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Who should get screened for lung cancer? The American Cancer Society  recommends lung cancer screening for individuals who: Are current or former smokers Are between 50 and 79 years old Have a 20 pack-year or greater smoking history Join us for our Lung Cancer Screening Event  this Saturday, November 8, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at these Kaleida Health locations:   Buffalo General Medical Center 100 High Street, Buffalo, NY 14203  716-859-2840   Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital

Stuti Tambar, MD, breast surgeon for UBMD Surgery and Roseanne Berger, MD, physician for UBMD Primary Care, recently appeared on Daytime Buffalo for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The two talked about the process and impact of mammograms in the hopes of dispelling misconceptions and fears and to encourage women to schedule their screenings. Women should start mammogram screenings on a yearly basis starting at the age of 40. Those with a family history of breast cancer or gene

Thousands of New Yorkers waiting for an organ transplant now have a greater chance at receiving a lifesaving match thanks to new legislation signed into law by Governor Kathy Hochul. The Helping Equal Access to Registration for Transplants (HEART) Act (S.7151-A) , which takes effect immediately, repeals the state’s prohibition on patients enrolling with multiple transplant programs. Previously, patients were restricted to joining a single transplant center’s waiting list - a

Buffalo, NY — October 2025  — The Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo recently hosted the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) Flexible Endoscopy Course for Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellows , bringing together 60 surgical trainees from across the country for a focused, hands-on educational experience in gastrointestinal endoscopy. The course, part of SAGES’ ongoing national training series, is design