Tag: patients and families

For Adrianne and Brandon Wilber, the joy of welcoming their daughter, Maddilyn, was soon mixed with worry and uncertainty. It started the day after she was born in November 2019, when Maddilyn failed ...

True love and unwavering faith can move mountains, as demonstrated by the Olasumboye family’s remarkable journey with their son, Adaramola, affectionately known as Dara. In the face of adversity, ...

Fifty years ago, the University of Rochester established its cancer center, around the time the nation's view of the disease began to change. Today, cancer research and treatment is in its most ...

Born at 22 weeks, before her body could fully develop and function on its own, Isabel Vazquez-Mercado beat all odds and overcame all the challenges associated with her extreme prematurity.

The UR Medicine MSU, which brings the expertise and technology necessary to diagnose and treat stroke directly to the patient, has extended services and now operates seven days a week.

Many women believe in the importance of doing monthly self-exams of their breasts. Yet 15 years ago, the American Cancer Society recommended against teaching self-breast exams.

University of Rochester Medical Center is first in the nation to earn the elite Age-Friendly Health System Committed to Care Excellence status for its Center for Perioperative Medicine (CPM.) It is ...

A new decision officially allows individuals at age 40 to begin routine screening for breast cancer.

Though people have been eating wheat for thousands of years, one third of American adults now shun foods containing wheat in an effort to avoid gluten. But is it worthy of a tainted reputation? UR ...

A newly formed Transplant Institute is bringing together a multidisciplinary team to further the growth of UR Medicine’s liver, kidney, and pancreas transplant programs. Under the direction of ...