A relatively high rate of admissions after cancer patient ED visits suggests a need for better coordination among oncologists and other care providers.
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A beneath-the-surface solution
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Her own experience in the operating room convinced surgeon Paula Doyle of the need for a tool that would allow doctors to see what is under the surface of body tissue. The firm she co-founded, EndoGlow, has developed a product to do just that.
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EDI’s promise and challenges
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The Empire Discovery Institute aims to boost Western New York’s reputation as a hub for life science research and innovation. To do so, however, it must raise more money and clear other hurdles.
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UR slates Doctor of Nursing Practice Summit
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The daylong event in November will focus on the impact of DNP-prepared nurses on clinical practice, care delivery and health policy.
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New insight into traumatic brain injury
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UR researchers have found that like concussions, repetitive hits to the head in football and other contact sports can damage the brain.
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URMC spinoff’s pioneering research gets a boost
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A multiyear investment in Oscine Therapeutics will advance the firm’s efforts to combat degenerative diseases that eat away at the central nervous system.
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What the opioid overdose numbers tell us
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A new RIT study of 2018 opioid overdoses in Monroe County details the scope—and deadliness—of this public health crisis. Opioid fatalities surpass deaths from many types of common cancers, and even car accidents.
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URMC cancer research may prolong lives
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The team’s discovery could increase the longer-term effectiveness of a drug used to treat late-stage prostate cancer.
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A supply-side catastrophe
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The behavior alleged in the recent civil and criminal actions brought against Rochester Drug Co-operative and other opioid distributors and manufacturers is reprehensible. But they are not the only ones responsible for the explosive, deadly growth in the supply of the addictive drugs.
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Building a network
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Physician organizations at the University of Rochester Medical Center and Syracuse’s St. Joseph’s Health have formed Concordia, an alliance to pursue value-based care. Will it be able to amplify the cost-saving and health benefits, that this approach aims to bring, to individual members?
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A Medicaid reform side effect
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The unreimbursed burden of new paperwork for therapists has led to long waiting lists for children needing speech, occupational or physical therapy.