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Head Lice: Scratching Below the Surface Head Lice: Scratching Below the Surface Patient Care

Head Lice: Scratching Below the Surface

  • By Lori Barrette
  • Aug. 25, 2015
If the mere mention of head lice gets you scratching your head, perhaps a dose of facts will ease your fears. UR Medicine Dermatologist Dr. Mary Gail Mercurio explains what it is, how to find it, and ...
Perilous Play: How Safe are Trampolines? Perilous Play: How Safe are Trampolines? Patient Care

Perilous Play: How Safe are Trampolines?

  • By Lori Barrette
  • Aug. 11, 2015
Trampolines may be popular and fun but, before you jump to conclusions and put one in your backyard, be sure you understand their risks. UR Medicine pediatric orthopaedic surgeon Dr. Christopher Cook ...
Staying Healthy After Cancer Staying Healthy After Cancer Patient Care

Staying Healthy After Cancer

  • By Lori Barrette
  • Aug. 4, 2015
You did it—you’ve come through treatment and now are cancer-free! What can you do now to support your good health? UR Medicine oncology nurse Alicia Coffin offers this advice.