Patient Care Visitor Restrictions Aim to Stop Flu’s Spread By Emily Boynton Dec. 19, 2014 UR Medicine's Strong Memorial Hospital is implementing visitor restrictions to stop flu's spread.
Baby boy begins eating again thanks to help from feeding program By URMC Communications Dec. 19, 2014 Ethan LeRoy was 3 months old when he started refusing food. His parents, Amanda and Luke, tried to feed him bottles but he would block his mouth with his tongue or push away the bottle. First-time ...
Education LARC Initiative Provides Education on Most Effective Birth Control By URMC Communications Dec. 19, 2014 Studies have shown that Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptives (LARCs) are actually the most effective method of preventing teen pregnancy.
Patient Care Long-Acting Contraceptives Recommended for Teens By Lori Barrette Dec. 18, 2014 Condoms and birth control pills may be the most recognizable methods of contraception. But recent studies show that long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs) are the most effective method of ...
Community Teens Support Teens at Children's Hospital with Annual Rainbow Classic By Rebecca Youmell Dec. 15, 2014 Rival schools Pittsford Sutherland and Pittsford Mendon will go head-to-head when their men’s and women’s varsity basketball teams face one another in the 14th annual Rainbow Classic tournament ...
Santa visits the NICU By URMC Communications Dec. 12, 2014 Our Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) had a very special visitor this week! Santa was able to find time in his busy schedule to visit our tiniest patients and their families. Tricia White, a proud ...
Research Researchers receive grant to study gene therapy and DNA delivery By URMC Communications Dec. 5, 2014 Since its discovery several decades ago, gene therapy has been a medicinal sphinx, with doctors as enamored by its potential as they are frustrated by the riddles it presents. Researchers at the ...
Research Researchers Receive $1.4M to Study Gene Therapy and DNA Delivery By URMC Communications Dec. 2, 2014 Researchers at URMC are studying ways to deliver DNA through a cell's cytoplasm and into the nucleus, which could lead to a breakthrough in gene therapy techniques.
Happy Thanksgiving from Golisano Children's Hospital By URMC Communications Nov. 27, 2014 Happy Thanksgiving! We have so much to be thankful for this holiday. We are grateful for our patient families, like the Conrows, who remind us to celebrate each day and the memories made with each ...
A Week of Building Donor Stories Ends with Special "Grace's Garden" Event By URMC Communications Nov. 20, 2014 All week, 13WHAM anchor Jennifer Johnson has shared stories of generous donors who have committed to naming a space in our new Golisano Children's Hospital building. Packaged as a "Giving to ...