Advice for Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Know Your Breast Density
Find out if you have higher-risk, dense breast tissue and talk to your doctor about additional screening.
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Irwin Frank, Leading Urologist, Dies at 93
Irwin N. Frank, M.D. – one of the most influential urologists in the last half-century – has died at the age of 93. Frank, who spent his entire academic and medical career at the University of ...
When Motherhood, Breast Cancer and COVID Collide: How One Local Teacher Persists Despite Challenges
While every pregnancy is unpredictable, Colleen Molina had no idea the upheaval she was about to face. In February 2020, she found out she had breast cancer, mere weeks before her second child was ...
MyChart is Getting Supercharged with a New Look and Even Faster Results
UR Medicine is launching MyChart: Immediate Release on Oct. 11, which will give patients access to more of their health information than ever before.
One Way to Prevent Cancer: Map the Fundamentals of How Cells Go Awry
Wilmot scientists focused on proteins involved in breast and brain cancer and melanoma, and made a new discovery.
URMC Unveils Equity and Anti-Racism Action Plan
The University of Rochester Medical Center today released its Equity and Anti-Racism Action Plan, a five-year effort to strengthen diversity and inclusion at the Medical Center, address inequities in ...
School of Medicine and Dentistry Alumnus Harvey J. Alter Wins Nobel Prize
Harvey J. Alter, M.D., received the award for the discovery of Hepatitis C virus. A graduate of both the undergraduate college (1956) and the School of Medicine and Dentistry (1960), Alter is the ...
RIT, URMC Receive NIH Funding to Study AI-Enabled Toilet Seat Technology for Heart Failure
Toilet seats with high tech sensors might be the non-invasive technology of the future that could help reduce hospital return rates of individuals with heart disease.
Ear and Throat Pain Led Woman to Urgent Care, Has Surgery Few Hours Later
A woman experiencing ear and throat pain first went to urgent care and ended up in surgery a few hours later.
UR School of Nursing Honored with 4th Consecutive Diversity Award
The UR School of Nursing and the UR School of Medicine and Dentistry are among 46 health professions schools selected to receive the only national honor recognizing U.S. medical, dental, pharmacy, ...