Community Resisting the Urge: How One Smoker Quit a Decades-Long Habit By Ruth Harper-Rhode Jan. 5, 2024 Jack Pilarski, of Pittsford, represents a success story. He had been smoking for 60 years. After receiving information about Wilmot’s Tobacco Cessation Program, he decided to take the plunge. He ...
Patient Care Best Eczema Treatments for Winter By Jeff Koslofsky Jan. 4, 2024 Winter can bring suffering to the millions of people living with eczema. Dermatologist Lisa Beck provides tips for eczema patients looking to keep the winter woes at bay.
Research Researchers identify path to prevent cognitive decline after radiation By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Jan. 3, 2024 Researchers at the Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience at the University of Rochester find that microglia—the brain’s immune cells—can trigger cognitive deficits after radiation exposure and may be ...
Community Centering the Family Voice By Scott Hesel Jan. 2, 2024 Started in 2020, The FCP is the feeder program for several volunteer family engagement opportunities at GCH, and helps connect parents and caregivers with opportunities to offer input to improve care ...
Community Buffalo Bills Damar Hamlin’s Milestone Shines Spotlight on CPR By Leslie White Jan. 2, 2024 Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) helped save Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin and inspired countless people to learn. UR Medicine and the American Heart Association are expanding CPR readiness in ...
Research Calcium Channel Blockers Key to Reversing Myotonic Dystrophy Muscle Weakness, Study Finds By Mark Michaud Jan. 2, 2024 The study demonstrates that calcium and chloride channelopathy lies at the heart of the muscle dysfunction found in the disease and that common clinically available calcium channel blockers can ...
Patient Care URMC First in Nation to Use Sound Wave Therapy for Liver Tumors By Karin Gaffney Christensen Dec. 22, 2023 Doctors at the University of Rochester Medical Center are first in the nation to use a cutting-edge therapy for patients with cancerous tumors in their liver. Using high-intensity sound waves, ...
Patient Care Immunotherapy, and a Refocused Outlook, are the Gifts that Keep on Giving for Melanoma Survivor By Ruth Harper-Rhode Dec. 22, 2023 While many celebrate the season with gifts for one another, Jude Brock - a survivor of stage 4 melanoma - has a different take on the word “gift”.
Patient Care Holiday Safety Tips: What Parents Should Know By Kiara Warren Dec. 21, 2023 UR Medicine experts share valuable advice on how to keep your little ones safe and make the most of the holiday season.
Education Trainee Spotlight: Antoinette Jones, MD, Third Year Fellow By Scott Hesel Dec. 21, 2023 Jones' multiple research projects are bolstering GCH's efforts to improve care.
