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The American Heart Association named local volunteer Stephen Cook, M.D., M.P.H. “Science Advocate of the Year.” The award was presented at the association’s annual Congressional Lobby Day, in ...

In low-risk pregnant women, high induction and first-cesarean delivery rates do not lead to improved outcomes for newborns, according to new research published in the April issue of The Journal of ...

A special edition of the highly regarded Journal of Clinical Oncology, placed online this week, spotlights James P. Wilmot Cancer Center physicians who write about progress and opportunities in ...

University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry Dean Mark B. Taubman, M.D., has appointed Linda Chaudron, M.D., M.S., the School’s senior associate dean for diversity. In making the ...

A molecule that lies dormant until it encounters a cancer cell, then suddenly activates and rouses the body’s immune system to fight cancer cells directly, marks the latest step in scientists’ ...

Walking and running are good for your heart. On Saturday, April 30, participating in Karen’s Walk and 5k Run will be good for local heart failure research. The 11 a.m. event includes a 5K run or ...

University of Rochester officials were joined today by Lt. Governor Robert Duffy and New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver to officially open the doors on a new research building at the ...

James P. Wilmot Cancer Center surgeons have become the first in the nation to use a new, infrared imaging technique combined with robot-assisted surgery to remove kidney cancer. The team, led by ...

Presenting a total of 15 studies at this week’s American College of Cardiology’s Annual Scientific Sessions, researchers from the University of Rochester Medical Center continue to mine valuable ...

A device designed to treat people with resistant hypertension helped lower blood pressure by 33 points, a substantial drop that would otherwise require patients to take an additional three or four ...