Research RIT, URMC Receive NIH Funding to Study AI-Enabled Toilet Seat Technology for Heart Failure By Leslie White Oct. 6, 2020 Toilet seats with high tech sensors might be the non-invasive technology of the future that could help reduce hospital return rates of individuals with heart disease.
Patient Care Ear and Throat Pain Led Woman to Urgent Care, Has Surgery Few Hours Later By Karen Black Oct. 5, 2020 A woman experiencing ear and throat pain first went to urgent care and ended up in surgery a few hours later.
Research Fast COVID-detecting Nasal Swab Card, Tested at URMC, Gains FDA Approval—Ideal for School Use By Bob Marcotte Sep. 23, 2020 A $5 test that detects COVID-19 from a nasal swab within 15 minutes -- and has been evaluated in a clinical trial at the University of Rochester Medical Center -- has received FDA Emergency Use ...
Research Cool Technology Allows for Better Views of Cancerous Blood Cells in Quest for New Treatment By Leslie Orr Sep. 15, 2020 The cutting-edge microscope is the first of its kind in the Rochester region, and a boon for cancer researchers such as Laura Calvi and Clara Kielkopf.
Research Phase 3 AstraZeneca Coronavirus Vaccine Study Reopens at URMC By Mark Michaud Sep. 1, 2020 The University of Rochester Medical Center is joining a phase 3 clinical trial for a potential coronavirus vaccine being developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford known as AZD1222.
Community Back-to-School Delivers Extra Stress to Parents with Cancer, other Serious Illness By Leslie Orr Aug. 26, 2020 URMC experts help families navigate sending children back to school when at-risk parents or grandparents are in their lives.
Patient Care From Nine States, Wilmot Warrior Walk Team Marty Unites Virtually By Ruth Harper-Rhode Aug. 21, 2020 After participating in the Wilmot Warrior Walk with friends in September 2019, Cyndi Lembo felt inspired. She pledged that next year, she’d create a team in honor of her late husband, Marty. COVID-19 ...
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.
