Patient Care Nursing Homes Continue to Report Staff and PPE Shortages By Bob Marcotte Aug. 20, 2020 Six months into the pandemic, more than 20 percent of nursing homes in the US continue to report severe shortages of staff and personal protective equipment, according to a new study.
Patient Care David Kaufman, M.D., Reflects on Experiences During Pandemic By URMC Communications Aug. 17, 2020 At Strong, we were lucky. We were together. A family. Never alone.
Research Study: Biology Blurs Line Between Sexes, Behaviors By Mark Michaud Aug. 10, 2020 Biological sex is typically understood in binary terms: male and female. However, a new study identifies a genetic switch in brain cells that can toggle between sex-specific states when necessary, ...
Patient Care New Guidelines for Managing Mucositis Now Available By Karen Black Aug. 6, 2020 New guidelines will provide healthcare professionals better tools to manage mucositis, a common and often debilitating complication of cancer therapy.
Patient Care Shared Heroism: Greece Firefighters Donate Bell to WCI Greece By Ruth Harper-Rhode Jul. 30, 2020 After learning WCI Greece Radiation Oncology didn’t have a bell, the Ridge Road Fire District decided they wanted to help – and many came through to make a bell possible.
Research URMC, RRH Join Pfizer and BioNTech Late-Stage COVID-19 Vaccine Study By Mark Michaud Jul. 28, 2020 The University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) and Rochester Regional Health (RRH) are joining a phase 3 clinical trial for a potential coronavirus vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech. Four ...
Community UR Medicine Opens City’s Largest Outpatient Mental Health Services Center By Barbara Ficarra 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.
Research URMC Study Tests if COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma Can Treat, Prevent Infection By Susanne Pallo Jul. 23, 2020 URMC is joining two national clinical trials testing whether transfusions of plasma from recovered COVID-19 patients (also called convalescent plasma) can prevent infection in healthy volunteers or ...
Research The Future of Neuroscience: In Their Own Words By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Jul. 23, 2020 The future of Neuroscience will be determined by the resolve of those in the field. This is part of the catalyst behind the success of the Neuroscience Graduate Program.
Research Q&A with Julian Meeks, Ph.D. By URMC Communications Jul. 23, 2020 Julian Meeks, Ph.D., joined the Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience in May 2020 as an associate professor in Neuroscience. His research focuses on how olfactory cues – conveyed through the sense of ...
