Patient Care ‘Bionic Eye’ Helps Wyoming County Man See His Bride Again By Leslie White Jun. 11, 2018 “Oh my goodness – do you see that?” It was the wave of a hand, but William Heidt was in tears. For the first time in more than 15 years, the Wyoming County man saw something, thanks to a “bionic eye” ...
Patient Care Wilmot Scientists Win Awards, Give Talks, at Nation’s Largest Cancer Meeting By Leslie Orr May. 30, 2018 At the 2018 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) annual meeting in the coming days, Wilmot Cancer Institute physicians and scientists are presenting data and giving talks on a variety of ...
Research American Society of Clinical Oncology Honors Wilmot Physician with National Award By Leslie Orr May. 22, 2018 Supriya G. Mohile, M.D., M.S., an oncologist at the Wilmot Cancer Institute and trailblazer in the growing field of geriatric oncology, has been named the 2018 winner of the B.J. Kennedy Award by the ...
Patient Care How Can We Prevent Elder Abuse? By Lori Barrette May. 8, 2018 Many older adults live in fear and isolation, with their emotional, physical and even financial well-being at risk due to elder abuse. UR Medicine Geriatric Specialist Dr. Thomas Caprio says knowing ...
Eastman Expert Trains Providers at The Highlands By URMC Communications Feb. 15, 2018 At their first dental in-service, nearly 60 nurses and aides at The Highlands in Brighton learned new information that will not only help improve care for the people they serve, but also for their ...
Patient Care Wilmot Researchers Share Latest in Geriatric Oncology at International Conference By Lydia Fernandez Nov. 16, 2017 Members of Wilmot Cancer Institute’s Geriatric Oncology team shared their findings and expertise at the recent International Society of Geriatric Oncology annual conference.
Patient Care UR Medicine Uses ‘Bionic Eye’ to Restore Some Vision to Blind Syracuse Woman By Leslie White Oct. 23, 2017 A 71-year-old woman blinded by an inherited disease recently thrilled University of Rochester doctors by reaching out and grabbing her ophthalmologist’s hand after receiving a “bionic eye.” The ...
Research Finding a Treatment for Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction By Emily Boynton Oct. 3, 2017 More than half of older adults suffer from delirium after surgery, a condition called postoperative cognitive dysfunction. Researchers at Duke and the University of Rochester Medical Center will test ...
Research New Grant Will Examine Link Between ‘Dirty’ Brains and Alzheimer’s By Mark Michaud Sep. 20, 2017 A new $3.2 million grant will bring together biomedical scientists and mechanical engineers in an effort to develop a detailed understanding of the brain’s waste removal system. The research could ...
Patient Care Lymphoma: Targeting treatment for special populations By Lydia Fernandez Sep. 15, 2017 Patrick Reagan, M.D., is working with Wilmot's Geriatric Oncology team, to develop a targeted approach for treating older adults with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.
