Are You Contagious? What You Need to Know Before Seeing a Provider
Wondering if you're contagious? Learn how to tell, whether you can spread an illness without a fever, and how long to stay home when you're sick.
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Exercise During Menopause: Benefits, Best Workouts and How Often to Move
Discover how exercise during menopause can support bone health, manage weight, improve sleep and mood, and which workouts are best for you.
Understanding Fever in Flu Season 2026
What is a fever, and what could be causing yours? University of Rochester Medicine breaks it down and offers treatment suggestions during a Virtual Urgent Care Visit.
Bariatric Surgery vs GLP-1s: Can They Work Together?
Comparing bariatric surgery vs. GLP-1 medications for weight loss? Learn how they work, potential risks and benefits, and whether they can be used together.
How Long Does the Measles Vaccine Last? What to Know About Measles in 2026
With measles outbreaks spreading in the United States, here's what to know about measles, the vaccine, and how to stay protected.
Postnasal Drip or Sinus Infection? Causes and Relief
How long does postnasal drip last? Learn what causes it, how to get rid of postnasal drip, when it may signal a sinus infection, and how to find relief.
School Year Stress: Acing the Back-to-School Season
A guide for parents from URochester Medicine experts during the busy back-to-school season.
What Is GLP-1 Microdosing? Safety & Risks
What is GLP-1 microdosing? Learn about compounded GLP-1 medications, compounding pharmacies, safety concerns, and what doctors recommend.
Away at College? Here's How Telemedicine Can Help
Telemedicine makes it easier for college students ages 18 and older to access healthcare while away at school. Learn how Virtual Urgent Care can help.
Can Heat and Humidity Cause Shortness of Breath?
Hot weather and humidity can make breathing harder, especially for people with asthma or other lung conditions. Learn how heat, humidity, and air quality affect breathing and when to seek care.
If Your Heart Numbers Changed Tomorrow, Would You Know?
Learn the heart health numbers that matter most—from blood pressure and cholesterol to heart rate—and how to track them at home.
How Does Air Quality Affect Our Health?
Our experts explain the impact of air quality on health and how to best protect ourselves.
Congested? How to Get Rid of a Stuffy Nose
Being congested is annoying and wears you out. Get back to feeling better with these home remedies and over-the-counter treatment options.
Can Babies Wear Sunscreen? A Guide to Sun Safety for Kids
Learn how to keep kids safe in the sun with expert tips on sunscreen, sunburn prevention, safety for babies under 6 months, and UV protection.
Water Safety Tips: Preventing Injury in the Finger Lakes
Learn how to prevent common lake injuries with expert advice on boating, swimming, tubing, jet skiing, and water safety.
Summer Pregnancy Tips: Heat, Sun, and Swelling
Pregnancy can make hot weather and the summer sun more challenging. Learn how to stay cool, prevent dehydration, manage swelling, and stay safe during summer heat.
How Loud is Too Loud? 6 Tips to Protect Your Hearing
Are concerts, music festivals, fireworks, and other events bad for your ears? Learn how to protect your ears and prevent noise-induced hearing loss.
Beating the Heat: 3 Summer Safety Reminders
Do you know how to stay safe all season long? URochester Medicine’s Dr. Louis Papa provides expert tips for sun, water, and fire safety for the whole family.
Tick and Mosquito Safety: What to Know Before You Head Outdoors
Are bug bites just nuisances or should we be more concerned about bug-borne illnesses, like Lyme and West Nile?
Lyme Disease: Prevention and Symptoms
In the Northeast, tick bite ED visits have nearly doubled from last year. UR Medicine infectious disease experts offer tips to help you avoid a tick bite and shares some things to look for if you're ...
Should Cancer Patients Exercise? What Research Says
Research from URochester Medicine Wilmot Cancer Institute shows exercise can help reduce chemo brain, fatigue, anxiety, and other side effects of cancer treatment. Here’s what studies reveal about ...
Travel Health Tips: How to Avoid Getting Sick
Learn how to prevent illness while traveling, including cruise and flight tips, immune support, and hantavirus safety tips from health experts.
How to Lower Cholesterol Naturally
Learn how to lower cholesterol with diet, exercise, and expert-backed treatments. URochester Medicine Cardiologist explains LDL vs. HDL, causes of high cholesterol, and when medication may be needed.
Navigating Flu, COVID-19, and RSV Season: 2026 Symptoms
Infectious disease experts answer common questions heading into the thick of flu season while RSV and COVID continue to spike.
What Is a Breast Cancer Risk Assessment — and Should You Get One?
Understanding your risk can increase the likelihood of early detection and treatment. But how is breast cancer risk measured, and what should patients do with that information?
When Do We Spring Forward? And How it Affects the Body
Daylight saving time can disrupt your body clock and leave you feeling groggy. UR Medicine sleep experts explain why the time change affects your sleep and shares tips to help your body adjust sooner.
Creatine for Beginners: Should You Take It?
There are many misconceptions about creatine. Here’s what you should know, including its potential benefits and risks.
Can Cold Weather Make You Sick? Common Cold Myths Debunked
Do cold weather, vitamin C, or chicken soup cure colds? UR Medicine experts debunk common cold and flu myths and shares prevention tips.
When Pain Becomes Chronic Pain: Should I See a Doctor?
What causes chronic pain? Know the signs that you should seek treatment from experts, like a chronic pain treatment center.
How to Shovel Snow Without Injury
Snow shoveling can be tough on our muscles—especially the lower back. Remember these expert tips for avoiding injury during this snowy New York winter.
What Is Perimenopause — and What Should You Do About the Symptoms?
Perimenopause and menopause are not the same thing. Find out the differences, evidence-backed solutions to symptoms, and current research on perimenopause.
UR Medicine’s Most-Searched: What You Wanted to Know in 2025
Find out the top five most-searched questions of 2025, along with the evidence-backed answers from our experts.
Holiday Survival Guide: Food, Stress, and Mental Health Tips
Between busier schedules, elaborate meals, family dynamics, and shorter days, it's easy to get overwhelmed. Our experts share simple tips on how to balance mental and physical health during the ...
Can Melatonin Cause Heart Failure?
Melatonin is naturally occurring in our bodies, with levels peaking at night. But are there risks to taking extra as a supplement? Can children take it? Here's what to know.
How to Link MyChart Accounts: One Login for All Your Healthcare
Do you have MyChart accounts at more than one health system? Instead of logging into two separate MyChart accounts, you can link them together to make access easier.
How Common is PMOS and Why You Might Already Have It?
Polymetabolic Ovarian Syndrome (PMOS), formerly PCOS, is a common but very misunderstood condition. We're here to clear up this and other myths so patients can get the info and treatment they need.
What Can a Colonoscopy Show and How to Prepare?
What do colonoscopies look for and what can you expect from the procedure?
Vitamin D and Your Bones: Why Does It Matter?
Two key nutrients—calcium and vitamin D—work together to keep bones strong. Without enough of either, bones become weaker and more prone to breaks. But how much calcium do you need?
Is Pneumonia Contagious?
Pneumonia symptoms and signs you should seek care.
How to Add Your Child to MyChart: A Step-by-Step Guide for Parents
Having proxy access to your child’s MyChart makes it simple to keep track of their health in one secure place.
PFAS: What You Need to Know
PFAS are potentially harmful chemicals found in common, everyday products and drinking water. Researchers at URMC study the impacts PFAS have on our health and share what they know.
High Stakes, Higher Risks: Can Sports Betting Be Addictive?
With nearly one in five Americans engaging in online sports betting, the line between fun and addiction can be thin. Learn the warning signs of gambling addiction and how to help yourself or others.
On the (Medical) Record: 4 Reasons to Download MyChart
Digital healthcare management is here to stay, and we want to help! Here's why you should download the MyChart app for UR Medicine today.
What is Chronic Venous Insufficiency?
President Donald Trump's diagnosis of chronic venous insufficiency, or CVI, shines a spotlight on a common condition for aging adults. What is the condition and how is it treated?
Can Type 1 Diabetes Be Cured? Diabetes Myths Debunked
Can Type 1 diabetes be cured? What’s the difference between Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes? In 2025, experts from UR Medicine debunk common diabetes myths and explain blood sugar management, reversing ...
How to Get Antibiotics Quickly
UR Medicine providers can prescribe you antibiotics through telehealth. Getting evaluation, treatment, and antibiotics over video is being called a breakthrough.
What to Do if You Need Mental Health Help Now
Online Mental Health Services: When You Can't Wait When a mental health crisis strikes, time matters. Thanks to UR Medicine's online mental health services, you get instant access to expert mental ...
Can Virtual Urgent Care Treat STIs?
Learn about the benefits of UR Medicine’s Virtual Urgent Care for STIs. With this service, you get evaluated, diagnosed, and treated wherever you are.
Breastfeeding: Common Questions, Tips and Misconceptions
Our breastfeeding experts clear up common myths and offer tips to make breastfeeding easier and smoother.
Osteoarthritis vs. Osteoporosis: What’s the Difference?
Two of the most common bone and joint conditions—osteoarthritis and osteoporosis—are often confused. How can you protect yourself from both?
The Trial That Saved Me: The Impact of Clinical Trials
The words "clinical trial" might make you think of lab coats, complicated science, and uncertainty. But for many people, clinical trials mean hope. These trials aren’t just about advancing ...
Best High-Protein Snacks for Bone Health
Best High-Protein Snacks for Bone Health 2 Protein is essential for bone health and preventing osteoporosis, which is especially common in women. 3 Most people know that ...
Understanding Autism: What It Is and What It Isn’t
Autism is a complex and widely misunderstood condition, often surrounded by myths and misinformation. Learn the facts from our experts.
Here’s How Your Smartphone Can Save Your Life
Having a phone with you can always save your life—but the power of smartphones may go beyond just a call. Even when unconscious or unable to communicate, your smartphone can save your life with these ...
When Should I Use My Child’s EpiPen?
How can you tell if an allergic reaction is serious enough to require epinephrine from an EpiPen?
Winter Safety Beyond the Basics: Lesser-Known Tips to Keep You Safe in Rochester
Learn these lesser-known winter wellness tips to get you safely to spring.
UR Medicine's Most Searched: What You Wanted to Know in 2024
Here's what you asked our experts most frequently in 2024.
Can Gratitude Benefit Your Health?
How giving thanks, keeping a gratitude journal, and being mindful can impact health and well-being
Supporting Caregivers: Remember to Care for Yourself, Too
Explore support groups, stress management strategies, and tips to help caregivers avoid burnout.
Empowering Local Students to Control their Future
How our teams help local students find career opportunities and educate their communities.
Can You Sleep with a Concussion? Signs, Symptoms & Myths
Learn the facts about concussions: symptoms, treatments, and when to seek care. Discover whether it's safe to sleep after a concussion and how to support a full recovery.
Hangover IVs: Do They Really Work?
Find out the facts about common hangover cure myths and how to stay hydrated.
The Performance Plate: Healthy Spin on a Rochester Classic
How to make a plant-based, tasty take on the traditional Rochester "Garbage Plate."
Grand Slam Stories: Rochester Red Wings Honor Golisano Patients
The Rochester Red Wings honored five Golisano Children's Hospital patients this baseball season, sharing their stories and celebrating their determination.Each "all-star" was invited to throw the ...
What is an IDD?
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) impact over 8 million Americans. But what exactly is an IDD?
Catching Z’s, Repelling Disease: What Happens to Your Body When You Sleep?
It's no secret that sleep is paramount to health. A sleep medicine expert reveals some important items on your body's to-do list while you snooze.
5 Skin-Smart Tips for Summer
Protect your skin this summer with expert tips on sunscreen, hydration, UV protection, and preventing sun damage and skin cancer.
What is a Level 1 Trauma Center?
As Rochester's only full-service trauma facility, find out what makes Strong Memorial Hospital a level 1 trauma center.
Talking to Your Teen Who Vapes
If you think your teen is vaping, here’s how to talk to them about it.
Do I Still Need to Worry about COVID?
Three and a half years after the COVID-19 pandemic began the U.S. is no longer in a state of emergency. This begs the question: Do I still need to be concerned about COVID-19?
Amazing Grace: Home Care Pediatric Patient Proves Everyone Wrong
Born with a complex heart condition and Down Syndrome, Gracie was given only a few days to live. Twenty-two months later, she continues to defy the odds.
Handling Heartache: How to Cope with Grief During the Holidays
Mother’s Day and Father’s Day are meant to be joyous occasions. But for some people, these holidays can bring heartache, grief, and other negative feelings. Whether you’re dealing with the loss of a ...