Patient Care Can My Child Outgrow a Food Allergy? What Parents Need to Know Today By Kathleen Rock Dec. 19, 2025 Is your child's food allergy forever? Here's what science says about which allergies kids most often outgrow—and why.
Research Farm-Living Families Develop Earlier Immune Maturation Against Food Allergies By Scott Hesel Dec. 10, 2025 Children who grow up in farming communities have long been known to develop far fewer allergies than their urban peers. A new study from the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC), offers one ...
Patient Care Itching to Know: When to Seek Medical Attention for a Rash By URMC Communications Jul. 18, 2025 Pain and blisters are just two of many reasons to seek medical attention for a rash. Learn to recognize other signs you should move beyond home care.
Research Why Are Urban Children More Prone to Allergies? By Scott Hesel May. 12, 2025 Scientists discovered that a previously uncharacterized subset of immune cells may play a critical role in the development of allergic diseases and explain differences between urban and rural ...
Patient Care Why Are My Spring Allergies So Bad? By Sydney Burrows Apr. 3, 2025 From allergy eye drops to allergy medicine and humidifiers, there are several strategies to help with common spring allergy symptoms, say UR Medicine experts.
Patient Care When Should I Use My Child’s EpiPen? By Elizabeth Beach Feb. 26, 2025 How can you tell if an allergic reaction is serious enough to require epinephrine from an EpiPen?
Research New NIH ROC StARR Program Bolsters Residency Research By Leslie White Jan. 6, 2025 New National Institutes of Health R38 grant funding expands research opportunities for residents in Medicine, Pediatrics, Medicine-Pediatrics and Dermatology. The $2.1 million award from the National ...
Patient Care Two Reasons You’re Probably Not Allergic to Penicillin Anymore By URMC Communications Sep. 27, 2024 Did you know that up to 90 percent of people with a penicillin allergy label can actually outgrow the allergy?
Patient Care The Benefits of Telemedicine for College Students By Elizabeth Beach May. 1, 2024 Virtual Urgent Care makes telemedicine for college students convenient. Learn more about the benefits of these services to students ages 18 and up.
Patient Care Got Food Allergies? Omalizumab is a Game Changer in Preventing Severe Reactions By Scott Hesel Apr. 26, 2024 A drug that is traditionally used to treat ashtma has been found to have a surprising new benefit for people with allergies