Patient Care Miracle Kids 2022: Alexander Wilson By Kelly Webster Jun. 7, 2022 Baby Alexander wasn’t breathing when he was born. He experienced both respiratory and kidney failure, needing multiple life-support machines in his first days of life. Now at four months old, ...
Patient Care After Life-Saving Treatment for Leukemia, One Patient Pays it Forward By Ruth Harper-Rhode Jun. 1, 2022 Ralph Olney says his chances of surviving a second stem cell transplant were low, but thanks to his team and divine intervention, he made it through. He decided to give back to the place that gave ...
Patient Care Article Details Baseball Player’s Road to Recovery after Devastating Brain Injury By Mark Michaud Feb. 14, 2022 Last summer, a blood vessel in Daniel Brito's brain burst during a Triple-A game in Rochester. A new article in The Athletic tells the story of the months-long stay in the Neuro-ICU at URMC and his ...
Patient Care Tonawanda School Custodian Receives Best Gift Ever – A New Heart By Leslie White Feb. 1, 2022 “I can feel my new heart beating,” Louis Vacanti says as he places his hand on his chest. “I’m so grateful for everything I’ve received.”
Patient Care Far from Home for the Holidays, Oral Cancer Survivor Finds Family in Team at Wilmot Cancer Institute By Gianluca D'Elia Dec. 21, 2021 Steve Friedman spent the winter holidays at Wilmot Cancer Institute for a 20-hour head and neck cancer surgery last year. Now, his care team is helping him work toward a better post-treatment quality ...
Research URMC to Lead First Gene Therapy Study for Batten Disease By Mark Michaud Nov. 3, 2021 URMC will serve as the lead study site in the U.S. for an experimental treatment being developed by Neurogene for CLN5 Batten disease, a rare and fatal neurodegenerative disorder.
Patient Care I’m Pregnant. When Should I Get the COVID Vaccine? Can I get the Flu Vaccine, Too? By Emily Boynton Oct. 11, 2021 Pregnancy experts urge their patients to get the COVID vaccine as soon as possible. And as we head into flu season, they recommend getting the flu shot as soon as possible, too.
Patient Care Is the COVID Vaccine Safe for Pregnant People? What About When You Are Breastfeeding? By Emily Boynton Sep. 9, 2021 A new mom shares her story about getting the shot during pregnancy and obstetrician Eva Pressman, M.D. answers common COVID questions.
Patient Care Trying to Quit Smoking? One Patient Succeeded with Some ‘Totally Different’ Support By Ruth Harper-Rhode Jul. 28, 2021 When Tracy Downs decided to quit smoking, she had little faith that it would actually happen. But then she met Patty Mallaber, ANP-BC, in Wilmot Cancer Institute’s Tobacco Dependence Treatment ...
Patient Care Thanks to Compassionate Care and Due Diligence, Colon Cancer Survivor Looks Forward By Ruth Harper-Rhode Jul. 13, 2021 Joe Franch had just had his colonoscopy three years ago, so he thought there was no way the blood in his stool could be cancer. But when he stayed on top of his symptoms, he learned the news: he had ...
