Blacks, Latinos and other people of color struggling with depression and other mental health issues often have difficulty forming close bonds with therapists, most of whom are white.
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The Parkinson’s risk next door
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Once on the wane, the devastating disorder is now the world’s fastest-growing brain disease. Ray Dorsey M.D., a neurologist and UR Medical Center researcher, says harmful chemicals that pervade our environment are a key factor.
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Inside RGH nurses’ fight to unionize
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For more than four decades, labor organizing efforts at Rochester General had fallen short. But this time was different.
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RGH nurses vote to unionize
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A total of 759 Rochester General Hospital nurses cast votes in the election, with 431 voting in favor of forming a union and 239 voting no.
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UR deal to boost Sana Biotechnology
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The agreement will allow the Seattle-based firm to build out its operations at the UR Medical Center’s cell-based manufacturing facility to support research and development of investigational therapies.
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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.