Patient Care Trying to Quit Smoking? One Patient Succeeded with Some ‘Totally Different’ Support By Ruth Harper-Rhode Jul. 28, 2021 When Tracy Downs decided to quit smoking, she had little faith that it would actually happen. But then she met Patty Mallaber, ANP-BC, in Wilmot Cancer Institute’s Tobacco Dependence Treatment ...
Patient Care Miracle Kids 2021: Jorie Pucillo By URMC Communications Jul. 27, 2021 Toddler with Down Syndrome Smiles through Heart Surgery, Chemotherapy
Patient Care A Love Story Written in the Stars: Wilmot Team Helps Couple Marry Despite Cancer By Ruth Harper-Rhode Jul. 23, 2021 With help from their team at Wilmot Cancer Institute, a couple living with cancer achieved their dream of getting married.
Patient Care Book Provides Roadmap for Recovery from Brain and Spinal Cord Injury By Mark Michaud Jul. 14, 2021 Former URMC CEO Bradford C. Berk reflects on his own spinal cord injury that left him a quadriplegic and details his experience – as a doctor and a patient – to create a user’s manual for those ...
Research Need a Boost? URMC Experts Answer Your Questions About COVID Vaccine Boosters By Susanne Pallo Jul. 14, 2021 Pfizer and BioNTech raised questions last week with news of a plan to seek authorization for COVID booster shots and to develop a new Delta variant COVID vaccine. Our experts answer those questions.
Patient Care Thanks to Compassionate Care and Due Diligence, Colon Cancer Survivor Looks Forward By Ruth Harper-Rhode Jul. 13, 2021 Joe Franch had just had his colonoscopy three years ago, so he thought there was no way the blood in his stool could be cancer. But when he stayed on top of his symptoms, he learned the news: he had ...
Research Return on Investment: Sensitive Parenting in Childhood Creates 13-Fold Cost Savings By Correna Dolce Jul. 12, 2021 A recent URMC study has found that sensitive, responsive parenting - specifically in early childhood - has a direct correlation with not only positive mental and physical health, but also financial ...
Patient Care Heartbeat of Community Stronger Thanks to Remote TeleVAD Program in Hornell By URMC Communications Jun. 28, 2021 Regular monitoring is needed to ensure LVAD devices are functioning appropriately. Kathy Bentley, along with many others in the southern region, are now utilizing the TeleVAD program to help get the ...
Patient Care Another Step Forward for UR Medicine Orthopaedics Campus By Barbara Ficarra Jun. 24, 2021 The UR Medicine Orthopaedics & Physical Performance Center project marks a milestone today at The Marketplace Mall in Henrietta, as University of Rochester and community officials gather for a ...
Research What we know about aducanumab – the new FDA approved drug to treat Alzheimer’s disease By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Jun. 9, 2021 Earlier this week, the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the use of the drug aducanumab to treat Alzheimer’s disease – making it the first new drug in nearly 20-years to treat the ...
