Research Social distancing has stabilized, but failed to reverse, the spread of COVID-19 By URMC Communications May. 12, 2020 As policymakers try to restart the economy but also control COVID-19, data scientists at Cornell University and the University of Rochester are studying the impacts of social distancing. While ...
Community Staff Furloughs at the University of Rochester Medical Center By URMC Communications May. 8, 2020 Background: The Financial Challenge Created by COVID-19On April 15, URMC leadership notified faculty and staff that the institution was facing a $500 million budget gap in the fiscal year ending ...
Research Coronavirus Research Focuses on RNA as Key to Developing New Treatments By URMC Communications Apr. 30, 2020 Binding of the coronavirus spike protein (red) to an ACE2 receptor (blue) on a human cell leads to the penetration of the virus in the cell.Viruses like the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 are ...
Patient Care Emergency Medicine Team Returns from NYC COVID-19 Front Lines By URMC Communications Apr. 17, 2020 An Emergency Medicine team from UR Medicine’s Strong Memorial Hospital has returned from the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City.The last of the 14 SMH Emergency Medicine staff ...
Patient Care COVID-19 and Cancer: Frequently Asked Questions By Ruth Harper-Rhode Mar. 19, 2020 Here are some answers to some common questions about COVID-19 and what you can do.
Education UR Schools of Nursing, Medicine Move Up in U.S. News Rankings By URMC Communications Mar. 17, 2020 The University of Rochester’s School of Nursing and School of Medicine and Dentistry once again placed among the top 35 schools ranked by the 2021 Best Graduate Schools guide produced by U.S. News ...
Patient Care UR Medicine Prepares for Potential COVID-19 Patients While Maintaining Care for All By URMC Communications Mar. 15, 2020 COVID 19 virusAs the community prepares for the anticipated rise in COVID-19 cases, UR Medicine today announced that it has begun to reschedule some patient appointments and redeploy resources to ...
Research New Book Details Roadmap to Prevent and Treat Parkinson’s By URMC Communications Mar. 11, 2020 A new book titled “Ending Parkinson’s Disease: A Prescription for Action” and authored by University of Rochester Medical Center neurologist Ray Dorsey, M.D. and his colleagues, lays out a new ...
Patient Care Genetic Test Results Have No Bearing on Radiation Therapy Toxicity By Leslie Orr Mar. 3, 2020 Genetic tests for cancer helps doctors and patients figure out the best targeted therapy matched to the tumor’s mutations. But the tests leave questions hanging about radiation therapy — until now.
Research Study: The Opioid Crisis May Be Far Worse than We Thought By URMC Communications Feb. 27, 2020 New research appearing in the journal Addiction shows that the number of deaths attributed to opioid-related overdoses could be 28 percent higher than reported due to incomplete death records. ...
