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URMC, Five Star Bank launch telehealth initiative
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The medical center and Five Star are working together on a pilot effort to offer telemedicine-equipped health stations at bank branches in three rural communities.
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The plight of private practice doctors
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Squeezed by sharply rising costs and what they believe are inadequate reimbursements from Excellus, Rochester-area physicians in private practice are “literally crying their hearts out.”
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Excell, UR center launch collaboration
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UR affiliate Excell and the university’s Center for Health + Technology aim to help life science startups gain FDA approval for new drugs.
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SEIU locals at UR ratify contracts
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Both bargaining units’ contracts expired Oct. 31. The new agreements run until Sept. 5, 2026.
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Union, UR reach tentative agreement
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Two Service Employee International Union units representing some 1,800 River Campus and UR Medical Center workers have been negotiating with the university since their contracts expired at the end of October.
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Linehan to succeed Taubman as URMC CEO
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A surgical oncologist, David Linehan will also serve as dean of the School of Medicine and Dentistry. His appointment is effective Feb. 1.
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UR Medicine opens acute brain injury rehab unit
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The 11-bed Acute Brain Injury NeuroRehabilitation Unit at Strong Memorial Hospital is designed to serve patients recovering from strokes, traumatic brain injuries, and other types of acute acquired brain injuries.
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SEIU members poised for walkout at UR
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Barring a settlement, some 1,800 union members plan a one-day job action at the University of Rochester’s River Campus and UR Medical Center facilities.
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Wilmot, Roswell get additional grants totaling $13.5 million
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The two cancer centers will continue to explore racial disparities in the use of immunotherapy.
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The search for distant signs of life
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In his new book, University of Rochester astrophysicist Adam Frank chronicles the quest to find evidence of extraterrestrial life and intelligence.