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Medical Miracle: When Serendipity Meets Science This week we’re breaking from our regular format to share a serendipitous patient care story. The video (and text) below relay an incredible account of a how a chance meeting between a cardiologist and neurosurgeon helped to give a brave, young mother a new lease on life. … … Serendipity […]
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URMC Medical Center Opens New Building Dedicated to Advancing University of Rochester officials were joined today by Lt. Governor Robert Duffy and New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver to officially open the doors on a new research building at the Medical Center dedicated to cutting the time it takes to turn new ideas into […]
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URMC Urology Team Introduces Breakthrough Surgery for Kidney Cancer Minimally invasive procedure integrates fluorescent imaging and robotic surgical system Dragan Golijanin, M.D.James P. Wilmot Cancer Center surgeons have become the first in the nation to use a new, infrared imaging technique combined with robot-assisted surgery to remove kidney cancer. The team, led by Dragan Golijanin, […]
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Landmark MADIT-CRT Trial Yields More Information on Treatment Benefits in Patients with Mild Heart Failure Rochester Researchers Present 15 Studies at Premier Cardiology Meeting Cardiac resynchronization therapy plus defibrillator In September 2010, the MADIT-CRT trial led the Food and Drug Administration to approve a treatment known as CRT-D therapy (cardiac resynchronization therapy plus defibrillator) […]
Device Drops Blood Pressure in Patients With Difficult-to-Treat Hypertension John Bisognano, M.D., Ph.D. John Bisognano, M.D., Ph.D.A device designed to treat people with resistant hypertension helped lower blood pressure by 33 points, a substantial drop that would otherwise require patients to take an additional three or four drugs, on top of this subgroup’s usual […]
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Not Just Teens: When Adults Wrestle Eating Disorders Though typically thought to afflict teenage and young adult women, eating disorders like anorexia and bulimia can strike in midlife – and what’s more, they can affect men, too. And because these older adults might not fit the stereotypical patient profile – and because symptoms like bone loss or missed […]
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Vice President, Secretary Duncan introduce guidance on legal obligations to prevent and respond to sexual violence in school and on campus Addressing Sexual Violence in Our Schools Vice President Joe Biden visits the University of New Hampshire to raise awareness and announce a new Administration effort to help the nation’s schools address sexual violence. […]
The White House. Presidential Proclamation – World Autism Awareness Day __________________________________________________________________________________ The White House Office of the Press Secretary April 01, 2011 Presidential Proclamation–World Autism Awareness Day A PROCLAMATION With autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) affecting nearly one percent of children in the United States, autism is an urgent public health issue with a profound […]
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New U.S. Dietary Guidelines Decidedly ‘Fishy’ While the new 2010 U.S. Dietary Guidelines prod Americans – especially pregnant or breastfeeding moms – to eat more fish, many may be wondering exactly why seafood is so vital for a healthy diet. To learn more about the powerful nutrients found in fish, we spoke with URMC neurologist Dr. Gary Myers. […]
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June 3rd Golf Classic to Benefit Women’s Health Proceeds Will Advance Pelvic Pain Research at URMC March 28, 2011 Victor Hills Golf Club will host a Women’s Health Golf Classic on Friday, June 3, to benefit advances in pelvic pain research at the University of Rochester Medical Center. Chronic pelvic pain is more common in […]
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