to discover if a plant-based diet can slow cancer growth.
Research URMC Heart Researchers Launch $27M ICD Study By Kelly Webster Apr. 30, 2024 The study may decrease the use of implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD), as advances in medical therapies have improved outcomes for patients with heart failure.
Community Flying Together: Mural at Strong Memorial Honors Ongoing Pandemic Teamwork and Perseverance By Bethany Bushen Mar. 13, 2024 The Infection Prevention team at Strong Memorial Hospital was center stage in the early days of the pandemic, and they received the University of Rochester's Meliora Award in 2022. The team ...
Research Deep in the Bile Ducts, Researchers Explore How Cancer Arises By Leslie Orr Mar. 12, 2024 The latest Wilmot study on bile duct cancer shows how two known cancer genes cooperate to fuel it.
Patient Care Can You Refuse to be Weighed at the Doctor? By Holly Russell, MD Mar. 12, 2024 As a physician, I can’t ignore the lack of scientific evidence supporting routine weigh-ins. There’s no clear evidence that they improve a patient’s health, and guidance on a thoughtful approach to ...
Patient Care URMC Announces First-of-its-Kind Alliance to Expand Health Care Access to Rural Communities By Karin Gaffney Christensen Feb. 5, 2024 The University of Rochester Medical Center has announced a first-of-its-kind initiative to improve health care access and wellness outcomes in rural communities in Upstate New York through the ...
Research As Cancer Therapies Improve, More Patients with Rectal Cancer Forego Surgery By Susanne Pallo Jan. 31, 2024 A Wilmot Cancer Institute study shows that patients with rectal cancer who respond well to radiation and chemotherapy are increasingly opting for a watch-and-wait approach to care.
