GV igh 136 December 16 Final

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in good Meet Your Doctor URMC transplant surgeon Sunil Prasad talks about the ‘pretty intense four hours’ his team goes through to proceed with each heart transplantation

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December 2016 • Issue 136

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Holiday Blues or Depression? Why do many people feel sad during the ‘happiest season of all’? Is it just holiday blues or depression? Experts weigh in and suggest ways to stay positive page 12

Daily can of soda boosts odds for prediabetes, new study finds

Walking in Winter

More than three million patients worldwide have experienced robotic-assisted surgery since its introduction in 2000. It continues to evolve as a surgical tool, offering both surgeons and patients more advantages compared with open surgery and even to standard laparoscopic surgery.

Organizations unveil newly designated walking paths in Rochester area to encourage residents to move more

Weight Gain & the Holidays Forget about losing weight this time of the year. The main challenge, experts say, is not to gain too much

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SPANKING Fewer parents are spanking their kids. More are relying on timeouts to discipline children, study shows

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GMO Labeling

Law to allow labeling GMO food doesn’t please critics or supporters page 9


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