Patient Care Severe Mouth Pain Leads Florida Resident to Rochester By Karen Black Dec. 1, 2020 A 24-year-old professional performer suffered for months with mouth pain. He flew from Florida to be seen by an oral medicine expert at Eastman Institute for Oral Health, part of the University of ...
Community What is Wilmot's Current Visitor Policy? By Ruth Harper-Rhode Nov. 25, 2020 We understand how important loved ones are when it comes to cancer. However, people with cancer are among the most vulnerable when it comes to COVID-19.
Patient Care Wilmot Redesigned: How Wilmot is Staying Safe during COVID-19 and the Reopening By Ruth Harper-Rhode Nov. 25, 2020 We know you may feel anxious about coming into the hospital or to one of our locations, and we want you to know that we have made a number of changes at our locations to ensure the safety of our ...
Research Sometimes Tumors Vanish, but Improvements Still Needed for CAR T-Cell Immunotherapy By Leslie Orr Nov. 19, 2020 Patrick Reagan, M.D., looks at the data on his computer screen and a rare grin spreads across his face. His most recent study results for patients with end-stage mantle cell lymphoma show that an ...
Patient Care How to Quit Smoking During the Coronavirus Pandemic By Ruth Harper-Rhode Nov. 19, 2020 COVID-19 presents yet another good reason to quit smoking. But with the extra stress, anxiety and boredom that the pandemic has thrust upon us, quitting may seem like too big of a hill to climb. ...
Patient Care CAR T-cell Therapy: 'Research and Amazing Medicine' By Leslie Orr Nov. 18, 2020 In autumn of 2017, Nicole Zaleski-Conine experienced side effects she chalked up to a host of reasons, but in January 2018, the definitive diagnosis came in: follicular lymphoma that transformed into ...
Patient Care CAR T-cell Therapy: Finally, a Milestone to Celebrate By Leslie Orr Nov. 18, 2020 Maxine and Dave Wilson finish each other’s sentences. They feel blessed to have each other, given what Maxine has been through. Then, Maxine was unexpectedly diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma in ...
Patient Care CAR T-cell Therapy: The Doctor is a Patient By Leslie Orr Nov. 18, 2020 Patrick Brophy, M.D., physician-in-chief at UR Medicine Golisano Children’s Hospital, says he never looked at his own medical chart. But he knew his health was declining rapidly.
Community As Coronavirus Surges, A Doctor and His Family Urge Us All to Stay Safe By Emily Boynton Nov. 16, 2020 Paritosh Prasad, M.D., has taken care of patients with COVID-19 in Strong Memorial Hospital’s intensive care unit since the start of the pandemic. He and his children share important messages with ...
Patient Care Navigating Telemedicine in Cancer Care By Lydia Fernandez Nov. 13, 2020 Telemedicine may be one of the positive legacies of the COVID crisis. At Wilmot, a team of doctors, nurses and administrative staff moved quickly to get providers and patients online. By the time the ...
