Patient Care Winter Weight Gain: Why it Happens, What to Do By Lori Barrette Dec. 1, 2016 Shorter days, longer nights, cold weather, decreased exercise and changes in sleep habits all contribute to winter weight gain. UR Medicine Primary Care’s Dr. Michael Gavin offers advice for avoiding ...
Patient Care Eating Disorders and the Holidays: Helping Loved Ones Cope By Lori Barrette Nov. 22, 2016 Holidays—and their constant focus on food—can be especially challenging for the millions of Americans who struggle with eating disorders or negative body issues. Eating disorder specialist Mary ...
Education Grant Supports Local In-Home Visit Program for Older Adults with Behavioral Health Needs By Patrick Broadwater Oct. 13, 2016 A grant from the National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education provides funding for an innovative geriatric home visit program pairing local nurse practitioner students and medical ...
Research Director of National Institutes of Health Visits URMC By Emily Boynton Oct. 10, 2016 Francis Collins, M.D., Ph.D., director of the National Institutes of Health met with students and junior researchers, toured labs and discussed exceptional opportunities in biomedical research.
Patient Care Cancer Care: Yoga Can Benefit Both Body and Mind By Lori Barrette Sep. 27, 2016 Yoga is an ancient practice, but modern research is finding it has many benefits for our health. UR Medicine’s Dr. Karen Mustian shares a few tips about yoga and how it may help people who have ...
Research URMC begins 7-year, $18M study of prenatal inflammation and child health By URMC Communications Sep. 20, 2016 Over the past several decades, researchers have shown that an array of conditions in pregnant women, such as anxiety, stress, and obesity, are associated with a large and common cluster of behavioral ...
Patient Care Scanxiety: Coping with Fear About Cancer Tests By Lydia Fernandez Aug. 4, 2016 If you have cancer or are a cancer survivor, you’ll likely undergo tests to determine the effectiveness of your treatments or to learn if your cancer is in remission. Getting a scan can be ...
Research $1.5M Senate Grant Supports Programs to Curb Youth Suicide and Substance Abuse By URMC Communications Jun. 6, 2016 More than a decade of research by URMC professor of Psychiatry Peter Wyman, Ph.D., is now helping to bring two promising programs--aimed at curbing youth suicide prevention and substance abuse--into ...
Education Professor of Psychiatry J. Richard Ciccone, M.D. Honored with Kaiser Medal By Christine Roth Jun. 3, 2016 The Rochester Academy of Medicine recently bestowed its highest honor—the Albert David Kaiser Medal—upon J. Richard Ciccone, M.D., professor of Psychiatry and founding director of the Psychiatry and ...
Patient Care Test Stress: Helping Students Manage Anxiety By Lori Barrette Jun. 2, 2016 As the school year winds down, kids’ anxiety over exams can ramp up. While a little test stress can be motivating, too much can derail some of the best students. UR Medicine expert Dr. Laura Cardella ...
