Education Experts on Bladder Cancer to Lead Free Seminar July 14 By Leslie White Jun. 30, 2010 Urologists specializing in bladder cancer will lead a free educational seminar for men and women concerned about this common disease at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 14, at the James P. Wilmot Cancer ...
Education Nursing School Receives Funding Once Again to Support Enrollment By URMC Communications Jun. 30, 2010 For the third year in a row, the University of Rochester School of Nursing received funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s New Careers in Nursing Scholarship Program.
Research Scientists Rate University of Rochester a Best Place To Work By URMC Communications Jun. 29, 2010 The University of Rochester has been ranked one of the top 15 institutions in the nation for scientists to work, according to The Scientist magazine, which has published its annual survey of “Best ...
Research Survey Shows Dogma, Not Data, Can Dictate Doctors’ Decisions By URMC Communications Jun. 29, 2010 New research published this month gives a glimpse into how medicine is often based on habit, not hard data, according to study author Jacob Moalem, M.D., FACS, an endocrine surgeon at the University ...
Research Despite Countless Changes, Original HIV Infection Lurks Within By URMC Communications Jun. 29, 2010 Scientists have been surprised to learn that, despite thousands of changes that viruses like HIV undergo in rapid fashion to evade the body’s immune system, the original version that caused the ...
Patient Care Cardiac Specialist Joins URMC Electrophysiology Team By Karin Gaffney Christensen Jun. 24, 2010 The University of Rochester Medical Center welcomes electrophysiologist Christine Tompkins, M.D., to its Department of Medicine/Division of Cardiology as a senior instructor.
Research Targeting Flight-or-Fight Hormone Response to Combat Heart Failure By Emily Boynton Jun. 24, 2010 We’ve all experienced the strong heartbeat that accompanies emotions such as fear and rage. But can the body’s natural response to these emotions be used to combat heart failure? Results of a study ...
Patient Care State Organization Honors Medical Center Anti-Violence Program By URMC Communications Jun. 23, 2010 The Healthcare Association of New York State (HANYS) has honored the Rochester Youth Violence Partnership, which is based at the University of Rochester Medical Center, for its efforts at reducing ...
Research URMC Receives $1.5M to Study Safety of Blood Transfusions By Leslie Orr Jun. 23, 2010 This week it was announced that blood researchers Neil Blumberg, M.D., and Richard Phipps, Ph.D., at the University of Rochester Medical Center, were among a select group of investigators nationwide ...
Research Media Coverage Responsible for Growth in Vaccination Rates By Mark Michaud Jun. 23, 2010 Mass media coverage of flu-related topics such as vaccine shortages and delays appears to boost overall vaccination rates and prompt people to get their shots earlier in the flu season. A study ...