COVID-19 poses a severe threat to hospitals nationwide. Each institution’s financial health before the virus struck could be a big factor in its ability to recover from the pandemic.
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COVID-19 pressures urban clinics
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The pandemic has forced nonprofits that provide free or low-cost medical care to low-income residents to make dramatic changes.
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COVID-19: What we did right, where we stand, what’s next
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Rochester was as ready as possible for COVID-19. But the risk of a secondary surge means we must not relax precautions without adequate controls.
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Rochester picked for vaccine clinical trial
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The University of Rochester Medical Center and Rochester Regional Health will test the effectiveness of an experimental mRNA vaccine against COVID-19.
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UR researchers buoyed by antiviral findings
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NIH on Thursday said early results of a study of remdesivir as a treatment for COVID-19 are promising. A local trial run by a URMC team is part of the study.
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The pandemic’s toll on non-COVID care
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A backlog of untreated and undertreated conditions awaits a medical community consumed by the coronavirus.
Up for Debate
Should the lockdown end now?
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Has New York overreacted? Is it time to end the strict measures put in place to halt the spread of COVID-19? James Ryan Jr. and Kent Gardner offer different views.
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COVID-19 testing clinics slated for the inner city
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The testing and respiratory clinics will serve low-income residents, who are being disproportionately affected by the virus.
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What shapes your response to coronavirus
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How we handle the pandemic owes much to attachment style, a way of responding to stress, threats to health, and separation from loved ones, that is fixed from earliest childhood.
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Emergency medicine providers head to NYC
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The UR Medicine team is bound for the Northwell Health system, which includes hospitals in the city, Westchester County, Long Island and Hudson River valley.
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On the COVID-19 front lines
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Nurses and other health care workers here are awaiting the expected surge of coronavirus cases with a mix of anxiety and resolve.