Patient Care Organ Donor Enrollment Day to Raise Awareness, Register Donors By Karin Gaffney Christensen Oct. 1, 2015 Finger Lakes Donor Recovery Network’s Organ Donor Enrollment Day to be held at College Town, Mt. Hope Avenue.
Patient Care UR Medicine Opens 2 New Urgent Care Centers By Karin Gaffney Christensen Oct. 1, 2015 UR Medicine celebrated the opening of two urgent care centers today, in Pittsford and Henrietta.
Getting set for Phase II By URMC Communications Oct. 1, 2015 The doors opened on an all-new Golisano Children’s Hospital in July, but the story of the hospital’s evolution isn’t over. In fact, an exciting new chapter is just about to begin.
Patient Care Tips for Tackling Tiredness By Lori Barrette Sep. 28, 2015 Fatigue is a common problem for many people and a common reason for seeing a doctor. UR Medicine Primary Care’s Dr. Laura Gift shares tactics for tackling five common energy-sapping culprits.
Patient Care 5 Food Factors for Lowering Prostate Cancer Risk By Lori Barrette Sep. 25, 2015 In the U.S., more than 220,000 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer each year. Some risk factors for prostate cancer—such as your family history or your race—can’t be controlled. Wilmot Cancer ...
Patient Care Young Artists Host Gala to Support Programs for Children with Vision Loss By Leslie White Sep. 25, 2015 A group of young performing artists is holding a gala Oct. 10 to support UR Medicine Flaum Eye Institute’s programs to help children with vision loss in Rochester and across the world.
Research $3 Million Funds Research to Develop New HIV Vaccine Strategies By Emily Boynton Sep. 24, 2015 Infectious disease researchers at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry will use $3.1 million from the National Institutes of Health to find new ways to develop a vaccine to ...
Horseheads baby suffers rare condition By URMC Communications Sep. 16, 2015 Susan and Ron Waters of Horseheads looked over at their baby in the delivery room in Arnot Ogden Medical Center and noticed he had turned blue. He wasn't breathing. Born just a day before, on June ...
Patient Care Strong Memorial, Golisano Children’s Hospital Recognized for Organ-Failure Care Program By Barbara Ficarra Sep. 14, 2015 UR Medicine’s Strong Memorial Hospital and Golisano Children’s Hospital have earned the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization’s Center of Excellence award for the high quality of life-saving ...
Patient Care Patients Prefer Relief from Lower Back Pain Over Improved Mobility By Mark Michaud Sep. 9, 2015 A new study out today in the journal Neurology examines the question of quality of life for individuals with a common form of lower back pain called lumbar spinal stenosis. The findings show that, ...
