Articles tagged with: university of rochester medical center
Noted Epidemiologist Kenneth J. Rothman to Present 12th Annual Saward-Berg Lecture Kenneth J. Rothman, D.M.D., Dr.P.H., M.P.H., a leading researcher and expert in epidemiologic methods, will present the 12th annual Saward-Berg Lecture on Friday, March 9, 2012. The lecture – entitled “The Public Perception of Epidemiology” – will be from 10:30 a.m. to noon in the […]
Researchers Test Drug, Psychotherapy Combo for Fibromyalgia $5.5 million NIH grant launches first-of-its-kind trial For the first time, researchers will test whether two treatments are better than one for patients with fibromyalgia. With a $5.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, scientists from the University of Rochester Medical Center and the University of Washington […]
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A Weighty Matter: Heavy Kids Despite the inescapable buzz around America’s “obesity epidemic,” research has shown that too few parents accurately appreciate extra pounds on their own kids. What’s more, our “screen society” – rife with iPads, Nintendo, HDTVs – has made it all too easy for youngsters to live their lives sitting down. And to […]
URMC Expands Wound Care Program with New Tools for Healing Center Includes Hyperbaric Chambers for Oxygen Therapy Advanced treatments for patients in need of wound care will be available beginning March 6 at the new Strong Wound Healing Center, located at 160 Sawgrass Drive, Suite 130, off Westfall Road in Rochester. Strong Memorial Hospital of the University of […]
Cornell U. Scholar to Chair URMC Department of Biostatistics Robert L. Strawderman III, Sc.D., professor of Biological Statistics and Computational Biology and Statistical Science at Cornell University, and professor in the Department of Public Health at Weill-Cornell Medical College, has been named Chair of the Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology at the University of […]
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Sinus Infection? Don’t Badger Your Doc for an Antibiotic Lingering cold? Runny nose? Fed up with being stuffed up? If you’ve ever sought your doctor’s advice for nasty nasal congestion and pressure that you just can’t seem to shake, you’ll want to hear this: New research published earlier this month in theJournal of the American Medical Association showing that […]
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A Step Forward In Effort to Regenerate Damaged Nerves The carnage evident in disasters like car wrecks or wartime battles is oftentimes mirrored within the bodies of the people involved. A severe wound can leave blood vessels and nerves severed, bones broken, and cellular wreckage strewn throughout the body – a debris field within the […]
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URMC Primary Care Network Receives Top Medical Home Certification from NCQA All 22 offices in the University of Rochester Medical Center’s primary care network have been nationally certified at the highest level to offer a new model of care that promotes partnership between patients and a personal team of health care providers. The network is certified […]
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Wilmot Cancer Center Recognized as One of Top 70 in Nation Becker’s Hospital Review analyzes data from independent sources to identify top Oncology programs The James P. Wilmot Cancer Center has been named as one of the Top 70 Oncology programs in the United States by Becker’s Hospital Review, one of the nation’s foremost publications on up-to-date […]
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Jewelry Trunk Show to Benefit CARE for Cancer Survivors Strong Fertility Center Program Supports Childbearing After Recovery Strong Fertility Center of the University of Rochester Medical Center will host a fundraising jewelry show 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 29, to benefit patients of the Center’s fertility preservation program. The Trunk Show features jewelry from Stella & Dot. The […]
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