Patient Care Severe Mouth Pain Leads Florida Resident to Rochester By Karen Black Dec. 1, 2020 A 24-year-old professional performer suffered for months with mouth pain. He flew from Florida to be seen by an oral medicine expert at Eastman Institute for Oral Health, part of the University of ...
Patient Care CAR T-cell Therapy: Finally, a Milestone to Celebrate By Leslie Orr Nov. 18, 2020 Maxine and Dave Wilson finish each other’s sentences. They feel blessed to have each other, given what Maxine has been through. Then, Maxine was unexpectedly diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma in ...
Community The Eighth Annual Wilmot Warrior Walk Goes Virtual! By Ruth Harper-Rhode Jul. 9, 2020 In light of COVID-19, Wilmot Cancer Institute will shift its annual 5K, 10K and 1-mile walk/run to a new format, taking place Sept. 12 and 13.
Patient Care Friendly, Comfortable yet Cutting-Edge: A Breast Cancer Patient's Experience at Pluta Cancer Center By Ruth Harper-Rhode Feb. 13, 2020 Joanne Paratore's friends thought she was crazy for driving four hours, round-trip to get breast cancer care. Joanne's response? "Come with me one time."
Patient Care A Scientific Approach to Breast Cancer: One Survivor Shares Her Thought Process By Ruth Harper-Rhode Jan. 10, 2020 As a biology major, Lorna Wright knows what cancer looks like, and she recognized it when it popped up on the screen in her own ultrasound. A scientific approach to decision-making helped her through ...
Patient Care 3-Year-Old Asks Santa: ‘Can You Bring My Mommy a New Heart?’ By Leslie White Dec. 20, 2019 At a holiday festival in Utica, N.Y., little Sophie McLaughlin climbed onto Santa’s lap and asked for just one thing: a new heart for her mother. The bearded man was puzzled. He didn’t understand the ...
Patient Care Meeting the Patient where they are – Adam Szeczesny By Scott Hesel Dec. 2, 2019 Adam Szczesny may be non-verbal, but he's a passionate communicator. After a long struggle finding the right doctor, the Complex Care Center and Heather Busick. M.D., M.S., were the first to connect ...
