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Research

Physician Shortage in Rural Areas of the U.S. Worsened Since 2017

• Nov. 24, 2025

The national shortage of primary care physicians is an ongoing concern and a new study in the Annals of Family Medicine underscores how urgent the problem is and where the biggest pain point lies: in ...

Research

Protein Provides Clues to Identifying and Treating Crippling, Costly Bone Infections

• Nov. 12, 2025

Staph (Staphylococcus aureus) is the most common germ to afflict humans, and one of the most damaging: it causes diseases like osteomyelitis (bone infection), endocarditis (heart inflammation), and ...

Patient Care

Stretching Exercises for Arthritis

• Oct. 31, 2025

If your joints are aching from arthritis, you may think you need a pain reliever, steroid shot, or even surgery. But there's something easy and effective to try first: Stretching. And it’s effective.

Research

Researchers Trace a Source of Poor Tendon Healing, Retrain Cells for a Better Recovery

• Aug. 5, 2025

Long overlooked in the field of musculoskeletal study, the tendon is a highly complex anatomical structure that triggers a dynamic but mysterious cellular response when it's injured. In a new study ...

Patient Care

Does 'Adrenal Fatigue' Cause Weight Gain? The Truth About Adrenal Health and Hormone Imbalance

• Apr. 10, 2025

There's a lot of talk online about "adrenal fatigue" as a cause of weight gain. Here’s what one expert says to pay attention to instead.

Patient Care

UR Medicine Opens New, $25M Medical Outpatient Facility in Geneseo

• Nov. 8, 2024

The 45,000-square-foot medical outpatient building in Geneseo offers a convenient, one-stop destination for primary care, specialty services, labs, and outpatient procedures. Adjacent...

Research

$30 Million Gift from Saunders Foundation Supports Department of Orthopaedics, School of Nursing

• Oct. 23, 2024

The Saunders Foundation, led by University of Rochester Trustee Emeritus E. Philip (Phil) Saunders, has made a $30 million commitment to the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) to support ...

Patient Care

How to Prevent Falls in Older Adults

• Oct. 11, 2024

This leading cause of injury needs to be taken seriously.

Research

UR Scientists Working to Crack Enduring Mystery of Bone Loss, Regeneration

• Oct. 3, 2024

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 ...

People

In Memoriam: URMC Remembers Paul Griner, MD

• Jun. 26, 2024

Paul Griner, MD, Professor of Medicine emeritus at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry and former chief executive officer for Strong Memorial Hospital, died on June 24 in ...

Research

Researchers Find Intriguing New Tool for Tendon Healing: Nanoparticles for Precision Drug Delivery

• Jun. 20, 2024

In a study published in Science Advances, researchers at the University of Rochester and University of Oregon combined their expertise in tendon cell biology and drug delivery systems to find a ...

Patient Care

Miracle Kids 2024: Maddilyn Wilber

• May. 21, 2024

For Adrianne and Brandon Wilber, the joy of welcoming their daughter, Maddilyn, was soon mixed with worry and uncertainty. It started the day after she was born in November 2019, when Maddilyn failed ...

People

How Mark Taubman Transformed URMC

• May. 1, 2024

How Mark Taubman used his research (and musical) mind to reshape URMC.

Patient Care

Strong Memorial Hospital Earns Fifth Magnet Accreditation for Nursing Excellence

• Apr. 26, 2024

Strong Memorial Hospital has joined an elite – and very small – group of U.S. hospitals by earning its fifth Magnet designation for nursing excellence. Of the more than 6000 hospitals in the nation, ...

Patient Care

Finger Lakes Health to Join UR Medicine

• Jul. 6, 2023

The affiliation will maintain and expand access to high-quality health services close to home in the communities of eastern Ontario, Seneca, Yates, and Wayne counties served by Finger Lakes Health.

Patient Care

UR Medicine Opens Region's First Ambulatory Orthopaedic Surgery Center

• Feb. 20, 2023

UR Medicine opens the region's first ambulatory surgery center dedicated to orthopaedic procedures, part of a multi-year, $227 million project to build one of the nation's largest campuses for ...

Patient Care

West Ridge Obstetrics and Gynecology Joins UR Medicine

• Aug. 2, 2022

UR Medicine has added West Ridge Obstetrics and Gynecology to its group of OB/GYN practices serving patients in the Rochester region. The practice provides comprehensive obstetric and gynecologic ...

Patient Care

Transporting Our Tiniest Patients: Golisano Unveils Two Pediatric Ambulances

• Jan. 19, 2022

Golisano Children’s Hospital celebrated the arrival of two new dedicated pediatric ambulances with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on September 29, 2021; neonates and critically ill children from ...

Patient Care

UR Medicine pauses elective, semi-elective surgeries

• Dec. 2, 2021

UR Medicine hospitals will implement a three-week pause on elective and semi-elective surgical procedures that require inpatient hospital stays, beginning Dec. 6. Outpatient procedures will continue ...

Community

Put These COVID Safety Steps On Your Holiday To-Do List

• Nov. 18, 2021

This holiday season, the best thing you can do for yourself, your loved ones and your community is to stay healthy and safe.

Patient Care

Another Step Forward for UR Medicine Orthopaedics Campus

• Jun. 24, 2021

The UR Medicine Orthopaedics & Physical Performance Center project marks a milestone today at The Marketplace Mall in Henrietta, as University of Rochester and community officials gather for a ...

Patient Care

Vaccine Equity the Focus of Latest Outreach Efforts

• Mar. 18, 2021

Since the COVID-19 vaccine became available to UR Medicine patients in January, URMC has made progress toward equitable distribution for people of color, people living in poverty and others who lack ...

Patient Care

Moving Ahead: New Orthopaedics Campus Construction Set to Begin at The Marketplace Mall

• Mar. 4, 2021

The largest capital project in University of Rochester history is moving forward at The Marketplace Mall. Building design is complete for the 330,000-square-foot UR Medicine Orthopaedics & Physical ...

Patient Care

UR Medicine Launches COVID-19 Vaccination Centers for Patients Today

• Jan. 15, 2021

UR Medicine launched its first COVID-19 vaccine center for patients today at Manhattan Square Family Medicine, the first step in a months-long campaign to vaccinate patients across the Finger Lakes ...

Patient Care

Hurlbut Offers Transitional Nursing Home Care for UR Medicine Hospitals

• Jan. 4, 2021

Conesus, Shore Winds facilities to provide up to 100 beds for patients ready for discharge, expanding hospitals’ capacity for critically ill patients.

Patient Care

UR Medicine Delivers COVID Vaccine to Hundreds in First Week of Clinics

• Dec. 18, 2020

Just days after the first doses arrived Dec. 14, nearly 1900 UR Medicine staff on the front line of the coronavirus pandemic have received Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine to protect themselves from COVID-19.

Community

UR Medicine Opens City’s Largest Outpatient Mental Health Services Center

• Jul. 27, 2020

Access to mental health services expanded on July 27 with the opening of UR Medicine Adult Outpatient Mental Health Services, a community-based center in the heart of Rochester.

Patient Care

UR Medicine Hospitals Resume Limited Inpatient Visitation

• Jun. 23, 2020

As COVID-19 cases decline in New York, limited visitation for patients will resume at UR Medicine hospitals beginning June 25. The changes follow state Department of Health guidance from June 17, ...

Research

New Therapy Reduces Chronic Low Back Pain in Large International Study

• Jun. 19, 2020

A new study has found that tanezumab, a monoclonal antibody that inhibits nerve activity, provides relief in patients with chronic low back pain, one of the leading reasons why people seek medical ...

Patient Care

Embracing the Beauty of Life – Challenges and All

• Dec. 13, 2019

When Nick Fioravanti was diagnosed with cerebral palsy before his first birthday, his parents, Julie and Alex, decided he would live as full and joyful a life as possible. To reach that goal, they ...

Patient Care

From Childhood to Adulthood: Helping Patients Make Their Way

• Dec. 11, 2019

For children born with lifelong, complex health conditions at Golisano Children's Hospital, the newly formed Transitional Care Medicine team guides them through the sometimes-tricky path from "kid" ...

Patient Care

Finding Strength for Motherhood

• Dec. 4, 2019

Nadia Fulford was diagnosed with sickle cell disease very early in life, and she has spent all of her young life learning to live with it. She had no choice, because there is no cure.

Patient Care

UR Medicine Orthopaedics' New Victor Location Opens April 29

• Apr. 22, 2019

UR Medicine Orthopaedics and Thompson Health are partnering to deliver expansive orthopaedic and physical therapy services at a new office in Victor that opens April 29. The all-new, 21,000 square ...

Patient Care

UR Researcher Earns $1 Million Grant to Lead Statewide LGBT Cultural Competency Training

• Apr. 10, 2019

The New York State Department of Health’s AIDS Institute has awarded Brooke Levandowski, PhD, MPA of the UR Medicine Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology a five-year, $1 million grant for ...

Research

URMC to Lead $7M Study on Early Intervention for Autism Spectrum Disorder

• Apr. 4, 2019

The University of Rochester will be the coordinating site for a $7 million Department of Defense-funded study of early intervention for autism spectrum disorder, to evaluate which approaches can best ...

Patient Care

Ninth Annual CARE After Cancer Event is April 19

• Mar. 8, 2018

Enjoy an evening of fun while supporting cancer survivors at the ninth annual C.A.R.E. Fundraising Event and Silent Auction sponsored by UR Medicine’s Strong Fertility Center, 7 -9 p.m. on Thursday, ...

Patient Care

UR Medicine Hosts Bladder Health Information Event November 15

• Nov. 2, 2017

n recognition of November as National Bladder Health Awareness Month, and UR Medicine Adult Pelvic Health and Continence Care will host a free educational event on bladder health for women and men, ...

Patient Care

Women's Health Practice Earns 'Breastfeeding Friendly' Designation from New York State

• Sep. 11, 2017

UR Medicine's Women's Health Practice at Lattimore has earned New York State designation as a Breastfeeding Friendly Practice for its efforts to ensure that its staff, facility, education programs, ...

Patient Care

Strong Memorial Hospital Specialty Rated Among Nation's Best for Seventh Consecutive Year

• Aug. 8, 2017

Strong Memorial Hospital’s Neurology and Neurosurgery specialty program has been ranked among the top 50 in the nation for 2017-2018 by U.S. News & World Report. The program ranked 39th among the ...

Education

Jim Kelly to Keynote UR Medicine's dSports Summit on Aug. 1

• Jul. 7, 2017

The dSports Summit is a day-long exploration of the latest advances in athletic performance and training, plus new technologies and wearable devices that help athletes train smarter and improve their ...

Research

URMC Leading National Efforts to Give Patients a Bigger Voice in Their Care

• Jul. 6, 2017

Health care systems in the U.S. and around the world are collecting and analyzing patients’ perspectives on their care, using computer programs that instantly capture and archive the data. URMC is ...

Patient Care

UR Medicine Opens Neuromedicine and Behavioral Health Center for Pediatric Patients

• Mar. 28, 2017

UR Medicine’s Neuromedicine and Behavioral Health Center celebrates its opening on March 29.

Patient Care

Metro Footcare Joins UR Medicine

• Mar. 1, 2017

Metro Footcare, which has four podiatry practices in the Rochester area that have served patients for more than two decades, has joined UR Medicine effective March 1. It has become a division of UR ...

Education

UR Medicine Joint Pain Seminar is Nov. 9

• Oct. 27, 2016

Register today for a free seminar on ways to manage and treat joint pain.

Community

UR Medicine Hosts Bladder Health Information Event November 9

• Oct. 24, 2016

November is Bladder Health Awareness Month, and UR Medicine is hosting an informational session for women of all ages to talk about how they can maintain or regain their bladder health. The event is ...

Patient Care

UR Medicine Launches Outpatient Lactation Medicine/Breastfeeding Practice

• Sep. 20, 2016

UR Medicine is launching the area's first physician-led outpatient practice dedicated to lactation medicine and breastfeeding.

Patient Care

Strong Memorial Hospital Specialties Rank in U.S. News & World Report’s ‘Nation’s Best’

• Aug. 2, 2016

Two Strong Memorial Hospital specialty programs have been ranked among the top 50 in the nation for 2016-17 by U.S. News & World Report.

Education

Aug. 16 dSports Summit Showcases Technology's Impact on Sports Performance and Safety

• Jul. 28, 2016

To share its advances in sports medicine, technology innovation and research, and present next-generation sports technology from around the nation, the University of Rochester is hosting the ...

Patient Care

Strong Fertility Center Event Raises Funds to Assist Cancer Patients' Fertility Preservation

• Feb. 25, 2016

Cancer treatments can reduce or eliminate a young patient's ability to have children. Strong Fertility Center offers fertility preservation for young men and women, and each year hosts a fundraiser ...

Patient Care

UR Medicine Professionals, Volunteer Recognized for Health Care Contributions

• Feb. 8, 2016

Seven professionals who work or volunteer at UR Medicine have been recognized with a 2016 Rochester Business Journal Healthcare Achievement Award for their efforts to advance health care quality and ...

Patient Care

Quality of Hospital Stay Impacts Hip Fracture Patients’ Odds of Survival

• Jan. 23, 2016

How does hospital length of stay affect a patient’s odds of surviving a hip fracture? Investigators from the University of Rochester Medical Center Department of Orthopaedics explore the topic in a ...

Patient Care

UR Medicine's Strong Memorial Hospital Among U.S. News' 'Best Connected" Nationwide

• Oct. 15, 2015

UR Medicine’s Strong Memorial Hospital has been recognized as one of the most connected hospitals for 2015-16 by U.S. News & World Report. The U.S. News Most Connected Hospitals list recognizes ...

Research

URMC’s Center for Musculoskeletal Research Has Banner Year for NIH Funding

• Sep. 17, 2015

For nearly 20 years URMC’s Center for Musculoskeletal Research (CMSR) has been one of the top NIH-funded orthopaedic research programs in the country, and this is shaping up to be its best year yet: ...

Patient Care

Strong Memorial, Golisano Children’s Hospital Recognized for Organ-Failure Care Program

• Sep. 14, 2015

UR Medicine’s Strong Memorial Hospital and Golisano Children’s Hospital have earned the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization’s Center of Excellence award for the high quality of life-saving ...

Research

Research on Women's Cancers Lacking in Poor and Middle-Income Countries

• Sep. 1, 2015

Low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) see millions of cases of breast and cervical cancer each year, but much of the research on these diseases is based in wealthier countries that have far ...

Patient Care

Strong Memorial Hospital Specialties Among U.S. News and World Report’s ‘Nation’s Best'

• Jul. 21, 2015

Four adult specialties at UR Medicine’s Strong Memorial Hospital have captured a spot in the Top 50 programs in the nation for treating complex conditions, according to U.S. News & World Report’s ...

Patient Care

Pediatric Asthma Team Earns Statewide Recognition for Quality Innovation

• Jul. 7, 2015

The Inpatient Multidisciplinary Pediatric Asthma Care Team (IMPACT) at Golisano Children's Hospital has earned statewide recognition for implementing a quality improvement program that cut its young ...

Patient Care

Rick Aab Commits $3M to New Golisano Children’s Hospital

• May. 18, 2015

Richard (Rick) T. Aab, a University of Rochester trustee, has made a $3 million commitment to the Golisano Children’s Hospital Building Fund, bringing his total support for The Meliora Challenge, the ...

Research

Paul Rubery, M.D., Named Chair of Orthopaedics at University of Rochester Medical Center

• May. 3, 2015

Paul T. Rubery, M.D., chief of the Division of Spinal Surgery, has been named chair of the Department of Orthopaedics at the University of Rochester Medical Center, pending approval by the University ...