Patient Care Teen Driving Plan May Be a Life-Saver By Lori Barrette Jul. 7, 2014 Summertime: When young drivers with school-free schedules hit the road for fun activities with friends. While we welcome the warm days of July, they also find us in the thick of the “100 Deadliest ...
Research $3.6 Million Grant Funds Asthma Study for Urban Teens By URMC Communications Jul. 6, 2014 In an attempt to help urban teens keep their asthma symptoms in check, Jill Halterman, M.D., M.P.H., associate professor of pediatrics at UR Medicine’s Golisano Children’s Hospital, has developed a ...
Eddie Meath All-Stars Bond with Patients Before Big Game By URMC Communications Jul. 2, 2014 Top Section V football players and cheerleaders took the time to bond with patients at UR Medicine's Golisano Children's Hospital over some Abbott's Frozen Custard on Wednesday, July 2, all before ...
Patient Care Dose of Reality: Whooping Cough Can Be Deadly By Lori Barrette Jun. 30, 2014 Whooping cough or pertussis has a funny sounding name, but the illness—and the cough—are anything but. Dr. Geoffrey Weinberg, a pediatric infectious disease specialist at UR Medicine’s Golisano ...
Patient Care After Long Recovery, Camillus Man Returns Home with Total Artificial Heart By Leslie White Jun. 30, 2014 To say that Ronald Fontana is heartless may sound cruel, if it weren’t true. Doctors at UR Medicine’s Strong Memorial Hospital replaced the heart of the 64-year-old Camillus man with a total ...
Wilson Foundation Gives $500,000 to General Pediatrics By URMC Communications Jun. 27, 2014 Inspired by the generosity and legacy of its founders, Joseph C. Wilson '31 and Peggy Wilson, the Wilson Foundation has awarded $500,000 to establish The Wilson Community Pediatrics Fund in the ...
Research Wilmot Cancer Institute Scientists Receive $2M Award from NCI By Leslie Orr Jun. 24, 2014 The National Cancer Institute awarded more than $2 million to a team at the Wilmot Cancer Institute to continue its study of a gene network that controls cancer progression, with a focus on ...
Patient Care URMC receives grant to help health centers reach patients who smoke By Lydia Fernandez Jun. 23, 2014 The University of Rochester Medical Center has been awarded a five-year grant totaling $1.49 million to work with health care systems to improve delivery of care for tobacco dependence. This grant ...
Sun Shines on Construction Site for Summer By URMC Communications Jun. 23, 2014 The crane has been taken down. The brick is laid. The windows are in. From the outside, UR Medicine’s new Golisano Children’s Hospital looks almost done. In reality, a lot more work is ongoing ...
Patient Care Pier Pressure: Put Safety First This Boating Season By Lori Barrette Jun. 20, 2014 No one ever thinks they'll get hurt or drown while boating, but thousands of people do. If you’re planning to spend your summer on the water, make sure you’re doing everything you can to get back to ...
