Patient Care Are You Contagious? What You Need to Know Before Seeing a Provider By Elizabeth Beach Dec. 2, 2024 When is an illness contagious? When should you stay home from work or school to keep others from getting sick? Get the answers from UR Medicine.
Research Future COVID Boosters Could Be Nasal: URMC Researchers Lead Study on Next-Gen Vaccines By Mark Michaud Oct. 16, 2024 A team is exploring the efficacy of COVID nasal vaccines, which could could offer broader protection against different variants and potentially provide stronger immunity in the respiratory system.
People The Albany Prize Awarded to Biochemist Lynne Maquat By Emily Boynton Oct. 8, 2024 One of the nation's largest and most distinguished prizes in medicine, Maquat received the award for her research on RNA mechanisms that contribute to a wide range of diseases.
Patient Care Three’s a Crowd: Navigating Flu, COVID-19, and RSV Season By Elizabeth Beach Sep. 17, 2024 Infectious disease experts answer common questions heading into the thick of flu season while RSV and COVID continue to spike.
Patient Care Understanding Fever: Why You Have One and What To Do By URMC Communications Sep. 6, 2024 What is a fever, and what could be causing yours? Let UR Medicine break it down and offer treatment suggestions during a Virtual Urgent Care Visit.
Education Managing Anxiety Going Back to School: A Guide for Parents, Teachers, and Students By Scott Hesel Sep. 2, 2024 How parents, children and schools can work together to foster a positive environment.
Patient Care The Benefits of Telemedicine for College Students By Elizabeth Beach May. 1, 2024 Virtual Urgent Care makes telemedicine for college students convenient. Learn more about the benefits of these services to students ages 18 and up.
Patient Care Healthcare Leaders Urge Precautions as Respiratory Illnesses Increase By URMC Communications Dec. 13, 2023 A rise in cases of flu, RSV, and COVID in Monroe County prompted healthcare leaders this week to encourage the community to take precautions as the spread of respiratory viruses rapidly increases, ...
People Nancy “Nana” Bennett, Champion of Community Health and Disease Prevention, Retires By Susanne Pallo Nov. 1, 2023 A nationally recognized expert, Bennett has made tangible contributions to disease prevention, immunization, and improvement of the health and health equity of our local and regional community.
Research Study Shows Surprisingly Low Use of COVID Antiviral Treatments in Nursing Homes By Mark Michaud Jul. 14, 2023 Only 18 percent of COVID cases in nursing homes received antiviral treatment, despite the known benefit of these drugs and the high risk of nursing home residents to adverse outcomes due to COVID.
