Patient Care Free Workshop Focuses on Caring for a Loved One with a Primary Brain Tumor By Lydia Fernandez Mar. 16, 2017 This free, daylong workshop on April 1 will provide tips on how families can cope and strategies to help caregivers take care of themselves.
Community Commentary on Stem Cell Therapies: If You’re Asked to Pay, Walk Away By Susanne Pallo Mar. 15, 2017 Retinal specialist Ajay E. Kuriyan, M.D., M.S., warns patients to be wary of stem cell clinics offering unproven therapies for a profit. Kuriyan personally encountered several patients who were ...
Patient Care Carrot, Kohlrabi and Radish Slaw By Ruth Harper-Rhode Mar. 15, 2017 This recipe is perfect to bring for lunch as it stays crunchy and it can be prepared ahead so the flavors develop.
Patient Care EIOH Studying Oral Health of Alzheimer Patients' Caregivers By URMC Communications Mar. 14, 2017 While it's widely known that caregivers for people with Alzheimer's have poorer general health than others, Eastman Institute for Oral Health and the Alzheimer's Association of the Finger Lakes are ...
Research Helping Doctors Diagnose and Treat Psoriatic Arthritis By URMC Communications Mar. 13, 2017 Christopher Ritchlin, M.D., M.P.H., professor and chief of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology at URMC offers advice to help physicians recognize psoriatic arthritis in a recent review published in ...
Dr. Jucan Honored Twice By URMC Communications Mar. 10, 2017 Adina C. Jucan, D.D.S., clinical director of Eastman Dental at Highland, was recognized twice for her expertise and commitment to improving the oral health of older adults. She was recently named a ...
Understanding Hospice: It’s About How You Live By URMC Communications Mar. 10, 2017 Contrary to what many people think, hospice doesn’t mean that hope is lost. It does mean refocusing the goals of end-of-life care to support the best quality of life. UR Medicine Home Care’s Hospice ...
Patient Care Lentil and Bulgur Salad By Ruth Harper-Rhode Mar. 9, 2017 By combining lentils and bulgur, this dish provides complete protein, as well as dietary fiber.
Protein Key to Nerve Health Hitches a Ride on Brain’s Garbage Truck By URMC Communications Mar. 8, 2017 A new study shows that the brain’s waste removal system serves as both trash collector and delivery service, providing neurons with a protein important to maintaining cognitive function while ...
Education UR School of Nursing Launches Redesigned Distance NP Program to Address Mental Health Needs By Jessica O'Leary Mar. 6, 2017 In an effort to address critical shortages of mental health care providers in New York state and across the country, the University of Rochester School of Nursing has relaunched its Family ...