Research Challenges Remain in HIV Care in Africa By Mark Michaud Dec. 21, 2016 Barriers to diagnosis and lack of access to modern medications have combined to place caregivers and HIV-positive patients in sub-Saharan Africa between a rock and a hard place. A new study shows ...
Patient Care Caregiving from Afar: How to Help When You Can't Be There By Lydia Fernandez Dec. 21, 2016 Helping to care for a loved one from miles away is hard, but Wilmot Cancer Institute social worker Sandra Sabatka shares some ideas for how to stay involved.
Patient Care New Heart is Ultimate Gift for Volunteer Firefighter By Leslie White Dec. 20, 2016 Barbara Fudge has spent her life helping others and asking nothing in return. For nearly 20 years she has served as a volunteer firefighter and emergency medical technician in her small Chemung ...
Research With a Tiny Video Camera, Physicians Improve Heart Valve Surgery By URMC Communications Dec. 20, 2016 A quicker recovery for patients is one of the major benefits of video-assisted minimally invasive aortic valve replacement surgery. Physicians use a small incision in the chest wall and a tiny video ...
Outpouring of Support Shown at Honoring Owen Book Collection Kickoff Event By URMC Communications Dec. 20, 2016 The Honoring Owen Book Collection is available to families at the Golisano Children's Hospital in the Family Resource Library. The permanent collection will help families staying in the hospital that ...
Research Scientists Find New Gene Tool for Predicting Course of Prostate Cancer By Leslie Orr Dec. 19, 2016 Researchers from UR Medicine’s Wilmot Cancer Institute and Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo reported in the journal Oncotarget, they have discovered a possible new tool for predicting whether ...
Patient Care Pomegranate Salsa By Ruth Harper-Rhode Dec. 19, 2016 This recipe combines clementines, another seasonal fruit with the pomegranate arils to create a colorful and fresh salsa.
Patient Care Community Invited to Sneak Peek of Wilmot Cancer Institute's Ann and Carl Myers Cancer Center By Lydia Fernandez Dec. 19, 2016 Tours of the nearly completed facility, located at on the Noyes Health campus in Dansville, will be offered on Thursday, Jan. 5.
Patient Care Common Sense on the Common Cold By Lori Barrette Dec. 19, 2016 Despite all the advances of modern medicine, the common cold continues to vex us. UR Medicine Primary Care’s Dr. Louis Papa explains why colds are easy to get and challenging to treat, and what makes ...
Research Bacteria Responsible for Incurable Bone Infection Hide in Bone Micro-Channels By URMC Communications Dec. 19, 2016 Researchers in the Center for Musculoskeletal Research believe they have found that Staphylococcus aureus can hide in tiny channels within bone, defying several long-held beliefs about the bacteria. ...
