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Pfizer vaccine approval highlights URMC’s research prowess
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Work on the respiratory syncytial virus vaccine was led by University of Rochester Medical Center researchers.
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Work on the respiratory syncytial virus vaccine was led by University of Rochester Medical Center researchers.
Data collected in the 10-year project will help researchers better understand how Parkinson’s symptoms advance.
The “hub and spoke” stroke-treatment network that remotely connects a far-flung group of hospitals to Strong Memorial Hospital might be the most extensive of its type in the state.
A new study says the hospital spends far less on charity care and community investment than the value it gains from its nonprofit tax exemption. Hospital officials strongly disagree with the study’s methodology.
The hospital plans to triple the size of its emergency department, the most comprehensive modernization effort in nearly 50 years.
Though COVID-19 hurt the health care system, the root of its ills lies in the fee-for-service model, an expert contends. But efforts to restore balance could take a while.
The facility, first in the region, is part of a multiphase $227 million project to build a comprehensive campus. It is expected to perform 6,000 surgeries a year.
Newly unionized nurses say their working conditions and patient safety are suffering as contract talks drag on, while the hospital defends its response on staffing needs and other long-standing challenges.
The University of Rochester Medical Center is looking for more participants in the landmark Parkinson’s Progression Markers Initiative.
After years as practicing physician, Michael Krasner M.D. is turning to filmmaking to explore how a group of UR medical students balance their ideals and motivations with the realities of working in a hospital.