Patient Care Eastman Dental Board Chair is ADA President-Elect By Karen Black Oct. 19, 2010 William R. Calnon, DDS, Eastman Dental Center Foundation Board chairman and local dentist, has been named president-elect of the American Dental Association. He will serve as president-elect for one ...
Patient Care Canandaigua Woman’s Ordeal Illuminates Rare Form of Seizures By Mark Michaud Oct. 19, 2010 The remarkable story of a Canandaigua, N.Y. woman who emerged from a more than six month long coma is now being used to educate physicians about how to recognize and treat her extremely rare ...
Research URMC’s Golisano Children’s Hospital Participates in Cooling Study By URMC Communications Oct. 18, 2010 Golisano Children's Hospital at URMC is among 34 centers to participate in the first large-scale, multicenter study to investigate the effectiveness of body cooling and preventing fever in infants ...
Education Put Yourself in Pink and Support Wilmot Breast Care Center By Leslie White Oct. 18, 2010 Get into the pink of things Tuesday, Oct. 26, and help people with breast cancer at the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center’s Comprehensive Breast Care Center.
Research Medicaid Reimbursement and Childhood Flu Vaccination Rates Linked By Mark Michaud Oct. 18, 2010 Increasing the amount that physicians are reimbursed by Medicaid for administering influenza shots may raise vaccination rates among poor children. That is the conclusion of a study published online ...
Patient Care Burn and Trauma Services Renamed to Honor Devoted Benefactors By URMC Communications Oct. 14, 2010 Starting today, all University of Rochester Medical Center’s (URMC) regional burn and trauma services will be renamed in honor of two local restaurateurs who have raised millions of dollars to ...
Education Oct. 28 Talk on Preventing Falls, Broken Bones for People with Breast Cancer By Leslie White Oct. 14, 2010 A rehabilitation expert from Visiting Nurse Service will offer tips for preventing injuries from falling during the Thursday, Oct. 28, meeting of Advanced Insights-Metastatic Breast Cancer Support ...
Patient Care Poison and Drug Information Center Welcomes New Director By URMC Communications Oct. 13, 2010 Timothy Wiegand, M.D., has taken on the role of director for the Ruth A. Lawrence Poison and Drug Information Center.
Research AAP’s Landmark Award goes to URMC’s Dale Phelps By URMC Communications Oct. 12, 2010 Dale Phelps, M.D., professor of Pediatrics at Golisano Children’s Hospital at the University of Rochester Medical Center, received the AAP's Landmark Award for her pioneering work collaborating with ...
Education Oct. 21 Wish List Society Happy Hour Supports Wilmot Cancer Center By Leslie White Oct. 11, 2010 The Wish List Society is hosting a happy hour fundraiser for the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 21, at Murphy’s Law, 370 East Ave. The Wish List Society is a group of young ...