Ventilation is Critical to Battling Covid
As dentists and other healthcare providers continue to navigate the COVID pandemic and the emerging variants, an easy-to-use tool is now available to help them conveniently and accurately assess the ...
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Foodlink, URMC Announce Partnership to Address Local Food Insecurity
Leaders from Foodlink and the University of Rochester Medical Center today announced a partnership to address food insecurity by providing emergency food assistance through health providers, starting ...
UR Medicine pauses elective, semi-elective surgeries
UR Medicine hospitals will implement a three-week pause on elective and semi-elective surgical procedures that require inpatient hospital stays, beginning Dec. 6. Outpatient procedures will continue ...
Genetics Program at Wilmot Helps Five-Time Cancer Survivor Continue to Live Life Fully
Mary Lou Morgan suspected hereditary reasons could lie beneath her strong personal and family cancer history, but she didn't have a way to prove it, until she met the team at Wilmot's Hereditary ...
Looking at the Lungs: Getting More People Screened for the Region’s Deadliest Cancer
An expanded Lung Cancer Screening Program at UR Medicine aims to encourage more people who are eligible to get screened for lung cancer.
Understanding End-of-Life Options: New Book Details Voluntarily Stopping Eating and Drinking
Palliative care expert Timothy Quill, M.D. explores the legal, ethical, and emotional aspects of the lesser known end-of-life option, voluntarily stopping eating and drinking.
Less Chemotherapy, Personalized Care: Wilmot Study Reinforces Major Strides in Geriatric Oncology
Doctors can safely prescribe less chemotherapy for older adults without impacting survival, if personal circumstances call for it. A tool known as geriatric assessment helps to determine the correct ...
Age 5-11 COVID Vaccine: Everything You Need to Know on Safety, Efficacy, and Distribution
Infectious disease expert Jennifer Nayak, M.D., and pediatrician Stephen Cook, M.D., M.P.H, share why this COVID vaccine is continuously proven to be safe and effective.
AHA Recognizes UR Medicine for Excellence in Stroke Care
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 ...
‘We All Have That Power’: Willie Lightfoot Gets Screened for Colorectal Cancer, Encourages Others
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.