Patient Care AHA Recognizes UR Medicine for Excellence in Stroke Care By Mark Michaud Oct. 27, 2021 UR Medicine’s Comprehensive Stroke Center was honored for providing lifesaving care, including the administration of interventions capable of improving outcomes, especially when provided as soon as ...
Patient Care ‘We All Have That Power’: Willie Lightfoot Gets Screened for Colorectal Cancer, Encourages Others By Ruth Harper-Rhode Oct. 27, 2021 Rochester City Council Vice President Willie Lightfoot knows first hand the devastation cancer can cause. That's why he decided to get screened for colorectal cancer.
Patient Care Meet Wilmot's Pharmacists: Mostly Behind the Scenes, They Ensure Safety and Change Lives By Leslie Orr Oct. 15, 2021 By integrating pharmacists into the inpatient and outpatient clinical teams, Wilmot Cancer Institute is part of a national trend in oncology. Pharmacists act as watchdogs for treatment decisions and ...
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.
Research URMC Part of Collaboration Awarded $10M for Pediatric Concussion Research By Susanne Pallo Oct. 11, 2021 URMC researchers will enroll 240 children and teens (11-18 years old) from the Rochester area in a collaborative national study to predict which kids will develop prolonged symptoms after concussion.
Patient Care Cancer Survivor Climbs Highest Peak in Northeast to Celebrate Stem Cell Transplant Anniversary By Ruth Harper-Rhode Oct. 8, 2021 Alan Bushnell not only survived myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) but was lucky enough to cross a 10-year milestone since having a stem cell transplant. He celebrated by lacing up his boots and climbing ...
Research Researchers aim to understand COVID-19 in children with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Oct. 6, 2021 Researchers at the Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience are working to better understand how COVID-19 impacts student and staff in schools that serve students with IDDs.
Patient Care URMC Pilots Optical Genome Mapping for Patient Care By Bethany Bushen Sep. 30, 2021 Every decade or so, a new technology comes along to help clinical labs identify genetic abnormalities. Whether a patient is a pregnant mother, a young child, someone with rare cancer or genetic ...
Patient Care At a Tipping Point By Scott Hesel Sep. 27, 2021 New community outreach efforts, multi-disciplinary education, and investments in transitional medicine are aiming to improve treatment for Sickle cell patients in the region.
Patient Care Can I get Pregnant after Receiving the COVID-19 Vaccine? Does the Vaccine Affect a Man’s Fertility? By Emily Boynton Sep. 20, 2021 Tieg Beazer understands why people are scared and uncertain about getting vaccinated before or during pregnancy. She got the shot and then got pregnant, and she’s eager to share her story with others.
