Research The Heart-Brain Connection: The Link Between LQTS and Seizures By Susanne Pallo Jul. 28, 2016 Patients carrying certain mutations that cause Long QT Syndrome, a rare cardiac rhythm disorder, have an increased risk for developing seizures and have more severe cardiac symptoms, according to a ...
Complex Care Center remaking treatment for adults with childhood diseases By URMC Communications Jul. 28, 2016 Children with complex, lifelong medical conditions face many challenges; one of the biggest happens when they turn 18 and have to make the transition from pediatric to adult primary care. A new UR ...
Not forgotten: hospital physicians work to treat, study the rarest of diseases By URMC Communications Jul. 27, 2016 Since April 2015, Nicholas O’Neill has traveled nearly three hours by car every week from southeast of Syracuse to Golisano Children’s Hospital. Here, in the confines of the Clinical Research Center, ...
Patient Care Quenching the Discomfort of Dry Mouth By Lori Barrette Jul. 26, 2016 More than 50 percent of older adults are likely to experience the discomfort of dry mouth. Oral health expert Dr. Adina Jucan provides facts on what causes the condition and steps you can take to ...
Research Research Aims to Fight Childhood Obesity through Family Approach By URMC Communications Jul. 26, 2016 UR Medicine’s Golisano Children’s Hospital is joining several other universities on one of the largest family-based childhood obesity studies ever conducted.
Patient Care When Summer Heat Takes Your Breath Away By Lori Barrette Jul. 22, 2016 Sunny, sticky days surely make you sweat, but they can also hamper breathing—especially for children and seniors. UR Medicine Urgent Care’s Dr. Michael Kamali explains how ozone levels can be ...
Patient Care Kids Get Arthritis Too: 7 Signs of Juvenile Arthritis By Lori Barrette Jul. 22, 2016 Most people associate arthritis with aging. Few are aware that this disease and its characteristic stiff, swollen joints, also occurs in children. UR Medicine pediatric rheumatologist Dr. Homaira ...
Patient Care Becoming Flexitarian: 3 Tips for Eating Less Meat By Lydia Fernandez Jul. 21, 2016 Eating a plant-based diet has many advantages, including reducing your risk for certain types of cancer. You don't have to eliminate all animal products from your diet to see benefits. Wilmot's ...
Patient Care UR Medicine Earns National Accreditation for Pulmonary Hypertension Care By Leslie White Jul. 20, 2016 UR Medicine received accreditation as a Comprehensive Care Center from the Pulmonary Hypertension Association in recognition of excellence in diagnosis, research and clinical care for this complex ...
Patient Care Student Physicals Set for Thursdays in August By Lori Barrette Jul. 20, 2016 Physicals for youth ages four through 19 will be offered on Thursdays in August at the University of Rochester Medical Center, a service aimed at filling the gap for families who don’t have health ...
