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Cancer survivors can benefit in many ways by increasing their physical activity through regular exercise, according to a number of clinical studies. Michelle Porto, Karen Mustian and Po-Ju Lin from ...

A new program launched by neurologists at UR Medicine will expand access to care and serve as a national model for the management of Parkinson’s disease and other chronic illnesses. The Parkinson’s ...

The Rochester Academy of Medicine recently bestowed its highest honor—the Albert David Kaiser Medal—upon J. Richard Ciccone, M.D., professor of Psychiatry and founding director of the Psychiatry and ...

Golisano Children’s Hospital will be holding its 20th Annual Stroll for Strong Kids and 5K Run on Saturday, June 4, 2016 at Genesee Valley Park. This event will raise money for the 85,000 kids from ...

David Dean, Ph.D., professor of Pediatrics and Neonatology at the University of Rochester Medical Center, has received a $3 million grant to explore a novel method of gene therapy delivery that could ...

When it comes to cancer, the treatments available today are better than what we had even 10 years ago, but they are still not perfect. The only way to continue improving treatment for any disease is ...

On Tuesday May 24, UR Medicine’s Kessler Burn Center will celebrate its designation as one of only 65 burn centers in the country to be verified by the American Burn Association (ABA). It is the only ...

UR Medicine cardiologist John D. Bisognano, M.D., Ph.D., has been elected president of the American Society of Hypertension, an organization of physicians and scientists dedicated to advancing ...

Four long years have passed since 6-year-old Craig Winter was diagnosed with cancer. And from the day of his first scan, the Pittsford boy has been a medical marvel.

Dr. Mohametaki Tejani answers some common questions about esophageal cancer and how you can reduce your risk.