Tag: primary care

From allergy eye drops to allergy medicine and humidifiers, there are several strategies to provide spring and seasonal allergy relief, say University of Rochester Medicine experts.

Pulling back the curtain on physician training, a new documentary chronicles five students’ experiences at University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry (SMD) while exploring alternative ...

UR Medicine’s Michael Scharf, MD, explains how ADHD symptoms vary from childhood to adulthood and shares the best ways to seek diagnosis and treatment as an adult.

CT scans, MRIs, and ultrasounds are common imaging tests. Learn what each exam shows, how to prepare, and what to expect during your visit.

Do cold weather, vitamin C, or chicken soup cure colds? UR Medicine experts debunk common cold and flu myths and shares prevention tips.

Why is norovirus, also known as the “stomach bug,” so contagious? Is there any way to avoid it? University of Rochester Medicine infectious disease experts explain the most important steps to help ...

The national shortage of primary care physicians is an ongoing concern and a new study in the Annals of Family Medicine underscores how urgent the problem is and where the biggest pain point lies: in ...

Lung cancer screening might be the best-kept life-saving secret in health care today. Only about 16 percent of those who are eligible in the U.S. get screened for lung cancer, but a recent study in ...

A sore throat in the mornings can go hand in hand with winter weather and dry air. But how can you tell when a sore throat is just a symptom of a cold or allergies, and when it may be something more ...

Having proxy access to your child’s MyChart makes it simple to keep track of their health in one secure place.