Patient Care Health Equity Spotlight: Addressing Disparities in Diabetic Foot Infections By Jherell Drain Jan. 22, 2024 Members of UR Medicine’s Vascular Surgery and Infectious Diseases divisions are using our health system’s race and ethnicity data to explore how treatment and clinical outcomes differ among patients ...
Patient Care Why Is My Throat Sore? By Sydney Burrows Jan. 18, 2024 A sore throat in the mornings can go hand in hand with winter weather and dry air. But how can you tell when a sore throat is just a symptom of a cold or allergies, and when it may be something more ...
Patient Care Healthcare Leaders Urge Precautions as Respiratory Illnesses Increase By URMC Communications Dec. 13, 2023 A rise in cases of flu, RSV, and COVID in Monroe County prompted healthcare leaders this week to encourage the community to take precautions as the spread of respiratory viruses rapidly increases, ...
People Microbiologist Barbara Iglewski, Champion of Female Scientists, Passes Away By Emily Boynton Dec. 12, 2023 The first female department chair at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry and inductee in the National Women's Hall of Fame passed away on Sunday, December 10 at the age of 85.
Patient Care From Whispers to Wisdom: Clearing the Air about “White Lung” and Pneumonia By Elizabeth Beach Dec. 8, 2023 The term “white lung” is circulating in the media, along with news of a surge in pneumonia cases. What exactly is the term referring to and is it a real condition?
Patient Care When to Get Your Flu Shot and Symptoms to Look for By Kelly Webster Nov. 20, 2023 Flu season is here: Learn when to get your flu shot and what symptoms to look for.
Patient Care Antibiotic Dos and Don’ts: Tips for Staying Healthy While Taking an Antibiotic By Sydney Burrows Nov. 17, 2023 Antibiotics can help you feel better after some common illnesses by fighting the bacteria that cause these infections. UR Medicine experts share some lesser-known things that can help you recover as ...
Patient Care The stomach bug: Why soap is better than hand sanitizer to prevent norovirus By Sydney Burrows Nov. 16, 2023 Why is norovirus, also known as the “stomach bug,” so contagious? Is there any way to avoid it? UR Medicine infectious disease expert Brenda Tesini, MD, explains the most important things to do to ...
People Nancy “Nana” Bennett, Champion of Community Health and Disease Prevention, Retires By Susanne Pallo Nov. 1, 2023 A nationally recognized expert, Bennett has made tangible contributions to disease prevention, immunization, and improvement of the health and health equity of our local and regional community.
Patient Care Do I Still Need to Worry about COVID? By Elizabeth Beach Aug. 30, 2023 Three and a half years after the COVID-19 pandemic began the U.S. is no longer in a state of emergency. This begs the question: Do I still need to be concerned about COVID-19?