Patient Care After head and neck cancer, training for Thanksgiving By Lydia Fernandez Nov. 10, 2017 When you’re learning to swallow again after treatment for head and neck cancer, preparing for Thanksgiving can be like training for a marathon. It can be physical, mental and intense, but absolutely ...
Patient Care Genesee Vascular Lab Joins UR Medicine Heart & Vascular By Leslie White Nov. 9, 2017 UR Medicine has acquired Genesee Vascular Lab expanding its Heart and Vascular expertise, care and locations. Vascular surgeon Thomas Penn, M.D., who formed the practice in 1977, will continue to ...
Patient Care Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Begins Offering Donor Breast Milk to Premature Infants By Jessica O'Leary Nov. 8, 2017 Babies with very low birthweights — those weighing less than 3.3 pounds — now have access to donor breastmilk and donor milk products when a mother’s own milk is not available.
Research URMC Awarded Nearly $6 Million to Study Deadly Bone Infections By Susanne Pallo Nov. 6, 2017 The team, in the Center for Musculoskeletal Research, will study how a deadly bacteria gets into bone and how patients’ immune responses to the bug can actually make them sicker and more likely to ...
Patient Care The Future of Esophageal Cancer: Clinical Trials at Wilmot Attempt to Improve Treatments By Lydia Fernandez Nov. 3, 2017 Researchers at Wilmot Cancer Institute are working to improve treatment for esophageal cancer, a disease that affects 17,000 Americans each year. Often diagnosed after the cancer has spread, the ...
Research In Pursuit of a Universal Flu Shot By Emily Boynton Nov. 2, 2017 Developing a universal flu vaccine that would protect against all seasonal and pandemic strains of the flu virus is no easy task, and new research suggests that one of the most promising strategies ...
Patient Care UR Medicine Hosts Bladder Health Information Event November 15 By Barbara Ficarra Nov. 2, 2017 n recognition of November as National Bladder Health Awareness Month, and UR Medicine Adult Pelvic Health and Continence Care will host a free educational event on bladder health for women and men, ...
Research Scientists Link Pancreatic Cancer Survival to Four Genes By Leslie Orr Nov. 2, 2017 Alterations in four main genes are responsible for how long patients survive with pancreatic cancer, according to a new study in Jama Oncology.
Patient Care URMC Palliative Care Program Earns Top National Certification By Lori Barrette Oct. 30, 2017 The Palliative Care Program at UR Medicine’s Strong Memorial Hospital has once again earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval for Palliative Care Certification.
Patient Care Erie County Woman Running Again After Heart, Lung Failure By Leslie White Oct. 30, 2017 Jennifer Bardrof was the picture of health: a young mother of two, schoolteacher and avid runner. Yet when she experienced flu-like symptoms, no one expected it would lead to heart and lung failure ...
