Tag: patients and families

Botox treatments are safe and effective when administered by a trained professional, but there are scammers out there. Earlier this year, consumers in New York and eight other states experienced ...

Undergoing cancer treatment can be challenging, with many patients experiencing side effects like fatigue, neuropathy, and chemo-brain. The University of Rochester and Wilmot Cancer Institute have a ...

Osteoporosis currently affects 10 million Americans, causes 2 million fragility fractures a year, and carries $20 million in associated health costs. More than 40 million have low bone mass and are ...

Most people think braces are just for teens...think again! Adults can benefit from them too.

Did you know that up to 90 percent of people with a penicillin allergy label can actually outgrow the allergy?

Wilmot oncologist Richard Dunne, MD, helped to run the nationwide clinical trial to treat this common complication of cancer.

Our breastfeeding expert, Michele Burtner, CNM, MS, MPH, IBCLC, has answered a few questions regarding common myths centered on breastfeeding as well as offer tips to make the experience smoother.

For four years, the Wilmot Cancer Institute has run a summer internship program to expose Deaf high school students to cancer-related healthcare and research careers. Now, Wilmot is expanding that ...

A study led by researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center found that breastmilk provides protection against rotavirus, a common gastrointestinal disease that causes diarrhea, vomiting ...

Wilmot scientists discovered a molecule that reprograms immune cells and turns them into cancer promoters.