Patient Care University Medical Imaging to Join UR Medicine July 1 By URMC Communications Jun. 24, 2020 University Medical Imaging (UMI), a private practice that has served the Rochester region for 30 years, will join UR Medicine effective July 1.
Patient Care UR Medicine Hospitals Resume Limited Inpatient Visitation By Barbara Ficarra Jun. 23, 2020 As COVID-19 cases decline in New York, limited visitation for patients will resume at UR Medicine hospitals beginning June 25. The changes follow state Department of Health guidance from June 17, ...
Community Update from Mark Taubman on Anti-Racism Actions By Chip Partner Jun. 19, 2020 Through letters and rallies, URMC’s learners, faculty, staff, and community members have shared strong recommendations that have caused us to reexamine fairness and inclusivity within our own ...
Research New Therapy Reduces Chronic Low Back Pain in Large International Study By Barbara Ficarra Jun. 19, 2020 A new study has found that tanezumab, a monoclonal antibody that inhibits nerve activity, provides relief in patients with chronic low back pain, one of the leading reasons why people seek medical ...
Research COVID-19 Toll in Nursing Homes Linked to Staffing Levels and Quality By Mark Michaud Jun. 18, 2020 Long-term care facilities with lower nurse staffing levels, poorer quality scores, and higher concentrations of disadvantaged residents suffer from higher rates of confirmed COVID-19 cases, according ...
Patient Care Golisano Behavioral Health and Wellness Building Opens with Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony By Scott Hesel Jun. 18, 2020 The Golisano Behavioral Health and Wellness Building opened on June 18 with an official ribbon-cutting ceremony.
Community University Makes Self-Screening Technology for COVID Symptoms Available to Employers By Chip Partner Jun. 12, 2020 ROCHESTER, N.Y., June 12, 2020 – Employers across the country can advance reopening efforts with technology developed by the University of Rochester to check employees for potential COVID-19 symptoms ...
Community URMC Calls Out Health Disparities, Declares Racism a Public Health Crisis By Chip Partner Jun. 10, 2020 The University of Rochester Medical Center supports the declaration that racism is a public health crisis and commends the Greater Rochester Black Agenda Group for putting our institution on the ...
Research URMC Launches Clinical Trials to Test Hydroxychloroquine in COVID-19 Patients By URMC Communications Jun. 2, 2020 A pair of national clinical trials testing whether hydroxychloroquine (HCQ), an FDA-approved anti-malarial drug, can keep COVID-19 patients alive and out of the hospital were halted on June 19, 2020. ...
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.