URMC Partners to Provide More Trained Laboratory Workers By URMC Communications Jan. 15, 2009 If you have ever watched CSI on TV, you have an inkling of what laboratory technologists do, assessing and preparing tissue to detect disease or trauma to solve a crime. The steps are the same in ...
Research Researchers Detail How Aging Undermines Bone Healing By URMC Communications Jan. 14, 2009 Researchers have unraveled crucial details of how aging causes broken bones to heal slowly, or not at all, according to study results published online today in the Journal of Bone and Mineral ...
Lyness Elected President of National Geriatric Psychiatry Group By URMC Communications Jan. 14, 2009 Jeffrey M. Lyness, M.D., professor of Psychiatry and director of the Geriatric Psychiatry Program at the University of Rochester Medical Center, has been elected president of the American Association ...
Research Vaccine Propels Sharp Drop in Meningitis Cases By Mark Michaud Jan. 13, 2009 A pediatric vaccine with University of Rochester roots has proven to be highly successful at reducing cases of bacterial meningitis across all age groups. That is the conclusion of a seven-year ...
Strong Receives New International Quality Designation for Nursing By URMC Communications Jan. 12, 2009 Strong Memorial Hospital has been redesignated as a Nursing Magnet Hospital, the highest and most prestigious honor an organization can receive for excellence in nursing and quality patient care. The ...
LeChase and Friedlander Join Eastman Dental Foundation Board By Karen Black Jan. 12, 2009 R. Wayne LeChase and Roger B. Friedlander have joined the Eastman Dental Center Foundation Board of Directors.
Community Integrative Oncology Discussion Jan. 20 at Wilmot Cancer Center By Leslie White Jan. 12, 2009 People with cancer can learn about the emerging field of integrative medicine during a talk from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 20, at the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center.
Research Pfizer Joins URMC Drug Safety Initiative By Mark Michaud Jan. 11, 2009 Pfizer Inc. has agreed to provide the University of Rochester Medical Center with a unique set of electrocardiographic data that will help researchers develop new methods to ensure the safety of ...
Research Study: Growth in Research Comes at a Steep Price By Mark Michaud Jan. 11, 2009 A study released this month confirms and quantifies what many medical school deans and financial administrators have long understood; basic science research can be an expensive luxury. The study, ...
Research Shows Child Health Insurance Worth Investment By URMC Communications Jan. 11, 2009 Congress was unable to pass legislation renewing and expanding the federal State Child Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) last year, so it was extended long enough for the new administration and ...
