Tag: patients and families

A new mom shares her story about getting the shot during pregnancy and obstetrician Eva Pressman, M.D. answers common COVID questions.

Researchers at URMC and RGH are joining a clinical trial today to test a new Pfizer/BioNTech mRNA flu vaccine that mimics the technology used in their highly effective, FDA-approved COVID vaccine.

Menopause can mess with your memory, and a new study from the University of Rochester Medical Center has identified four profiles of cognitive function that may help researchers understand why memory ...

The federal Food and Drug Administration today granted full approval to the COVID vaccine developed by Pfizer-BioNTech for people 16 and older, making it the first to move beyond emergency use ...

Like others in the "Sandwich Generation," Sandy Sabatka's daily routine included the pressures of raising a family, working full time and supporting aging parents. Her personal experience, combined ...

Responding to the growing public health threat of the Delta variant, and the recent emergence of COVID-19 cases in the Rochester area, the University of Rochester is reinstating indoor face-masking ...

For Sarah Robson, the hardest and best moments of her son Wyatt’s 422-day hospitalization came within minutes of each other as the four-week-old’s health failed one night in 2018.

Kim Olfano, who overcame devastating leg injuries thanks to the help of hyperbaric oxygen therapy, is now a nurse in the hyperbaric suite at the Strong Wound Healing Center helping patients go ...

Persevering through Loss: Family Support and Skilled Care helps Teen Fully Recover from Tragedy

Jacob Cole is 15. The high school freshman likes Harry Potter, the Buffalo Bills, concerts, fast food and fancy cars, as in Ferraris and Lamborghinis. Though functionally blind from birth and small ...