Research Misleading Labels: Cannabis e-Cigs Contain Unlisted and Unintended Components By Susanne Pallo Dec. 22, 2021 URMC researchers tested 27 cannabis e-cig products and found that none had accurate labeling regarding synthetic THC levels and many contained potentially harmful compounds not listed on the label.
Patient Care Looking at the Lungs: Getting More People Screened for the Region’s Deadliest Cancer By Ruth Harper-Rhode Nov. 29, 2021 An expanded Lung Cancer Screening Program at UR Medicine aims to encourage more people who are eligible to get screened for lung cancer.
Community $4.3 Million Grant Will Test a New Asthma Care Program for Teenagers in Rochester By Scott Hesel Nov. 9, 2020 The program will support teens through telehealth visits with an asthma specialist, school-based supervised therapy of preventive asthma medications, and virtual follow-up visits with a nurse asthma ...
Research Study of School Children with Asthma Provides Evidence for ‘Research Participation Effect’ By Scott Hesel Sep. 21, 2020 A study of school-children with asthma showed evidence that simple follow-up calls to see how these children were doing increased the number of symptom-free days that they experienced.
Research Researchers Draw More Links between Vaping, Smoking, Young People, and Coronavirus By Leslie Orr, Susanne Pallo Sep. 9, 2020 Vapers, smokers, and non-smokers with chronic conditions such as high blood pressure or diabetes are all at higher risk for contracting COVID-19. The scientific explanation behind this is complex and ...
Research URMC Researchers Receive New Support to Study Effects of COVID-19 on Children and Adult Lungs By Scott Hesel Sep. 9, 2020 The LungMAP and HuBMAP programs will utilize their innovative approach of studying human - rather than animal - lung tissues to examine why COVID has potentially different effects on children versus ...
Research Vitamin D Supplementation in Pregnancy Has No Effect on Reducing Asthma in Children By Scott Hesel Feb. 13, 2020 A new study finds that giving mothers vitamin D during pregnancy doesn’t prevent asthma or recurrent wheezing in young children.
Patient Care 3-Year-Old Asks Santa: ‘Can You Bring My Mommy a New Heart?’ By Leslie White Dec. 20, 2019 At a holiday festival in Utica, N.Y., little Sophie McLaughlin climbed onto Santa’s lap and asked for just one thing: a new heart for her mother. The bearded man was puzzled. He didn’t understand the ...
Research Chemicals in Vaping Flavors Cause Widespread Damage to Lung Tissue By Mark Michaud Dec. 18, 2019 New research appearing in the journal Scientific Reports unpacks the list of chemicals that comprise flavored e-liquids and pods used in vaping and details their harmful effects to lung tissue, ...
Research Physicians Create Guide for Identifying, Treating Vaping Lung Illness By Leslie White Nov. 8, 2019 As lung injuries from vaping continue to rise across the United States, Rochester physicians and New York health leaders developed a new tool to assist in the diagnosis and treatment of e-cigarette, ...
