Community Stroll for Strong Kids and 5K Run Set for Saturday By URMC Communications Jun. 2, 2016 Golisano Children’s Hospital will be holding its 20th Annual Stroll for Strong Kids and 5K Run on Saturday, June 4, 2016 at Genesee Valley Park. This event will raise money for the 85,000 kids from ...
Patient Care Baby Food for Thought: How Safe is Rice Cereal? By Lori Barrette May. 26, 2016 For generations, rice cereal has been a top choice for babies starting solid foods, but lately there’s growing concern about what’s in it besides the rice: arsenic. UR Medicine’s Dr. Ruth Lawrence, ...
Research URMC receives $3M to advance research on ARDS, gene therapy By URMC Communications May. 23, 2016 David Dean, Ph.D., professor of Pediatrics and Neonatology at the University of Rochester Medical Center, has received a $3 million grant to explore a novel method of gene therapy delivery that could ...
Research Return-to-Learn as Important as Return-to-Play after Concussion By Leslie Orr May. 19, 2016 Student-athletes who get a concussion often return to school within a week but still have significant problems in the classroom and cannot perform at a normal academic level, according to a new ...
Patient Care Boy Pushed to the Brink of Death Twice is a ‘Miracle Times Two’ By URMC Communications May. 19, 2016 Born at 34 weeks, Ryan’s parents, Melanie and Andy, were told their son would have a better chance of survival in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Ryan developed necrotizing enterocolitis ...
Mother, Son Work Together to Manage Autism By URMC Communications May. 17, 2016 Daniel was 2 when he was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. His speech, which had begun promisingly, waned. He began repeating certain behaviors – spinning in place or twirling things in front ...
Patient Care Boy Inspires Others by Overcoming a Stroke, Sickle Cell Anemia By URMC Communications May. 16, 2016 All his life, Gary has been living with the pain and complications of sickle cell disease, a serious and lifelong disorder that causes the body to make sickle-shaped red blood cells, which are stiff ...
Patient Care Boy Inspires Others by Overcoming Stroke, Sickle Cell Anemia By URMC Communications May. 16, 2016 From the day he was born, Gary Burks has been coping with the pain and complications that come with sickle cell disease.
Patient Care Pittsford Youth Fights on Against Cancer Diagnosis By URMC Communications May. 13, 2016 Four long years have passed since 6-year-old Craig Winter was diagnosed with cancer. And from the day of his first scan, the Pittsford boy has been a medical marvel.
Patient Care Preemie’s Spirit Captures the Hearts of Others By URMC Communications May. 13, 2016 Kinley was born with her heart was on the wrong side of her body. She was missing her pulmonary artery, and only had one lung. And the largest issue of all was that she was suffering from esophageal ...
