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Following a national search, the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry has named Paul C. Levy, M.D., as Charles A. Dewey Professor and Chairman of the Department of Medicine.

Immune cells known as microglia, long thought to be activated in the brain only when fighting infection or injury, are constantly active and likely play a central role in one of the most basic, ...

Physicians at the University of Rochester Medical Center are using a device that conducts sound through bone to give new hope to the hearing impaired who are not helped by traditional hearing aids.

Loretta C. Ford, R.N., P.N.P., F.A.A.N., F.A.A.N.P., professor and dean emeritus at the University of Rochester School of Nursing and an internationally known nursing leader, received the prestigious ...

The University of Rochester School of Nursing recently received five-year accreditation from the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) for its three-year-old Doctor of Nursing Practice ...

While simple falls, such as slipping while walking off a curb, may seem relatively harmless, they can actually lead to severe injury and death in elderly individuals, according to a new study ...

Pain is the most common symptom leading patients to see a physician in the United States, yet the most widely prescribed medications – opioids and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) – ...

The University of Rochester Family Medicine residency program was awarded a $1.9 million federal grant, which will add two positions per year for the next five years, in response to a critical ...

Dermatologist Sherrif Ibrahim, M.D., Ph.D., a fellowship-trained surgeon specializing in skin cancers and cosmetic procedures, recently joined the University of Rochester Medical Center. He practices ...

Hundreds of people who have been touched by pancreatic cancer, one of the most challenging cancers, will gather Sunday at University of Rochester’s Goergen Field House to raise funds for local ...