Patient Care Miracle Kids 2022: Maddisyn Rollins By Scott Hesel Jun. 7, 2022 Shortly after being born, surgeons at Golisano Children’s Hospital (GCH) determined that Maddisyn Rollins might not have enough small intestine to survive or live a normal life. The dedication of her ...
Patient Care Dan Mulkerin Tapped to Help Expand Wilmot’s Regional Footprint By Kellie Fraver Jun. 2, 2022 Dan Mulkerin. M.D., joined as associate director, Regional Operations for Wilmot Cancer Institute, in September and he's leading efforts to open a new Wilmot Cancer Institute location in Webster in ...
Patient Care After Life-Saving Treatment for Leukemia, One Patient Pays it Forward By Ruth Harper-Rhode Jun. 1, 2022 Ralph Olney says his chances of surviving a second stem cell transplant were low, but thanks to his team and divine intervention, he made it through. He decided to give back to the place that gave ...
Patient Care With Months to Live, Immunotherapy Gives Patient with Esophageal Cancer More Time By Ruth Harper-Rhode May. 26, 2022 For John Joslyn, a patient with stage 4 esophageal cancer, traditional treatment methods weren’t working. With standard chemotherapy, it was estimated he may have had six months to live and he needed ...
Research COVID Vaccine Development was Quick. What’s Holding HIV Back? By URMC Communications May. 25, 2022 Vaccine experts had decades of knowledge from HIV research to help develop a COVID vaccine. Now, they are turning back to HIV research with new knowledge gained from the COVID pandemic. Volunteers ...
Research If You Take Several Medications, ‘Polypharmacy’ is a Word to Know By Leslie Orr May. 16, 2022 Taking multiple prescription drugs and supplements can be fraught with risk, a new study suggests - but it's hard for many people to part with their medications.
Patient Care UR Medicine’s Batavia Campus Opens By Mark Michaud May. 11, 2022 The new campus will open its doors to patients on May 16, strengthening the health system’s commitment to increase access to specialist and primary care for patients in Genesee, Orleans, and Wyoming ...
Community As Drug Overdose Deaths Climb, Experts Assess Strategies to Stem the Tide By Emily Boynton May. 10, 2022 Stemming the opioid crisis in rural communities requires taking action to overcome the stigma and health inequity that have increased barriers to recovery from substance use disorder.
Research Documentary Sheds Light on the Parkinson’s ‘Pandemic’ By Mark Michaud May. 4, 2022 A new documentary, titled The Long Road to Hope, tells the story of individuals with Parkinson’s and efforts to study, treat, and prevent the disease from a global perspective.
Research Daily Steroids Safe and Slow Progression of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy By Mark Michaud May. 2, 2022 New research published in JAMA recommends daily steroid doses for children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, marking a significant change in how the disease is treated.