Tag: aging

Some of the world’s leading experts on leukemia, from both Europe and North America, will gather Saturday, June 9, for a Symposium on Myeloid Neoplasms organized to honor the many contributions to ...

As more than 34,000 oncologists from diverse locations throughout the U.S. and the world gather in Chicago for the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) annual meeting later this week (June ...

The Finger Lakes Geriatric Education Center (FLGEC) at the University of Rochester Medical Center was awarded grant funds to enhance training and education for professionals who assess and care for ...

Jeffrey M. Lyness, M.D., professor of Psychiatry, will become the senior associate dean for Academic Affairs for the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry July 1.

Rose Ferrara looks as spry at 97 as some people do at 77, but if a health concern arises outside of a regularly scheduled doctor’s appointment she would rather not leave her comfortable home to get ...

The University of Rochester Medical Center has opened the doors on a unique and innovative program that provides comprehensive evaluation, care, and support for people and families coping with ...

Older adults who sleep poorly have an altered immune system response to stress that may increase risk for mental and physical health problems, according to a study led by a University of Rochester ...

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 ...

Yeates Conwell, M.D., professor of Psychiatry at the University of Rochester Medical Center, has been selected for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Innovation Advisors Program.

T. Franklin Williams, M.D., a founding father of the field of geriatric medicine in the United States and a mentor and model for dozens of geriatricians, died at his home in Rochester, N.Y., Friday, ...