Tag: children

Fall sports are in full swing and for many young athletes, bumps, bruises and the occasional broken bone are considered part of the game. Fortunately, life-threatening injuries are rare. But, when ...

The University of Rochester Medical Center has submitted an application to the New York State Department of Health to construct a $28.4 million, three-story building along Brighton’s East River Road ...

Dan Krenzer began learning Braille in third grade because eye disease degraded his vision. Legally blind, he could only see shapes and colors.

The Injury Free Coalition for Kids of Rochester’s (IFCK) Kohl’s Pedal Patrol program will celebrate a $72,790 grant from Kohl’s Cares for Kids® from noon to 2 p.m., Aug. 24, at this year’s Fairport ...

People of all ages will fill the Village of Fairport, from noon to dark, Aug. 24, to celebrate the end of summer in support of Golisano Children's Hospital. The canal-side Fairport Music and Food ...

The Rochester chapter of the Injury Free Coalition for Kids (IFCK) recently partnered with Monroe County’s Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP), through the Monroe County Health Department, to host an ...

The potential impact of exposure to low levels of mercury on the developing brain – specifically by women consuming fish during pregnancy – has long been the source of concern and some have argued ...

In a first-of-its-kind study published in the journal Nature, scientists identified a group of gene mutations that may be behind up to 10 percent of complex congenital heart defects, the most ...

One of the most wildly anticipated events of the summer, the Ten Ugly Men Festival, will take place from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday, July 27, at Genesee Valley Park.

On four upcoming evenings, the University of Rochester Medical Center will be conducting free physicals for youth ages four through 19 years old. The School, Sports, and Work Permit Free Physicals ...