Community Why Vasectomies Surge During March Madness By Sydney Burrows Mar. 18, 2024 March Madness isn't just a great time of year for basketball; it's also a prime season for vasectomies.
Education A Match Made; Medical Students Learn Where They Will Train During Nationwide Ceremony By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Mar. 15, 2024 Medical students at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry and across the country learned where they will train as residents during the annual Match Day ceremony.
Community Flying Together: Mural at Strong Memorial Honors Ongoing Pandemic Teamwork and Perseverance By Bethany Bushen Mar. 13, 2024 The Infection Prevention team at Strong Memorial Hospital was center stage in the early days of the pandemic, and they received the University of Rochester's Meliora Award in 2022. The team ...
Research Deep in the Bile Ducts, Researchers Explore How Cancer Arises By Leslie Orr Mar. 12, 2024 The latest Wilmot study on bile duct cancer shows how two known cancer genes cooperate to fuel it.
Patient Care Can You Refuse to be Weighed at the Doctor? By Holly Russell, MD Mar. 12, 2024 As a physician, I can’t ignore the lack of scientific evidence supporting routine weigh-ins. There’s no clear evidence that they improve a patient’s health, and guidance on a thoughtful approach to ...
Research Turns out—male roundworms are picky when choosing a mate, new research finds By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Mar. 11, 2024 The Portman lab at the Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience at the University of Rochester discovered that the male roundworms use pheromones and touch signals to determine the sex, age, nutritional ...
Community Be Wise About Your Eyes: 4 Tips for Eclipse Vision Safety By Leslie White Mar. 7, 2024 Its hard to forget our mother's words: Never look directly at the sun because it’ll hurt your eyes. Ophthalmologist Rajeev Ramchandran, MD, says “Your mother was right. It can damage your vision.”
Patient Care Don’t Leave Your Health Up To Luck By Sydney Burrows Mar. 5, 2024 It’s easy to put off routine health screenings—but do you really want to roll the dice with your health? Schedule your appointments now with a UR Medicine provider to take control of your well-being.
Patient Care Six Things Everyone Needs to Know About Stillbirths By Sydney Burrows Mar. 1, 2024 Heather Florescue, MD, an Obstetrics & Gynecology provider at Highland Hospital, is working hard to share stillbirth prevention and awareness information with both the public and the medical ...
Patient Care Heart Attack Warning Signs May Vary in Women By Nicole Cullen Feb. 26, 2024 When it comes to the warning signs of a heart attack, men and women are not created equal. Women and men can experience heart attacks very differently and it’s important to know the range of symptoms.