The Empire Discovery Institute aims to boost Western New York’s reputation as a hub for life science research and innovation. To do so, however, it must raise more money and clear other hurdles.
Health & Science
URMC cancer research may prolong lives
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The team’s discovery could increase the longer-term effectiveness of a drug used to treat late-stage prostate cancer.
Health & Science
A supply-side catastrophe
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The behavior alleged in the recent civil and criminal actions brought against Rochester Drug Co-operative and other opioid distributors and manufacturers is reprehensible. But they are not the only ones responsible for the explosive, deadly growth in the supply of the addictive drugs.
Health & Science
Building a network
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Physician organizations at the University of Rochester Medical Center and Syracuse’s St. Joseph’s Health have formed Concordia, an alliance to pursue value-based care. Will it be able to amplify the cost-saving and health benefits, that this approach aims to bring, to individual members?
Health & Science
A Medicaid reform side effect
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The unreimbursed burden of new paperwork for therapists has led to long waiting lists for children needing speech, occupational or physical therapy.
Health & Science
Researching how teens’ brains develop
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The University of Rochester Medical Center is part of the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development study, the largest long-term study of brain development and child health ever undertaken in the United States.
Government & Politics
The complexities of legalizing cannabis
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo says it’s time for New York to legalize the adult use of recreational marijuana. Making it happen, though, will require dealing with some thorny issues.
Health & Science
Opening the door to clinicians’ notes
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UR Medicine and Rochester Regional Health recently kicked off programs to give patients access to some of their doctors’ clinical notes. Will the move create challenges?
Health & Science
New York bucks trend in face of Texas ruling
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On Dec. 14 a Texas judge declared the Affordable Care Act unconstitutional. In New York, the New York State of Heath insurance exchange reported gains in enrollment.
Health & Science
Do bundled payments put some patients at risk?
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Is an alternative payment scheme designed to cut costs and improve care inadvertently shortchanging minorities and poorer patients? A URMC researcher aims to find out.
Innovation
Saving laser research
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It was only a few months ago that the University of Rochester’s Laser Lab was uncertain about its future. Now, it has joined eight other high-intensity laser facilities tasked with restoring the nation’s competitive edge in laser research.