URMC study points to possible new therapy for hearing loss
STAFF REPORTS ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Researchers have taken an important step toward what may become a new approach to restore hearing loss. In a new study, out today in the…
URMC joins network dedicated to improving care for spinal muscular atrophy
STAFF REPORTS ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) has been selected as one of the first four institutions in the U.S. to participate in the SMA…
URMC researchers open new path to studying leukemia
STAFF REPORTS ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Wilmot Cancer Institute study uncovers how a single gene could be at fault in acute myeloid leukemia (AML), one of the deadliest cancers. The breakthrough…
U of R School of Nursing announced as repeat winner of Excellence in Diversity Award
STAFF REPORTS ROCHESTER, N.Y. — For the second straight year, the University of Rochester School of Nursing has been selected to receive the Health Professions Higher Education Excellence in Diversity…
University of Rochester and Highland Hospital Department of Family Medicine celebrate 50 years
STAFF REPORTS ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The University of Rochester/Highland Hospital Department of Family Medicine is celebrating a 50-year anniversary this month. The Department is one of the oldest and most…
$2.16M grant funds study of disproportionate HIV infection rates among women of color
STAFF REPORTS ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center have been awarded a $2.16 million grant to study disproportionately high HIV infection rates affecting women of…
URMC Study: Nursing homes increasingly pushing patients into rehab at end-of-life
STAFF REPORTS ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A new study reveals a growing trend of potentially unnecessary – and harmful – high intensity rehabilitation services for residents of nursing homes. The study…
UR Medicine unveils Upstate New York’s first Mobile Stroke Unit
STAFF REPORTS ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Next month, UR Medicine will begin operation of a Mobile Stroke Unit (MSU), a high-tech ‘emergency room on wheels’ that is designed to provide life-saving…
URMC researchers glimpse into “real world’ of cancer and financial hardship
STAFF REPORTS ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Nearly one in five older patients with advanced cancer have financial problems that may cause them to delay treatment to cover food and housing costs,…
URMC: Common painkiller Pregabalin not effective for traumatic nerve injury
STAFF REPORTS ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A new study out today in the Journal of Neurology finds that pregabalin is not effective in controlling the chronic pain that sometimes develops following…