Fracking comes at the expense of water quality
In a perspective piece in Science, Rochester economist Elaine Hill calls for tighter regulation and monitoring of fracking as more evidence points to its negative health consequences.
A new way to prepare doctors for difficult conversations
University of Rochester researchers have developed SOPHIE, a virtual ‘patient’ that trains doctors in explaining end-of-life options.
New study mismatches vaccine doses to boost immunity to COVID-19 and variants
The Medical Center is participating in a new clinical trial that mixes and matches the initial regime of an approved COVID-19 vaccine with a booster from a different manufacturer.
Wastewater surveillance detects COVID-19 on college campuses, Rochester researchers find
The results could provide a blueprint for nursing homes, workplaces, jails, and other institutions to monitor for COVID and other infectious diseases.
First-ever lab model of human eye offers hope for macular degeneration patients
Rochester researchers’ breakthrough could lead to patient-specific treatments for age-related macular degeneration, which leads to a loss of central vision.
AstraZeneca COVID vaccine 100% effective at preventing severe disease
Since last July, the University of Rochester Medical Center has been a leader in the US national clinical trials for the COVID vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford.
Medical Center to participate in pediatric COVID vaccine trials
The Medical Center will take part in a phase 2/3 vaccine trial in collaboration with Moderna to test the COVID-19 vaccine in healthy children aged 6 months to 12 years.
Construction of new orthopaedics campus set to begin at Marketplace Mall
The largest capital project in University history will create one of the most comprehensive ambulatory orthopaedics facilities in the United States by 2023.
An experimental neurofeedback imaging treatment has emerged for psychiatric patients. Does it work?
A study by University of Rochester psychologists finds some positive results for the new approach.
New study suggests mother’s milk may help fight COVID-19
Medical Center researchers find that breastfeeding women with COVID-19 do not transmit the virus through their milk, but do confer milk-borne antibodies.