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Karl Kieburtz, M.D., M.P.H. has been tapped to serve as director of the University of Rochester Medical Center Clinical and Translational Science Institute and to serve as the senior associate dean ...

Investigators are widely studying curcumin for possible anti-cancer activity, and now the URMC has discovered that it also helps to reduce peeling, weepy, skin damage during radiation treatment for ...

Cardiologists at the University of Rochester Medical Center are launching a new study in an effort to improve the treatment of a very common form of heart disease in the Asian population.

Cardiologists at the University of Rochester Medical Center are launching a new study in an effort to improve the treatment of a very common form of heart disease in the Asian population. Called ...

Consumer satisfaction surveys of nursing home residents and their families track closely with other quality of care measures. These results, which were published today in the journal Health Affairs, ...

Gretchen Birbeck, M.D., M.P.H., and E. Ray Dorsey, M.D., M.B.A., have joined the University of Rochester Medical Center Department of Neurology effective August 1. Birbeck, an epilepsy specialist, ...

The warm and fuzzy canine volunteers from Strong PETS (Pets Engaged in Therapeutic Socialization) will be on hand to launch the sale of a charming new book co-authored by PETS program supervisor Ann ...

New York Times Personal Health columnist Jane Brody highlights research by Dermatology Professor Lisa Beck, M.D., and Instructor Anna De Benedetto, M.D., in an article on eczema, a cumbersome skin ...

Juicy burgers, hot dogs with the fixings, and steaks grilled to perfection are staples backyard cookouts. But grilling at high temperatures can produce chemicals that damage DNA in our genes that may ...

The decided trend in recent years has been toward a partial kidney resection (removal of tumor only) in cases of small kidney cancers. But contrary to past studies, new URMC data shows that people ...