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How to Prevent the Next Opioid Tragedy How to Prevent the Next Opioid Tragedy Patient Care

How to Prevent the Next Opioid Tragedy

  • By Mark Liu
  • Sep. 15, 2023
Paige Gibbons—a kind, ambitious, big-hearted lover of life—took a single pill of what she thought was the painkiller Percocet. Instead, it was 100 percent fentanyl, the opioid that is up to 50 times ...
5 Skin-Smart Tips for Summer 5 Skin-Smart Tips for Summer Patient Care

5 Skin-Smart Tips for Summer

  • By URMC Communications
  • Aug. 10, 2023
Sunny summer days can be glorious and a few simple steps can help you enjoy them while reducing the risk of damaging your skin. UR Medicine dermatologist Dr. Mara Weinstein Velez shares tips to help ...
What is Aphasia?  What is Aphasia?  Patient Care

What is Aphasia?

  • By Gianluca D'Elia
  • Apr. 8, 2022
A disruption of language that typically results from damage to certain areas of the brain, aphasia affects more than 2.5 million people in the U.S.
What is Alopecia? What is Alopecia? Patient Care

What is Alopecia?

  • By Lori Barrette
  • Mar. 30, 2022
You may not have heard of alopecia, but it is likely that we all know someone who suffers from this condition, which includes all forms of hair loss. Dermatologist Mary Gail Mercurio answers common ...