Patient Care Can Type 1 Diabetes Be Cured? Diabetes Myths Debunked By Lori Barrette, Elizabeth Beach Jul. 15, 2025 Can Type 1 diabetes be cured? What’s the difference between Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes? In 2025, experts from UR Medicine debunk common diabetes myths and explain blood sugar management, reversing ...
Patient Care How to Prevent Brain Risks Linked to Post-Surgery Confusion By Mark Michaud Jul. 9, 2025 Postoperative delirium is a serious, often preventable brain dysfunction after surgery. Recognizing risk and warning signs, sleep, and communication with care teams can help protect brain health and ...
Patient Care How to Manage Anxiety By Sydney Burrows Jul. 9, 2025 Anxiety is not only a mental experience—it’s in your body, too. But with the right tools and support, it’s possible to regain a sense of control.
Research Early Antibiotics Alter Immune Function in Infants By Scott Hesel Jun. 19, 2025 A new study led by researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) has discovered evidence that early-life exposure to antibiotics can impair an infant's developing immune system, ...
Patient Care Why Are Strokes Increasing in Young Adults? By Sydney Burrows Jun. 17, 2025 Understanding the link between the heart and brain is an important step to decreasing your stroke risk, no matter your age. Here’s how.
Patient Care Caring for an Aging Parent By Sydney Burrows Jun. 12, 2025 UR Medicine experts share steps you can take to make informed, compassionate decisions to help your parent age gracefully and confidently.
Research Why Don’t Bats Get Cancer? Researchers Discover Protection from Genes and Strong Immune Systems By Leslie Orr Jun. 9, 2025 A study to look at why long-lived bats do not get cancer has broken new ground about the biological defenses that resist the disease. Reported in the journal Nature Communications, a University of ...
Patient Care Breastfeeding: Common Questions, Tips and Misconceptions By Scott Hesel, Elizabeth Beach Jun. 6, 2025 Our breastfeeding experts clear up common myths and offer tips to make breastfeeding easier and smoother.
Research Is the Plastic in Your Kitchen Harmful? By Mark Michaud May. 30, 2025 Plastics in the kitchen may pose a risk, but their true health impact remains unclear. Researchers stress the need for more studies to understand how everyday plastic use affects our bodies.
Patient Care Breast Cancer Prevention: How Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants Can Help By Leslie Orr May. 29, 2025 Wilmot study shows that APPs may be the secret to a new approach to care.