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 ...
Patient Care Keep Cool: Hot-Weather Tips for Pregnant Women By Lori Barrette Jul. 14, 2016 Extreme heat can be more than uncomfortable for pregnant women—it can also trigger some health issues. UR Medicine high-risk pregnancy expert Dr. Loralei Thornburg offers advice for keeping cool and ...
Research What Are Your Chances of Living Two Years? Doctors, Cancer Patients, Not on Same Page By Leslie Orr Jul. 14, 2016 Misunderstandings about prognosis between patients with advanced cancer and their doctors was common, in a study reported in JAMA Oncology, and the vast majority of patients didn’t know that their ...
Patient Care Pancreatic Cancer Network Awards $2M to Wilmot Investigator By Leslie Orr Jul. 12, 2016 The national Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PANCAN) granted its most competitive award, for $2 million, to David C. Linehan, M.D., to support a large, multicenter clinical trial testing an ...
Patient Care Sharing Our 'Thanks' with Strong's Newest Crop of Summer Youth Volunteers By Matt Ulakovic Jul. 12, 2016 Nearly 300 area high school students interested in getting a taste of working in health care recently joined the ranks of the Friends of Strong volunteer program.
Patient Care Healthy Eating: 6 Tips for Travelers By Lori Barrette Jun. 30, 2016 Vacation is often a time to escape reality, abandon routines and indulge in things we enjoy. UR Medicine registered dietitian Mary Johnson offers advice to help fuel your fun without fretting over ...
