Community URMC Partners with Five Star Bank in Pilot Project to Expand Health Care Access in Rural Communities By Chip Partner Nov. 9, 2023 Five Star Bank and the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) announced an innovative partnership intended to expand health care access in rural communities in Upstate New York.
Community CPR Training Kits Expand Access to Life-Saving Skill By Leslie White Nov. 3, 2023 Learning CPR is now easier than ever. A new program adds Hands-Only CPR Training Kits to the Monroe County Library System, which means people can gain this life-saving skill in the comfort of their ...
Patient Care How to Fight the “Winter Blues” and SAD this Season By Sydney Burrows Oct. 30, 2023 With shorter days and chilling temperatures, winter can bring on a gloomy feeling—the “winter blues.” UR Medicine psychiatrist Annabel Fu, MD, and psychologist Leisha Cuddihy, PhD, share their ...
Patient Care From Patient to Philanthropist: How One Cancer Patient Gives Back to 'A Place that Gave Us Hope' By Leslie Orr Oct. 26, 2023 Gwyn Hankinson found out she had breast cancer more than two decades ago, while she was also pregnant with their first son. Today, she is doing well, and since then, Gwyn and her husband, Garth, have ...
Community Community Collaboration Fuels a Compelling Grassroots Perspective By Leslie Orr Oct. 19, 2023 The first time Karen Mustian, Ph.D., a Wilmot Cancer Institute research leader, met the Reverend Patrina Freeman and a group of community advisors, she was so moved that she wept. Freeman is part of ...
Patient Care Hot Flashes, Vaginal Dryness: Is Endocrine Therapy Worth It for Breast Cancer? By Leslie Orr Oct. 17, 2023 Cancer treatment is riddled with pros and cons, trade-offs. During October, breast cancer awareness month, the spotlight shines on endocrine therapy or “hormonal therapy.”
Community Dungeons and Dragons: How Youth Use their Love of the Arts to Drive Therapeutic Outcomes By Kiara Warren Oct. 4, 2023 A group comprised of current and past patients in the GCH art therapy program are planning to stage the play She Kills Monsters: Young Adventurers Edition by Qui Nguyen, at OFC theater
Patient Care Breaking Through By Scott Hesel Oct. 4, 2023 Thanks to strong outcomes, investments in faculty and staff, and participation in clinical trials, brain tumor patients are coming to GCH from across the world
Patient Care Guided by Research, Wilmot’s Breast Cancer Program Comes of Age By Leslie Orr Oct. 2, 2023 From basic science to screening to care and survivorship, Wilmot’s growing and flourishing Comprehensive Breast Care program has an impressive list of new initiatives.
Patient Care Coping with Cancer: Webster Football Coach Practices What He Preaches By Leslie Orr Sep. 20, 2023 Scott Deuschle tapped strength he learned from sports, and community support, to tackle head and neck cancer.