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Today is Cornell University’s 150th anniversary. Its charter was signed in Albany in 1865. One of the school’s founders, Ezra Cornell, was a farmer and…
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Medical researchers are putting a lot of resources into understanding genes as both the causes and solution to many diseases.University of Rochester…
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“We are as ready as we can be,” Christopher Dunham, Upstate University Hospital’s emergency management director, says of the Ebola crisis. Upstate is one…
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Children with cold symptoms don’t need emergency medical care, says Dr. Jana Shaw, an associate professor of pediatrics specializing in infectious disease…
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the legislature have agreed to a limited medical marijuana program for patients with cancer, AIDS, and childhood seizure disorders.…
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Last month, when actress Angelina Jolie announced that she decided to undergo surgery to have her breasts removed to reduce her chances of developing…
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Be prepared: that’s the best way to stay well while you travel this summer. Whether that means bringing your prescription medications, looking online or…
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This week on Take Care, Dr. Anthony Scalzo talks about the diagnosis of the most common cancer for men -- prostate cancer -- and its treatments. Dr.…
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New York state has one of the lowest organ donation rates in the country, at 20 percent. Donor boosters are trying to get the word out that donating an…
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More and more people across the country are dying from Alzheimer's disease -- and central New York is not immune to the trend.The latest figures from the…