Research Researchers Draw More Links between Vaping, Smoking, Young People, and Coronavirus By Leslie Orr, Susanne Pallo Sep. 9, 2020 Vapers, smokers, and non-smokers with chronic conditions such as high blood pressure or diabetes are all at higher risk for contracting COVID-19. The scientific explanation behind this is complex and ...
Research URMC Researchers Receive New Support to Study Effects of COVID-19 on Children and Adult Lungs By Scott Hesel Sep. 9, 2020 The LungMAP and HuBMAP programs will utilize their innovative approach of studying human - rather than animal - lung tissues to examine why COVID has potentially different effects on children versus ...
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.
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.
Research URMC Receives $24 Million to Translate Research Discoveries into Health Improvements By URMC Communications Jul. 21, 2020 URMC has been awarded another $24.3 million from the National Institutes of Health to continue efforts to translate scientific discoveries into therapies that improve health. This is the fourth ...
Research URMC Psychiatry Awarded Additional $2.5M to Combat Opioids in Rural Communities By Karin Gaffney Christensen Jul. 15, 2020 The University of Rochester Medical Center Department of Psychiatry has been awarded an additional $2.5 million to expand the scope of its UR Medicine Recovery Center of Excellence project.
Research Coordinating Coronavirus Research: Creating Options for Our Sickest COVID-19 Patients By Susanne Pallo Jul. 14, 2020 Since COVID-19 hit Rochester in March of 2020, a team of University of Rochester Medical Center clinicians and researchers has mobilized to bring the most promising clinical trials - that address the ...
Community Leadership Moves to Reshape and Strengthen URMC’s Inclusive Culture By Germaine Reinhardt Jul. 13, 2020 A change in URMC leadership integrates our equity and inclusion efforts closely with those of the University and dedicates resources to building an anti-racist culture, while establishing a new ...
Patient Care URMC Leaders Call on HHS to Rescind Rule That Discriminates Against Trans Patients By Chip Partner Jul. 10, 2020 In a letter to Alex M. Azar II, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), top leaders of the University of Rochester Medical Center urged HHS to rescind a rule that ...
