Members of 1199SEIU and community allies called on Congress to restore legal protections for immigrant workers and warned that deportations and federal cuts are straining hospitals, nursing homes and home care.
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A different model of care
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As new senior medical director of Town Square Health, former Monroe County health commissioner Michael Mendoza M.D. will help the Chicago-based startup debut its value-based multispecialty approach to care for Medicare patients in Rochester.
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Radiology in the age of AI
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Use of artificial intelligence can accelerate patient diagnoses in a health system under stress, but it’s not risk-free. Radiologists remain “the ultimate guardrail.”
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Wilmot Cancer Institute receives $7.7 million grant
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The award from the National Cancer Institute will support clinical trials over the next six years.
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New AI tool helps detect lung disease in newborns
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The AI machine learning model to detect a disorder that typically affects babies who are born early was developed by a team of University of Rochester researchers.
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Area hospitals to receive $3.4 million in state funds
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The funding, administered by the state Office of Mental Health, is intended to increase access to treatment services.
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A new direction in neuroscience
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MindTrace, a startup with roots in University of Rochester research, has developed technology that maps and measures neurocognitive function, helping to protect brain processes at risk in brain surgery.
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Wong’s role at RRH expands as Mayo retires
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With Robert Mayo M.D.’s retirement tomorrow as Rochester Regional Health’s chief medical officer, nephrologist Leslie Wong M.D. will become the system’s chief clinical officer.
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URochester to receive up to $22M for major aging study
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Researchers will test whether an HIV drug can help preserve health and function in older adults.
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FLPPS, Common Ground Health-Rochester RHIO to combine
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FLPSS CEO Carol Tegas is slated to lead the new organization after the merger is finalized April 1.
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Medical research’s uncertain outlook
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Trump administration actions have cast doubt on federal funding for medical science, which accounted for more than half of the $522 million in research expenditures at the University of Rochester in the last fiscal year.