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99% of employees will continue working at UR Medicine hospitals, but other challenges make it difficult to maintain nonessential services.

As New York’s vaccine mandate takes effect Monday, 99% of professional medical staff and 91% of all staff are vaccinated at six UR Medicine hospitals, which will maintain critical care with some ...

For children who have been out of the classroom since March of 2020, returning to school will have many benefits. Parents and schools must work together to foster a positive environment while keeping ...

Responding to the growing public health threat of the Delta variant, and the recent emergence of COVID-19 cases in the Rochester area, the University of Rochester is reinstating indoor face-masking ...

Sheniece L. Griffin, DNP, RN, CNL, is URMC’s newly appointed Nursing Director for Equity and Inclusion in Nursing Practice. The role may be brand-new to her—and to the system—but she has valuable ...

The University of Rochester Environmental Health Sciences Center has received a $7.7 million, five-year renewal grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Science. The grant marks five ...

University of Rochester Medical Center’s Eastman Institute for Oral Health has been awarded $6 million to continue the fight against severe tooth decay among children, which is alarmingly prevalent ...

What kinds of text messages work best to help smokers quit? Wilmot is using an innovative approach and reaching out to diverse communities.

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 ...

Some will cheer for the Chiefs, some for the Buccaneers in Sunday’s Super Bowl. But everyone can cheer for the health care workers who have responded with unending dedication amid the COVID-19 ...