Patient Care Planning for Parenthood After Cancer By Lori Barrette Feb. 29, 2016 Getting a cancer diagnosis can be heartbreaking. Learning that a treatment that can save your life might also dash your dream of having a family can compound that heartbreak to an indescribable ...
Community Eastman Dental Now Screening for HIV at Three Clinics By URMC Communications Feb. 29, 2016 UR Medicine’s Eastman Institute for Oral Health has received a grant from New York State to use a rapid screening test for HIV in three of its clinics, based on the success of its smaller pilot ...
Patient Care Food Guidelines: A Closer Look at Sugar, Salt and Saturated Fat By Lori Barrette Feb. 26, 2016 The FDA's recently released dietary guidelines suggest eating more vegetables, fruits and whole grains while reducing sugar, salt and saturated fat. Joanna Lipp, a registered dietitian with UR ...
Education Dr. Morris Shapiro, URMC Clinician and Educator, Dies at 102 By Karin Gaffney Christensen Feb. 25, 2016 The University of Rochester Medical Center is mourning the loss of one of its longtime faculty members. Morris J. Shapiro, M.D., a professor of Emergency Medicine and professor emeritus of Surgery, ...
Patient Care Strong Fertility Center Event Raises Funds to Assist Cancer Patients' Fertility Preservation By Barbara Ficarra Feb. 25, 2016 Cancer treatments can reduce or eliminate a young patient's ability to have children. Strong Fertility Center offers fertility preservation for young men and women, and each year hosts a fundraiser ...
Research Commentary: How Research Makes Us Ever Better By Emily Boynton Feb. 25, 2016 Research conducted at the University of Rochester Medical Center has led to the discovery of therapies that have saved countless lives. What many people may not realize is that research benefits ...
Patient Care Roasted Beet and Pear Salad By Ruth Harper-Rhode Feb. 22, 2016 This salad is a tasty combination of beets and pears along with tangy feta cheese.
Research Hope, Hype, and Wishful Thinking By URMC Communications Feb. 22, 2016 In a perspective piece appearing in the journal Cell Stem Cell, URMC neurologist Steve Goldman, M.D., Ph.D., lays out the current state of affairs with respect to stem cell medicine and how close we ...
Patient Care Eating Disorders: 5 Warning Signs By Lori Barrette Feb. 19, 2016 Whether or not you realize it, there’s a good chance you know someone who has an eating disorder. People who develop them often experience anxiety, low self-esteem and a level of perfectionism that ...
Education URMC GI Experts to Host 2nd Annual Advanced Endoscopy Nurses Course By Lori Barrette Feb. 18, 2016 Gastroenterology experts at the University of Rochester Medical Center will host the 2nd annual Advanced Endoscopy Nurses Course April 22 and 23, 2016, where participants will observe and discuss ...
