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Health

Review: Telehealth poised to revolutionize health care

Telehealth is growing rapidly and has the potential to transform the delivery of health care for millions of persons. That is the conclusion of a review article appearing today in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Boy overcomes rare autoimmune disease and is standing strong again

Gordon Guest didn’t think too much of it when Joshua, then 3, fell a few times one summer afternoon near their home in Dryden, N.Y. Kids often get clumsy during a growth spurt or when they’re tired. He brought Josh ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Rochester autism researchers present new findings at IMFAR

Much about autism is unknown, but researchers from the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) are working to learn more about the neurodevelopmental disorder and its most effective treatments. A team of researchers ...

Oncology & Cancer

Kicking leukemia gives teen a better sense of self

Katelin Ivison awoke on her 14th birthday, Jan. 13, 2010, with a sore throat. She and her mother Adella had fun plans to go shopping and out to dinner to celebrate Katelin’s big day, but first, Adella had scheduled an ...

Other

99-year-old woman regains mobility following spinal procedures

(Medical Xpress) -- A 99-year-old woman has returned to her daily routine after doctors repaired three separate compression fractures in her spine three times in a month. Specialists at the University of Rochester Medical ...

Parkinson's & Movement disorders

Apple highlights Parkinson's app

A new iPhone mobile app which allows patients with Parkinson's disease to track their symptoms in real time and share this information with researchers was featured by Apple executives today during the company's semi-annual ...

Autism spectrum disorders

Autism brain response theory a dead end, study says

A new study out today in the journal Cerebral Cortex challenges the hypothesis that nerve cells in the brains of individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders do not reliably and consistently respond to external stimuli.

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