Education Streets Turn Blue to Raise Awareness of Colorectal Cancer By Karin Gaffney Christensen Mar. 2, 2011 The Cancer Services Program of Monroe County, part of the University of Rochester Medical Center’s Center for Community Health, wants to turn Rochester’s Main Streets blue in an effort to raise ...
Research Breast CT Imaging System Marches Forward, as Pain-Free Tool to Aid Mammograms By Leslie Orr Dec. 3, 2010 While questions persist about the best ways to detect breast cancer early, a CT imaging system developed at the University of Rochester Medical Center and first unveiled four years ago is in a better ...
Research Everyone Should Boost Intake of Vitamin D, IOM says By Leslie Orr Nov. 29, 2010 The nation’s top scientific advisory panel today recommended that most children and adults modestly increase their intake of vitamin D, known as the “sunshine vitamin,” from a daily dietary intake of ...
Patient Care HHS Funds Expansion of UR Family Medicine Program By Leslie Orr Oct. 31, 2010 The University of Rochester Family Medicine residency program was awarded a $1.9 million federal grant, which will add two positions per year for the next five years, in response to a critical ...
Research Patient Personality Hinders Detection of Depression By URMC Communications Oct. 7, 2010 Patient personality affects the accuracy of reports by friends and family members of mood history and symptoms and can cause missed diagnoses of depression, according to research published online by ...
Community UR Research Center for Deaf Honored for Community Work By Leslie Orr Sep. 20, 2010 This week is Rochester Deaf Awareness Week, and the University of Rochester Medical Center is getting special recognition.
Patient Care Patient-centered Care Requires Communication and Relationships By URMC Communications Aug. 3, 2010 In an article published today in the August issue of Health Affairs, lead author Ronald M. Epstein, M.D., professor of Family Medicine, Psychiatry and of Oncology at the University of Rochester ...
Patient Care Primary Care Network Diabetes Care Program Wins Quality Seal By URMC Communications Jun. 8, 2010 The University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) Primary Care Network has been recognized by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) for the consistent high quality of care its ...
Research Physicians Should Help Patients with Depression Name Their Problem By URMC Communications May. 20, 2010 Because people with depression often do not recognize they have a problem or are unable to describe their distress, many do not seek treatment. About a quarter of those with major depression are ...
Research Rochester Study Connects Workplace Turmoil, Stress and Obesity By Leslie Orr Mar. 23, 2010 A new study that provides a snapshot of a typical American workplace observed that chronic job stress and lack of physical activity are strongly associated with being overweight or obese.
