Patient Care How to Prevent Brain Risks Linked to Post-Surgery Confusion By Mark Michaud Jul. 9, 2025 Postoperative delirium is a serious, often preventable brain dysfunction after surgery. Recognizing risk and warning signs, sleep, and communication with care teams can help protect brain health and ...
Patient Care Why Exercise is Essential During Menopause By Nicole Cullen Jun. 13, 2025 Movement Tips for Managing Menopause Symptoms, Joint Pain, and Weight Gain
Patient Care Caring for an Aging Parent By Sydney Burrows Jun. 12, 2025 UR Medicine experts share steps you can take to make informed, compassionate decisions to help your parent age gracefully and confidently.
Research Why Don’t Bats Get Cancer? Researchers Discover Protection from Genes and Strong Immune Systems By Leslie Orr Jun. 9, 2025 A study to look at why long-lived bats do not get cancer has broken new ground about the biological defenses that resist the disease. Reported in the journal Nature Communications, a University of ...
Patient Care Osteoarthritis vs. Osteoporosis: What’s the Difference? By Elizabeth Beach Jun. 3, 2025 Two of the most common bone and joint conditions—osteoarthritis and osteoporosis—are often confused. How can you protect yourself from both?
Patient Care Cancer Patients and Survivors: If Heart Health is a Concern, Help is Available By Leslie Orr Feb. 17, 2025 A cardio-oncology clinic is in full swing at UR Medicine.
Research Researchers Identify “Sweet Spot” for Safe Surgery after Heart Attack By Leslie White Oct. 30, 2024 After a heart attack, aging adults face double or triple the risk of life-threatening complications – like a debilitating stroke or another heart attack – when they move forward with elective ...
Research RSV Vaccines Effective, But More People Need to Get Them By Mark Michaud Oct. 28, 2024 Angela Branche, MD, details what we learned after the first season following the approval of RSV vaccines,
Research UR Scientists Working to Crack Enduring Mystery of Bone Loss, Regeneration By Barbara Ficarra Oct. 3, 2024 Osteoporosis currently affects 10 million Americans, causes 2 million fragility fractures a year, and carries $20 million in associated health costs. More than 40 million have low bone mass and are ...
Research More Research Confirms the Value of Knowing the Whole Person in Geriatric Oncology By Leslie Orr Sep. 3, 2024 Cancer care for older adults improves when doctors use a tool called geriatric assessment.
