Community Empowering Local Students to Control their Future By Elizabeth Beach Nov. 13, 2024 How our teams help local students find career opportunities and educate their communities.
Patient Care What is Robotic Surgery? By Sydney Burrows Nov. 12, 2024 Robotic surgery is a form of minimally invasive surgery that is becoming widely used in hospitals across the United States. The technique, which uses robotic arms and a high-definition, 3D camera, ...
Research How Carol Kellogg Helped Establish One of the Nation's First Undergraduate Neuroscience Programs By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Nov. 11, 2024 In 1980, Neuroscience became an official major at the University of Rochester. Professor Emeritus Carol Kellogg helped make the major official after noticing the students were making independent ...
Patient Care UR Medicine Opens New, $25M Medical Outpatient Facility in Geneseo By Barbara Ficarra Nov. 8, 2024 The 45,000-square-foot medical outpatient building in Geneseo offers a convenient, one-stop destination for primary care, specialty services, labs, and outpatient procedures. Adjacent...
Patient Care What Does it Feel Like to Have a G-tube? By Nicole Cullen Nov. 6, 2024 Learn what it's like to live with a gastrostomy tube, how they differ from PEG tubes, and tips for managing leaking stomach acid, tube care, and more.
Research Researchers Aim to Streamline Cancer Detection with Liquid Biopsies By Leslie Orr Nov. 1, 2024 Faster, more accurate detection of cancer cells is the goal of this cross-campus collaboration.
Patient Care URMC Cancer and Dental Specialists Help Man Regain Function, Speech After Oral Cancer Surgery By Karen Black Oct. 31, 2024 After Matthew Keeling endured 20 hours of surgery and 30 radiation sessions for his advanced oral cancer, he was referred to Eastman Institute for Oral Health, where a specialist designed a custom ...
Research Researchers Identify “Sweet Spot” for Safe Surgery after Heart Attack By Leslie White Oct. 30, 2024 After a heart attack, aging adults face double or triple the risk of life-threatening complications – like a debilitating stroke or another heart attack – when they move forward with elective ...
Patient Care Gastric Bypass vs. Sleeve By Nicole Cullen Oct. 25, 2024 When it comes to bariatric surgery for weight loss, knowing the differences between gastric bypass and gastric sleeve procedures...
Research Benefits of Liver Transplant for Colorectal Cancer: Looking Back on Five Years By Susanne Pallo Oct. 22, 2024 Patients who have colorectal cancer that has spread to the liver come from all over the U.S. to have living-donor liver transplants at the University of Rochester Medical Center. A new report shows ...