Patient Care 6th Annual Walk/Run to Benefit Colon Cancer Education, Research By Lori Barrette May. 5, 2017 UR Medicine’s Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology will sponsor the 6th annual Strollin’ for the Colon 5K Walk/Run beginning at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 13, at Highland Park on Highland Road ...
Patient Care Rhona Henry, RN, BSN By Ruth Harper-Rhode May. 4, 2017 Nurse Manager, Blood and Marrow Transplant Unit
Patient Care Ronald Epstein Honored for Humanism in Medicine By Leslie Orr May. 3, 2017 The Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM) is honoring Ronald Epstein, M.D., with the 2017 STFM Gold Humanism Award. The award recognizes an STFM member each spring for attributes of humanism ...
Patient Care Government Task Force Changes Prostate Cancer Screening Recommendations By Ruth Harper-Rhode Apr. 13, 2017 Since 2012, the United States Preventive Task Force (USPSTF) has recommended against prostate cancer screening, but the task force recently shifted their view and now encourages some men from ages 44 ...
Patient Care Testicular Cancer Survivors Report Lasting Side Effects of Treatment By Leslie Orr Mar. 27, 2017 Nearly 80 percent of a large group of young men who survived testicular cancer reported having at least one health problem later due to treatment toxicity, says a new Journal of Clinical Oncology ...
Patient Care Free Workshop Focuses on Caring for a Loved One with a Primary Brain Tumor By Lydia Fernandez Mar. 16, 2017 This free, daylong workshop on April 1 will provide tips on how families can cope and strategies to help caregivers take care of themselves.
Research Research Shows Exercise is a Boon for Cancer Patients By Leslie Orr Mar. 2, 2017 Exercise and/or psychological therapy work better than medications to reduce cancer-related fatigue and should be recommended first to patients, according to a Wilmot Cancer Institute-led study ...
Research Maquat Receives Lifetime Achievement Award in Science from International RNA Society By Emily Boynton Feb. 7, 2017 Maquat’s pioneering contributions to our understanding of RNA’s role in sickness and in health and her commitment to mentoring the next generation of researchers and advocating for young women in the ...
Patient Care UR Medical Center Board Honors Top Staff with 2016 Excellence Awards By Karin Gaffney Christensen Jan. 25, 2017 Ten individuals and four teams were honored for their dedication, service and outstanding patient care, with numerous examples cited of their extraordinary efforts.
