Patient Care 5 Tips for Managing Diabetes By URMC Communications Nov. 1, 2024 Diabetes may be common but that doesn’t make living with it easy. UR Medicine endocrinologist Dr. Laticia Valle offers five tips for managing diabetes.
Patient Care Health Equity Spotlight: Addressing Disparities in Diabetic Foot Infections By Jherell Drain Jan. 22, 2024 Members of UR Medicine’s Vascular Surgery and Infectious Diseases divisions are using our health system’s race and ethnicity data to explore how treatment and clinical outcomes differ among patients ...
Patient Care Do Coffee Drinkers Live Longer? By Lori Barrette Nov. 13, 2018 Good news, java junkies—it turns out that coffee drinking may have some real health perks. Registered dietitian April Ho filters out some facts from a recent study that suggests that drinking coffee ...
Patient Care YMCA of Greater Rochester, UR Medicine Announce Exclusive Collaboration By Karin Gaffney Christensen May. 15, 2018 Area residents will have greater access to UR Medicine wellness programs and clinical services at 17 YMCA of Greater Rochester locations, under terms of a collaboration agreement announced today.
Patient Care Myth Buster: Dishing the Details on Diabetes By Lori Barrette Nov. 20, 2017 Nearly 30 million Americans have diabetes. As common as it is, diabetes is an often-misunderstood disease. Is it caused by eating too much sugar? Do all diabetics need insulin shots? UR Medicine ...
Patient Care UR Medicine Wound Healing Center Reaccredited for Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy By Lori Barrette Apr. 28, 2017 UR Medicine’s Strong Wound Healing Center has earned reaccreditation for hyperbaric oxygen therapy from the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society, an international association of providers, ...
Research Rochester Researchers Lead First Worldwide Trial to Test Defibrillators in Diabetes Patients By Emily Boynton Apr. 19, 2017 People with diabetes have a high incidence of heart problems, including sudden cardiac death. A new study will determine if a subcutaneous implantable cardiac defibrillator (S-ICD) increases survival ...
Patient Care Strong Memorial Hospital Specialties Rank in U.S. News & World Report’s ‘Nation’s Best’ By Barbara Ficarra Aug. 2, 2016 Two Strong Memorial Hospital specialty programs have been ranked among the top 50 in the nation for 2016-17 by U.S. News & World Report.
Patient Care Could an Apple a Day Keep Heart Disease Away? By Lori Barrette Apr. 11, 2016 If you need another reason to put produce on your plate, a new study shows that eating more fruit may reduce your risk of major heart disease. UR Medicine nutrition expert Dr. Thomas Campbell ...
Patient Care Prediabetes: Can You Control What Comes Next? By Lori Barrette Apr. 5, 2016 Managing diabetes is a daily routine for about 30 million Americans. But upwards of three times that number of adults have prediabetes—blood sugar levels higher than they should be. UR Medicine ...