Tag: children

UR Medicine pediatric ophthalmologist Dr. Benjamin Hammond, of the Flaum Eye Institute, offers insight on common childhood eye injuries and how to avoid them.

Study is first to identify specific infant immune cell changes resulting from prenatal PFAS exposure, patterns associated with weaker vaccine responses, increased allergy risk, and potential ...

On July 17, Golisano Children's Hospital (GCH) families, employees, and leadership celebrates its 10th year anniversary, a milestone reflected in the significant growth GCH has made toward providing ...

“Forever chemicals” or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been widely used in consumer and industrial products for the better part of a century, but do not break down in the natural ...

Ross begins a four-year term on July 1 and will lead American Academy of Pediatrics pediatric ethics policy development and liaison roles, building on over two decades of AAP ethics leadership.

A new study led by researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) has discovered evidence that early-life exposure to antibiotics can impair an infant's developing immune system, ...

Wyatte Hall, PhD, assistant professor of Public Health Sciences at the University of Rochester Medical Center, was named to the inaugural Forbes Accessibility 100 list for his research and advocacy ...

Our breastfeeding experts clear up common myths and offer tips to make breastfeeding easier and smoother.

If you're wondering whether it’s OK—or even healthy—for your child to take a break from a sport this summer, our sports medicine experts have advice that can help your child thrive.

Researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) have uncovered important strategies that help caregivers and parents of children with medical complexity (CMC) adapt to the inherent ...