Patient Care UR Medicine Helps Genesee County Family Embrace Heart of Holidays By Leslie White Dec. 21, 2017 Carrie Thornley Fisher was in heart failure near the end of her second pregnancy. After giving birth to a healthy boy, the 32-year-old spent nearly two months on life-saving mechanical support until ...
Patient Care A Day for Quitters: Great American Smokeout By Lori Barrette Nov. 13, 2017 Quit smoking—even for one day—and you will take an important step toward a healthier life, one that can reduce your risk for cancer as well as cardiovascular and respiratory diseases. The American ...
Patient Care HEAL Program Marks First Successful Year By Christine Roth Oct. 29, 2017 The HEAL program, which turned one-year old this month, is among the first in the nation to offer interpersonal violence victims access to physical and mental health services, as well as legal and ...
Patient Care UR Medicine Experts Host Lupus Education Program Oct. 28 By Leslie White Oct. 12, 2017 People living with lupus and their caregivers can learn more about challenges of managing the disease, latest therapies and research advances during UR Medicine’s Lupus Education Day from 8:30 a.m. ...
Patient Care Centering: A Prenatal Care Alternative By Lori Barrette Oct. 3, 2017 Pregnant women often enjoy the advice and support of others who are expecting; that may be why an alternative prenatal approach called Centering is growing in popularity. Certified midwife Michele ...
Patient Care Diverse Team Makes Special Delivery in Strong Memorial’s Heart Center By Leslie White Sep. 18, 2017 Strong Memorial Hospital’s Cardiac Catheterization Lab is an unusual place for the birth of a child, but for Jessica Driffill, it was the right place.
Patient Care Women's Health Practice Earns 'Breastfeeding Friendly' Designation from New York State By Barbara Ficarra Sep. 11, 2017 UR Medicine's Women's Health Practice at Lattimore has earned New York State designation as a Breastfeeding Friendly Practice for its efforts to ensure that its staff, facility, education programs, ...
Patient Care A Royal Pain: Morning Sickness in Pregnancy By Lori Barrette Sep. 5, 2017 The news of Duchess Kate Middleton’s third pregnancy—and accompanying morning sickness—sheds light on this unfortunate side of pregnancy, which can be a royal pain for many expectant moms. UR ...
Patient Care URMC to Lead State-Funded Breastfeeding Initiative By Jessica O'Leary Aug. 1, 2017 The University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) is embarking on a five-year initiative to encourage more mothers in high need areas of Monroe County to breastfeed exclusively for the recommended ...
Patient Care Are We on the Heels of a Gene Signature for High-Grade Breast Cancer? By Leslie Orr Jul. 10, 2017 A pathology researcher at the University of Rochester Medical Center believes she’s discovered an important phenomenon in normal-looking breast tissue that could foreshadow an aggressive tumor known ...
