Research Study: Nursing Homes Increasingly Pushing Patients into Rehab at End-of-Life By Mark Michaud Oct. 3, 2018 A new study reveals a growing trend of potentially unnecessary – and harmful – high intensity rehabilitation services for residents of nursing homes. The study finds that this trend, which may be ...
Introducing the 2018 Graser Fellow By URochester Medicine Communications Oct. 3, 2018 Dr. Ali Aljumah from Kuwait City, Kuwait, was named this year's Eastman Dental's Graser Implant Fellow.
Patient Care Q and A: Breast Cancer Screening By Lori Barrette Oct. 3, 2018 It's Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which annually sheds light on the importance of early detection. UR Medicine women's imaging specialist Dr. Avice O'Connell answers a few questions women commonly ...
Patient Care NCI Awards $3M Grant to Study Geriatric Oncology By Leslie Orr Oct. 2, 2018 The National Cancer Institute award $3 million to Supriya Mohile, M.D., for a collaborative, five-year research project stemming from the Beau Biden Cancer Moonshot initiative.
Patient Care Flu Shots: What, Why and When By Lori Barrette Oct. 2, 2018 Flu season is rapidly approaching and ads for flu shots are popping up everywhere. Should you get one? Will it work? UR Medicine vaccine expert Dr. Ann Falsey explains what's new this year and why ...
Community $1.8M Grant Supports Life-Changing Cancer Services Across the Finger Lakes Region By Karin Gaffney Christensen Oct. 1, 2018 The URMC Center for Community Health and Prevention will use the state funding to expand its Cancer Services Program of Monroe County to the surrounding of Seneca, Yates, Wayne, Ontario and ...
Patient Care UR Medicine Unveils Upstate New York’s First Mobile Stroke Unit By Mark Michaud Sep. 27, 2018 Next month, UR Medicine will begin operation of a Mobile Stroke Unit, a high-tech ‘emergency room on wheels’ that is designed to provide life-saving care to stroke victims. The $1 million unit will ...
Research Researchers Glimpse into ‘Real World’ of Cancer and Financial Hardship By Leslie Orr Sep. 26, 2018 Nearly one in five older patients with advanced cancer have financial problems that may cause them to delay treatment to cover food and housing costs, which leads to stress and poor quality of life, ...
Patient Care Slice of History: Friends of Strong Celebrates $1 Million Milestone, Efforts to Enhance Patient Care By Matt Ulakovic Sep. 25, 2018 For the first time ever, Friends of Strong gave $1 million to support patient care programs throughout Strong Memorial Hospital in a single year—breaking all previous funding records for the ...
