Health & Science
UR Medicine Home Care resumes talks with workers’ union
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The conversation had stalled last week over 16 outstanding economic issues, union officials said.
Health & Science
UR researchers develop new method for liquid biopsies
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The technique, called CAD-LB, holds promise for rapidly diagnosing cancer and assessing the progress of therapies.
Health & Science
Wilmot Cancer Institute gets $4 million commitment
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The funds from the Pluta Cancer Foundation will boost recruitment and retention initiatives, and help fund clinical trials.
Health & Science
Saunders to make $30 million gift to URMC
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The bulk of the commitment to the University of Rochester Medical Center by entrepreneur and philanthropist Philip Saunders will support the work of the UR Medicine Orthopaedics & Physical Performance Center.
Health & Science
UR Medicine to pause some elective, semi-elective surgeries
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The medical system has taken action in response to a nationwide shortage of intravenous sterile fluids. The pause begins Oct. 16.
Health & Science
The crisis in skilled nursing care
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For decades, Rochester-area health institutions have struggled to find enough beds for patients who need skilled nursing care. Since COVID, the problem has grown much worse.
Health & Science
Strong Memorial expansion gets local funding boost
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A $1 million donation from alumnae and business leaders Peter and Kathleen Landers will support the hospital’s ongoing expansion project.
Health & Science
URMC’s post-COVID financial squeeze
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The University of Rochester Medical Center, whose UR Medicine system is the region’s largest health care provider, is trying to rein in skyrocketing labor costs.
Health & Science
URMC gets another $27 million for heart care study
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The funds, for the first large-scale, head-to-head comparison of two heart failure drugs, brings to $54 million the total received by the URMC cardiac research team in four months.
Economy & Business
A startup focused on medicinal cannabis quality control
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CannaMetrix aims to provide medically relevant, biological endpoint metrics for validating the quality and potency of cannabis products.