Patient Care Far from Home for the Holidays, Oral Cancer Survivor Finds Family in Team at Wilmot Cancer Institute By Gianluca D'Elia Dec. 21, 2021 Steve Friedman spent the winter holidays at Wilmot Cancer Institute for a 20-hour head and neck cancer surgery last year. Now, his care team is helping him work toward a better post-treatment quality ...
Research Honing in on Shared Network of Cancer Genes By Susanne Pallo Dec. 21, 2021 Using network modeling, Wilmot Cancer Institute researchers have honed in on a set of gene interactions that are critical to malignancy and likely to be fertile ground for broad cancer therapies.
Patient Care UR Medicine Creates Alternative Level of Care Units at Strong Memorial, Highland Hospitals By Karin Gaffney Christensen Dec. 17, 2021 UR Medicine Strong Memorial Hospital this week opened a new, temporary unit for Alternative Level of Care (ALC) patients. These patients no longer need acute, hospital-level care but cannot ...
Patient Care Thanks to Clinical Trials, Big Leaps in Lymphoma Treatment By Leslie Orr Dec. 10, 2021 Two major clinical trials are changing the landscape in the most common form of lymphoma.
Community Foodlink, URMC Announce Partnership to Address Local Food Insecurity By Jherell Drain Dec. 2, 2021 Leaders from Foodlink and the University of Rochester Medical Center today announced a partnership to address food insecurity by providing emergency food assistance through health providers, starting ...
Patient Care UR Medicine pauses elective, semi-elective surgeries By Barbara Ficarra Dec. 2, 2021 UR Medicine hospitals will implement a three-week pause on elective and semi-elective surgical procedures that require inpatient hospital stays, beginning Dec. 6. Outpatient procedures will continue ...
Patient Care Genetics Program at Wilmot Helps Five-Time Cancer Survivor Continue to Live Life Fully By Ruth Harper-Rhode Dec. 1, 2021 Mary Lou Morgan suspected hereditary reasons could lie beneath her strong personal and family cancer history, but she didn't have a way to prove it, until she met the team at Wilmot's Hereditary ...
Patient Care Looking at the Lungs: Getting More People Screened for the Region’s Deadliest Cancer By Ruth Harper-Rhode Nov. 29, 2021 An expanded Lung Cancer Screening Program at UR Medicine aims to encourage more people who are eligible to get screened for lung cancer.
Research With Omicron on the Rise, Experts Answer COVID Booster Questions By Susanne Pallo Nov. 24, 2021 All U.S. adults are now eligible for COVID vaccine boosters, but certain groups are particularly encouraged to get a boost. Get the details and answers to common questions from our COVID vaccine ...
Community Put These COVID Safety Steps On Your Holiday To-Do List By Barbara Ficarra Nov. 18, 2021 This holiday season, the best thing you can do for yourself, your loved ones and your community is to stay healthy and safe.
