Patient Care UR Medicine Helps Genesee County Family Embrace Heart of Holidays By Leslie White Dec. 21, 2017 Carrie Thornley Fisher was in heart failure near the end of her second pregnancy. After giving birth to a healthy boy, the 32-year-old spent nearly two months on life-saving mechanical support until ...
Patient Care Finding Cancer's Fingerprint By Lydia Fernandez Dec. 18, 2017 In cancer, pathology plays a key role in determining treatment options. Using a microscope to examine cells and tissue collected from a biopsy, pathologists can identify what type of cancer a patient ...
Research Newest Data Links Inflammation to Chemo-brain By Leslie Orr Dec. 13, 2017 Inflammation in the blood plays a key role in “chemo-brain,” according to a published pilot study that provides evidence for what scientists have long believed.
Patient Care The Story of Brain Mapping By Lydia Fernandez Dec. 13, 2017 How new science is helping surgeons remove tumors without disrupting a patient's livelihood
Patient Care Celebrating Nurse Scientists By Lydia Fernandez Dec. 11, 2017 Patients prosper when the "bench" is stationed at the "bedside"
Patient Care When Bad Weather Disrupts Your Chemo Visit: Patient Safety is of the Utmost Importance By Ruth Harper-Rhode Dec. 10, 2017 March has brought difficult weather to the Rochester and Finger Lakes region, and now meteorologists are predicting at least a foot of snow over the next two days. Patients scheduled for ...
Research Mustian Selected as Fellow by Elite National Leadership Program By Lydia Fernandez Dec. 7, 2017 Karen Mustian, Ph.D., M.S., M.P.H., has been named a Fellow in the 2017-18 class for the Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine® (ELAM) Program at Drexel University College of ...
Patient Care Caring for the Caregiver: Tips to Help Reduce Stress By Lori Barrette Dec. 7, 2017 Caring for a person who has cancer or another serious illness can be extremely stressful. Wilmot Cancer Institute Social Worker Sandra Sabatka shares tips to help caregivers reduce their stress and ...
Research Wilmot Scientists Reap Awards, Presentations at Hematology Meeting By Leslie Orr Dec. 7, 2017 Wilmot Cancer Institute has a longstanding strength in the study of blood cancers—and from Dec. 9-12, many of our scientists will be presenting research at the 59th annual meeting of the American ...
Research Open, Honest Talk about Death Does No Harm By Leslie Orr Dec. 4, 2017 Talking through bad news can be good for the doctor-patient relationship—debunking a common myth among patients, according to a study co-authored by the University of Rochester Medical Center’s ...
