Patient Care Breastfeeding Benefits Both Babies and Moms By Lori Barrette Jul. 28, 2015 August is National Breastfeeding Month, a great time to bring newfound awareness to nature’s oldest—and indisputably best—way to feed a baby. Renowned breastfeeding expert Dr. Ruth Lawrence shares ...
Patient Care Fitness Trackers: Trend or Tool By Lori Barrette Jul. 28, 2015 Move over, wristwatch, there’s a new accessory in town and it’s sleek, functional and wildly popular. Wearable fitness devices are strapped around the wrists of people everywhere, tracking their ...
Community Wilmot Cancer Institute, Rochester Red Wings celebrate cancer survivorship July 31 By Ruth Harper-Rhode Jul. 24, 2015 On Friday, July 31, cancer survivors and their families and friends will come together for Survivors Night at Frontier Field to raise awareness of the joys and challenges of cancer survivorship. T
Patient Care UR Medicine Acquiring 2 Urgent Care Centers By Karin Gaffney Christensen Jul. 23, 2015 UR Medicine has announced it is acquiring two local AccelCare urgent care centers, with ownership expected this fall.
Patient Care 5 Ways to Support Someone with Cancer By Lori Barrette Jul. 21, 2015 Someone you love has been diagnosed with cancer and you’re at a loss for ways to help them. UR Medicine oncology nurse Alicia Coffin shares these tips for offering your support.
Inpatients move to new private rooms with help of scavenger hunt By URMC Communications Jul. 21, 2015 Adrenaline was pumping and emotions were mixed as close to 40 inpatients were transported from UR Medicine’s old Golisano Children’s Hospital to the new eight-story, 245,000 square foot building ...
Patient Care Strong Memorial Hospital Specialties Among U.S. News and World Report’s ‘Nation’s Best' By Barbara Ficarra Jul. 21, 2015 Four adult specialties at UR Medicine’s Strong Memorial Hospital have captured a spot in the Top 50 programs in the nation for treating complex conditions, according to U.S. News & World Report’s ...
Patient Care URMC Earns $2.5 Million HRSA Grant to Improve Geriatric Care By Lori Barrette Jul. 19, 2015 Efforts to improve health care for older adults in Rochester and the Finger Lakes region will be bolstered by a $2.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health ...
Research Wilmot Scientists Aim at a Genetically Lethal Strain of Leukemia By Leslie Orr Jul. 16, 2015 Researchers at UR Medicine’s Wilmot Cancer Institute have developed what they believe to be the first mouse model to investigate why a certain subset of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients responds ...
Community Upcoming golf tournaments support cancer research and care in Rochester region By Ruth Harper-Rhode Jul. 10, 2015 For Wilmot Cancer Institute, community-organized events of all types are essential to helping local researchers explore ideas that may lead to new, effective ways to treat different types of ...
