Health

URMC's Strong West to hire former Lakeside Hospital workers

Tuesday, June 18th, 2013, 6:38pm

The University of Rochester Medical Center's Strong West has announced a plan to bring back workers that were laid off when Lakeside closed in April.

A total of 200 people lost their jobs when the hospital closed, but the URMC says they plan on hiring at least half of those workers back when they open the urgent care facility and even more when the emergency department opens.

The URMC plans to open up Strong West as an advanced urgent care center first, and as soon as they get state approval, URMC will transform that into an emergency department.

Strong West will also have a lab, radiology department, pharmacy and office space for doctors.

Members of the community tell News10NBC that they are happy to have a place to go nearby in case of an emergency.

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ACL injuries, prevention will be topic of June talk

Submitted by Evelyn Laurence on Tuesday, May 28th, 8:50 am

You are invited to join experts from the University of Rochester Medical Center's Department of Orthopaedics for a free educational event and demonstration at the Eastside YMCA in Penfield on June 5... Read More

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Cancer Prevention Research Study enrollments next week

Submitted by News 10NBC

Monday, May 13th, 2013, 6:00am

Cancer is a word heard too often and that's why the American Cancer Society wants you to considering taking part in the Cancer Prevention Study-3. The study will help researchers better understand the lifestyle, environmental and genetic factors that cause or prevent cancer and will save lives.

From Tuesday May 14 to Saturday May 18, enrollment for the study will take place at Rochester General Hospital, UR Medical Center and the YMCA Carlson Metro, Bay View and Northwest branches.

Researchers are looking for people who want to make a long-term commitment to the study(which involves completing surveys at home periodically over the next 20 to 30 years), are between the ages of 30 and 65-years-old and have never been diagnosed with cancer.

For more information, click here.

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Wilmot Cancer Center Hosts Gala Fundraiser on Saturday

Submitted by News 10NBC

Friday, May 10th, 2013, 10:12pm

The annual Discovery Ball, a gala fundraiser to support the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center at the University of Rochester Medical Center, will be held Saturday May 11.

More than 950 people will attend to support local cancer care and expand research in Rochester at the Wilmot Cancer Center.

The Inspiration Award, the Cancer Center’s highest honor, will be presented to Webster resident Georgiana Zicari, a two-time cancer survivor who beat Hodgkin lymphoma and thyroid cancer and is the mom of two young children. Throughout her life, Georgiana has used cancer as a driver for giving back to the community. She’s volunteered in the pediatric oncology clinic, at Camp Good Days & Special Times, on the Patient Family Advisory Council at Wilmot, and helped lobby in Congress for more money to fight cancer.

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UR researchers release results of study involving children with autism

Submitted by WHEC_Web_Staff

Wednesday, May 8th, 2013, 3:09pm

Scientists at the University of Rochester released a revealing study involving children with autism.

The sensory study unveiled that children with autism can identify moving objects twice as fast as others. The research used video clips. Twenty kids with autism and 26 others between the ages of eight and 17-years-old took part.

Experts say these results prove why some autistic children are painfully sensitive to noise and bright lights. Some researchers believe the study will help them to determine a cause
to the developmental disorder.

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UR named Center for AIDS Research by National Institutes of Health

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Wednesday, May 8th, 2013, 2:07pm

A major step forward for research at the University of Rochester. The university has been named a Center for AIDS Research by the National Institutes of Health.

The new designation means more money will be dedicated to HIV and AIDS research across the university. The designation is only give to institutions with a certain level of existing funding from grants.

The UR received more than $15 million in funding in 2011 and it now joins 17 other institutes with the title of Center for AIDS Research.

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Are you at risk for developing Type 2 diabetes?

Submitted by News 10NBC

Tuesday, May 7th, 2013, 6:00am

MVP Health Care is offering Medicare Advantage members in the Rochester area an opportunity to find out if they are at risk for developing Type 2 diabetes.

Over the course of two weeks, Medicare Advantage members can get screened for pre-diabetes at no cost.

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