Skin Cancer Detection: New Device Seeks to Shorten Wait Time for Biopsies
A Wilmot investigator designed a device that can detect skin cancer from a biopsy in minutes.
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Lainie Friedman Ross Named Inaugural Chair of Health Humanities and Bioethics
A pediatrician and internationally renowned bioethicist at The University of Chicago, Ross was tapped as the inaugural chair of the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry Department ...
Myths Busted: New Studies Show Telemedicine is Effective, Doesn’t Reduce Access to Care
Common concerns about telemedicine don’t hold up to scrutiny, a first-of-its-kind study highlighting telemedicine’s effectiveness concludes.
Team of Specialists Treat Baby Born with Two Unusual Conditions
Freddie's case is rare. He was born with both cleft lip and palate and craniosynostosis. His team of URMC specialists, including experts from dentistry, plastic surgery and nuerosurgery, worked ...
Strong Expansion Project Reaches Another Approval Milestone
The state Department of Health has issued contingent approval of a certificate of need for the project and is expected to grant final CON approval in early 2023.
Eastman Institute Ushers in New Era of Research
Thomas Diekwisch, D.M.D., Ph.D., Ph.D., has been named the founding chair of the Department of Oral and Craniofacial Sciences, part of Eastman Institute for Oral Health at the University of Rochester ...
Study Shows Hay Fever Among School Children Leads to Worse Asthma Outcomes
A study of school children found that the majority of children with asthma also reported having allergic rhinitis (or 'hay fever'), and these children had worse health outcomes than children who were ...
Ovarian Cancer Detection Takes a Step Forward, Thanks to Wilmot
A simple blood test can predict cancer in people who have a lesion or cyst in the pelvic region, according to a new study in the Obstetrics & Gynecology "Green" journal. The non-invasive test, which ...
Updated COVID Boosters Are Here! Here’s What You Need to Know.
As we close out our third COVID pandemic summer, the FDA has authorized updated COVID boosters that target the dominant omicron subvariants of the coronavirus. Find out who is eligible to get the ...
Using Improv to Address COVID Vaccine Hesitancy
URMC researchers have developed a program that combines improv theater with coaching on how to tap into patients’ inner motivations to help health care workers guide their patients to get a COVID ...