Research Can’t Quit Smoking? Maybe You Haven’t Gotten the Right Message By Leslie Orr Apr. 5, 2021 What kinds of text messages work best to help smokers quit? Wilmot is using an innovative approach and reaching out to diverse communities.
Research Early Results Show Pfizer-BioNTech COVID Vaccine Safe, Highly Effective in Adolescents By Mark Michaud Mar. 31, 2021 Interim study data released today show that the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine is 100% effective in preventing infections in 12-15 year olds. The vaccine is currently approved for emergency use ...
Patient Care COVID vaccines while pregnant or breastfeeding: what you need to know By Mark Liu Mar. 24, 2021 If you're pregnant or breastfeeding, hear two experts and an expectant mother answer some big questions — plus a key new finding on how babies can be protected from COVID when breastfeeding.
Research AstraZeneca COVID Vaccine is 100% Effective at Preventing Severe Disease By Susanne Pallo Mar. 22, 2021 According to interim clinical trial results released today, the COVID vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford is 100% effective at preventing severe COVID and 76% effective at ...
Patient Care Fact Sheet: UR Medicine Testing for COVID-19 By Bethany Bushen Mar. 22, 2021 Soon after the outbreak of COVID-19, UR Medicine Labs began working to obtain government approvals, equipment and supplies to provide COVID-19 testing on-site. We appreciate the support we have ...
Research University of Rochester Medical Center to Participate in Pediatric COVID Vaccine Trials By Scott Hesel Mar. 16, 2021 The trials, which will begin in the Spring of 2021, will study the safety and efficacy of vaccination in children ages 6 months to 12 years.
Research Frailty in Cancer Patients, Young and Old, is Linked to Inflammation By Leslie Orr Mar. 11, 2021 Wilmot investigators discovered that frailty is linked to inflammation in cancer patients, and wonder if reducing inflammation prior to treatment will help patients live better and stronger.
Patient Care UR Medicine Vaccinating Hospital Patients at Discharge By Mark Michaud Mar. 5, 2021 UR Medicine has begun vaccinating at-risk patients who are in the process of being discharged from Strong Memorial Hospital. The effort is part of a New York State initiative announced earlier this ...
Patient Care Moving Ahead: New Orthopaedics Campus Construction Set to Begin at The Marketplace Mall By Barbara Ficarra Mar. 4, 2021 The largest capital project in University of Rochester history is moving forward at The Marketplace Mall. Building design is complete for the 330,000-square-foot UR Medicine Orthopaedics & Physical ...
Patient Care Breast Cancer and the COVID Vaccine: What you Need to Know By Leslie Orr Mar. 1, 2021 Women who are being treated for breast cancer, were recently treated, or have survived the disease, should get the COVID vaccine as soon they can, according to Carla Falkson, M.D. She addressed the ...
