The Pediatric Mobile Clinic Initiative, which will start in the city and aims to expand countywide, will give children and adolescents up to age 21 access services, regardless of insurance or housing situation.
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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.
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Rochester Regional Health to expand access to genetic screening
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GenoWell, a new community research initiative, offers no-cost DNA testing to help residents identify inherited health risks and make proactive decisions about their care.
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Debating New York’s CDPAP changes
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Is the shift to a single fiscal intermediary for New York’s Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program a win for taxpayers or a flawed move that has jeopardized care for needy New Yorkers?
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Cancer researchers receive $3 million federal grant
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Two Wilmot Cancer Institute researchers are working to develop a new generation of treatments for pancreatic cancer.