J&J COVID Vaccination Pause
You may have heard that the J&J Covid vaccine isn’t as effective as others, but what "effective" means is largely misunderstood. Two experts explain what you need to know about the new vaccine.
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First-Ever Oncology Internship Program Aims to Boost Diversity in Cancer Care Workforce
The University of Rochester has been selected by the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) as one of five host schools to participate in the inaugural Oncology Summer Internship (OSI) program ...
60 Years Strong: How Helping Others Created a Happy Career in Health Care
Ann Paddock, LPN, has achieved an astounding milestone, serving 60 years as a pediatric nurse at Strong. She shares valuable information on what has kept her happy in her position at Strong Memorial ...
Can’t Quit Smoking? Maybe You Haven’t Gotten the Right Message
What kinds of text messages work best to help smokers quit? Wilmot is using an innovative approach and reaching out to diverse communities.
First-Ever Lab Model of Human Eye Offers Hope for Macular Degeneration Patients
Researchers at the University of Rochester have developed the first 3D research model of the human retina to study age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a disease that causes loss of central vision.
Early Results Show Pfizer-BioNTech COVID Vaccine Safe, Highly Effective in Adolescents
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 ...
COVID vaccines while pregnant or breastfeeding: what you need to know
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.
ABCD Study MRIs reveal more incidental findings in children
New findings from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study (ABCD) Study could change our understanding of the prevalence of neurological problems in children and how neuroimaging is used to ...
More than words: Using AI to map how the brain understands sentences
New research involving neuroimaging and A.I., describes the complex network within the brain that comprehends the meaning of a spoken sentence.
AstraZeneca COVID Vaccine is 100% Effective at Preventing Severe Disease
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 ...