Articles tagged with: university of rochester medical center
Kids: Getting to the Heart of the Matter The brisk woosh-woosh-woosh of a baby’s heart is music to a pregnant mom’s ears. But once outside the womb, an all-out assault begins: American culture (and the rising tides of childhood obesity) is poised and ready to threaten that beautiful beating. Maybe it’s the inescapable screens (TVs, iPads, DXs, cell […]
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Syracuse Woman Raises Awareness of Joining Organ Donor Registry Resident Waits for New Heart at Rochester’s Strong Memorial Hospital Carol Kankoski misses the hustle and bustle of holiday shopping, the music and the decorations. Tethered to monitors and machines during this season of giving, the Syracuse-area woman awaits the ultimate gift – a heart – […]
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Nursing Professor and Researcher Gail Ingersoll Dies at Age 62 Leaves a Legacy of Advancements in Patient Care Delivery Gail L. Ingersoll, EdD, RN, FAAN, FNAP, director of Clinical Nursing Research at Strong Memorial Hospital, and the Loretta C. Ford Professor of Nursing at the School of Nursing, died on December 5, 2011 after a battle […]
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URMC Researchers Receive $2.6M Grant to Help Young Smokers Quit Department of Community and Preventive Medicine provides support for smoking cessation Researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center’s Department of Community and Preventive Medicine are using a National Cancer Institute (NCI) grant to find effective ways to help young smokers quit. They have been awarded […]
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Haas Chosen to Lead National Pharmacy Organization Currently President-Elect, Will Advance to President in 2012 Curtis Haas, Pharm.D., director of Pharmacy for the University of Rochester Medical Center, was selected as president-elect of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) and will advance to the office of president in October 2012. Haas, who joined URMC […]
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Rheumatoid Arthritis: Thrilling Two Decades for the Disease Fifteen years ago, a mere 20 percent pullback in arthritic activity was celebrated as remarkable improvement. Fast-forward to 2011, and now, armed with a host of innovative medicines (the latest are “oral molecules”) and clearly defined outcome measures, rheumatologists are setting much more aggressive goals: To spot rheumatoid arthritis […]
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No Butts about It: Quit Plans are Key to Stopping Smoking This Thursday marks the 36th annual Great American Smokeout: A “holiday” challenging smokers to either make a plan to quit in the near future – or, if they dare, to test-drive quitting for at least 24 hours. But are short-term quitting jaunts pointless? Not one bit, […]
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FDA Funds Rochester Researchers to Give Chronic and Acute Pain Clinical Trials a Makeover Up to $4.5 Million Supports Studies to Boost Development of New, Much Needed Therapies November 14, 2011 More than 76 million Americans live with acute and chronic pain For chronic pain sufferers, a day can feel like a year and a […]
Routine Head Hits in School Sports May Cause Brain Injury November 14, 2011 The brain scans of high school football and hockey players showed subtle injury — even if they did not suffer a concussion – after taking routine hits to the head during the normal course of play, according to a University of Rochester […]
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URMC Receives Patent for Implantable Diagnostic Technology November 10, 2011 The University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) has received a U.S. patent for a medical device technology that could revolutionize the way that physician’s monitor the health of their patients. The device – which consists of an implantable “living chip” – is designed to give doctors […]
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