Community Message of Support from the URMC Community By Chip Partner May. 30, 2020 None of us individually can solve our nation’s racial challenges or the COVID-19 pandemic. By working collectively, however, we believe the University of Rochester Medical Center can have a ...
Patient Care UR Medicine to Begin COVID-19 Antibody Testing Monday, June 1 By Chip Partner May. 29, 2020 UR Medicine Labs will begin testing blood samples for antibodies to novel coronavirus on June 1.
Research Wilmot Researchers Present Work at Virtual ASCO By Ruth Harper-Rhode May. 29, 2020 Due to COVID-19, the American Clinical Society of Oncology (ASCO) replaced its annual meeting in Chicago, attended by thousands, with a three-day virtual event, May 29 through 31. ASCO is one of the ...
Research NCI Awards $3.85M to Wilmot for Collaborative Project on Aging, Cancer By Leslie Orr May. 20, 2020 Karen Mustian, Ph.D. and Supriya Mohile, M.D. Three Wilmot Cancer Institute researchers received a highly-valued type of National Cancer Institute award that supports team science, a strategy ...
Research Animal Study Shows Human Brain Cells Repair Damage in Multiple Sclerosis By URMC Communications May. 19, 2020 A new study shows that when specific human brain cells are transplanted into animal models of multiple sclerosis and other white matter diseases, the cells repair damage and restore function. The ...
Research URMC researcher finds way to measure the risk of chronic pain before it is felt By Kelsie Smith Hayduk May. 19, 2020 The size of a small area of the brain – mostly known for its role in decision-making – is giving scientists insight into risk for chronic pain.
Patient Care A Mother-Daughter Gift: Nursing Creates Special Bond By Ruth Harper-Rhode May. 10, 2020 Colleen Bayer was born while her mother, Kathryn Lechner, completed nursing school. Perhaps it’s serendipitous that years later, as Bayer decided her own path, she turned to nursing.
Patient Care Cancer, COVID and a Loss of Control: Advice for Coping By URMC Communications May. 8, 2020 You have cancer. For many, hearing those words represents feeling a total loss of control.The COVID-19 pandemic is giving all of us a glimpse of what a cancer diagnosis can feel like when the disease ...
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 ...
Patient Care Eastman Institute for Oral Health Leads Global Discussion on COVID 19 May 12 By URMC Communications May. 6, 2020 Eastman Institute for Oral Health is bringing together experts from five different countries in real time, who will share their unique COVID 19 experiences, along with panel discussions about the ...