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The University of Rochester Medical Center is starting to research whether or not we will need vaccination boosters or if they are even effective. They are testing the boosters by mixing the vaccines. Infectious disease professor and researcher, Dr. Ann Falsey stated: “What we want to do is stay ahead of the problem. Frequently with […]
According to officials over at the University of Rochester Medical Center and Rochester Regional Health, hospital visitation will resume next week in a limited capacity. The announcement came from URMC Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Michael Apostolakos and RRH Chief Medical Officer Dr. Robert Mayo. “I’m so pleased to see this change and I hope everyone […]
Fair and equal treatment in health care for Black people when we go to the hospital is all we ask. In case you didn’t know health care is not equal for black and brown people across the country. But right here in our own backyard, we see it more often than not. Prime example the […]
The University of Rochester Medical Center is getting ready to accept shipments of the coronavirus vaccine. Officials are saying that the vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech could get emergency use authorization from the FDA as soon as next week, right around the time the first shipment is expected to arrive. The vaccine itself is pretty […]
On Friday, the local chapter of White Coats for Black Lives held a protest that demonstrated against racial inequality in the medical field at URMC. Last year, they held a similar demonstration and they reintroduced the demands had they presented in the past. They are calling for: fostering critical dialogue, preparing future physicians to be […]
Members of Rochester Regional Health and UR Medicine are starting to recruit people to enlist in a clinical trial partnership with BioNTech and Pfizer to develop a COVID-19 vaccine. Rochester General Hospital is now testing candidates and researchers say their goals are to have a vaccine ready for emergency use by 2021. The study consists […]
The University of Rochester’s Department of Surgery Match Program is graduating an all female class which is a first!
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