The University of Rochester Medical Center institute received the grants during the first half of this year.
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Rochester General Hospital president steps down
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Kevin Casey leaves the post after a tumultuous two years in which the coronavirus pandemic stressed hospitals’ staffs and management here and nationwide.
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The shortage hitting CT scans
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The flow of contrast dye, an iodine-based compound vital for certain medical scans, has dried up. The cause: a COVID-related lockdown in Shanghai, location of a GE Healthcare plant that produces much of the world’s supply.
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COVID’s unthinkable toll
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As the number of U.S. deaths due to COVID-19 passes 1 million, in Monroe County there is reason for both despair and hope.
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Movement can be predicted using the data of strangers, UR study finds
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New research findings suggest that, even if you opt out of location tracking through social media use and call records, your movement may still be predictable thanks to the data of your family, friends, and even the strangers around you.
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UR researcher named co-chair of national COVID study
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The NIH-sponsored clinical trial will test the effectiveness of new formulations of mRNA vaccines.
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New hope for extremely preterm infants
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A study co-authored by a UR researcher shows an increase in survival rates of infants born between 22 and 28 weeks.
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Strong Memorial to undergo major expansion
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The project will triple the size of its emergency department and add more than 100 new, private inpatient rooms. In total, the project is expected to cost $641 million.
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COVID-19 offers opportunity amid crisis
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The pandemic has stressed health care systems but some good has come out of it, says Rochester Regional Health Chief Medical Officer Robert Mayo M.D.
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URMC gets $10 million to tackle autoimmune diseases
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The National Institutes of Health grant funds the University of Rochester Medical Center’s role in a network that examines therapies for autoimmune diseases. The local team will lead work on rheumatoid and psoriatic arthritis.
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Wastewater serves as reliable surveillance tool for COVID-19
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The technique has been adopted by area universities and counties statewide.