Pregnant? Loralei Thornburg, M.D., discusses health hang-ups women might face on our Scripts blog.
Does exposure to lead predispose someone to osteoporosis? The answer is yes. Read about it in Rochester Medicine.
George L. Hicks, M.D., renowned cardiothoracic surgeon and chief of Cardiac Surgery at the University of Rochester Medical Center, was honored for his passion and dedication to mentoring surgeons of tomorrow during the annual meeting of the Society of Thoracic Surgery.
This year, Dr. Bredlau and her 13-year-old daughter will join forces as a mother-daughter team at the St. Baldrick’s Foundation’s local Shaving the Way event on Sunday, March 11.
University of Rochester Medical Center cardiologists will offer free blood pressure and oxygenation screenings, which are key indicators of heart disease, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday, Feb. 13, at Strong Memorial Hospital Lobby. This is part of the Medical Center’s community outreach efforts to mark American Heart Month.
The Highlands at Pittsford retirement community has earned its third five-year reaccreditation from CARF International. Founded as the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities, CARF International is an independent, nonprofit accreditor of health and human services.
Michael R. Privitera, M.D., M.S., associate professor of Psychiatry at the University of Rochester Medical Center, will receive the 2012 Manfred S. Guttmacher Award, which is given for an outstanding contribution to the literature of forensic psychiatry.
The fast-moving effort led by business leaders, in partnership with healthcare organizations, to make the Finger Lakes region the healthiest community in the country serves as a model for action that other cities could follow, according to a medical journal.
