Sales of Pink Ribbon Bagels to Benefit James P. Wilmot Cancer Center Panera Bread once again supports Breast Cancer Awareness Month The James P. Wilmot Cancer Center at the University of Rochester Medical Center will once again be the beneficiary of a month-long campaign by local Panera Bread bakery-cafes to recognize Breast Cancer Awareness month. This […]

A Father Celebrates Today’s Reauthorization of the Combating Autism Act   ” Every single day, I am proud and awed to be working for our President. But, some days simply take the cake. Just a few short months ago, I had a couple of those days. On April 1st, President Obama issued the first ever […]

President Obama signed into law the Reauthorization of the CAA (Combating Autism Act). … The White House Office of the Press Secretary September 30, 2011   Statement by the Press Secretary  On Friday, September 30, 2011, the President signed into law: H.R. 2005, the “Combating Autism Reauthorization Act of 2011,” which reauthorizes the Combating Autism […]

Fertility Preservation Program Supports Childbearing After Recovery  Strong Fertility Center of the University of Rochester Medical Center will host the third annual Wine Tasting and Silent Auction 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21, at ARTISANWorks, 565 Blossom Road, to benefit patients of the Center’s fertility preservation program. Childbearing After Recovery (CARE) helps couples plan […]

Stanford expert discusses motivating Americans to make better nutritional choices Stanford nutrition scientist Christopher Gardner, PhD, was featured this week in a Q&A with the Palo Alto Daily News. In the piece, Gardner talks about how educating the public on how food is produced can motivate people to change their eating habits, provides tips for […]

Rwandans set to benefit from UN farm loans and grants 29 September 2011 More than 125,000 vulnerable households in Rwanda, particularly those headed by women and young people, are set to benefit from a $39.8-million United Nations loan and grant accord signed today to increase the volume and improve the quality of coffee, tea, silk […]

Man Gets 2nd Chance on Life, Fatherhood with New Heart, New Baby Life-Saving Transplant, Impeccable Timing Lets New York Man Share Joy of Life with Family ###   Daryl and Lori Williams are counting their blessings, which by any measure are plentiful. Williams received a life-saving heart transplant at the University of Rochester Medical Center […]

Stanford physician brings modern medicine to the late Stone Age Grant Lipman, MD, an emergency medicine physician at Stanford Hospital & Clinics, recently provided medical care to cavemen. As an expert in wilderness medicine, he was particularly well-suited for the job of treating members of a 10-person clan — six men and four women — […]

Improving Health Care through Faith-Based and Community Partnerships    ” From our first trip to Memphis, Tennessee to see a faith-health partnership in action to other visits across the nation, bringing together health care leaders who are proven innovators in pursuing creative and successful public health partnerships has been a goal for our Center this year. […]

Brain imaging study shows physiological basis of dyslexia Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have used an imaging technique to show that the brain activation patterns in children with poor reading skills and a low IQ are similar to those in poor readers with a typical IQ. The work provides more definitive evidence […]