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Greater Rochester Health Foundation celebrates its 14th anniversary by announcing an updated mission with an emphasis on big-picture impact. The new mission: “To pursue and invest in solutions that build a healthier region where all people can thrive.” “The process ...

Carestream Health, a worldwide provider of medical imaging systems, has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its digital tomosynthesis (DT) functionality. DT is a three-dimensional extension of general radiology that simplifies workflow and reduces exam time. ...

At St. John Fisher College’s Wegmans School of Pharmacy’s annual White Coat Ceremony, held on Jan. 12, Ludmilla Malmberg announced a gift of $100,000 to the school during her keynote address. The grant is to be used to fund student ...

Blink Fitness opened its first Rochester-area location Monday, with a new gym at 2833 W. Ridge Road in Greece. The company has 140 locations in 10 states, with most of its New York gyms in the greater New York City ...

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In a sign of our cashless times, McDonald’s has introduced a system that allows fast-food customers to make a contribution to Ronald McDonald House Charities with their credit cards by rounding up their food bills. Similar to grocery store campaigns that ...

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Construction is underway on Penfield Square, a $29 million affordable housing community for seniors developed by Home Leasing. The four-story building will feature 114 housing units, including 45 for older adults in need of supportive care that will allow them ...

Former Highland Hospital board Chairman Robert McCann M.D. has been honored with the Highland Hospital Foundation’s 2019 Heritage Award. The Heritage Award is the highest honor given by the foundation for philanthropic contributions. It honors an organization or individual that ...

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The Sands Family Foundation is giving $3 million to Finger Lakes Community College, providing the largest gift in that institution’s history and enabling the college to double its nursing program. The gift is expected to cover almost half the cost ...

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Just in time for Thanksgiving meal planning, there’s another E.coli outbreak affecting romaine lettuce. The Centers for Disease Control reported Friday afternoon that 40 people had become sick and 28 hospitalized with a strain of E. coli that appeared to ...

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In a couple of years, you’ll be able to buy a sweater, eat a meal and maybe even get your knee replaced at The Marketplace Mall. University of Rochester Medical Center and mall owner Wilmorite announced earlier this week plans ...

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University of Rochester Medical Center is developing plans to build a $240 million bone and joint center in the former Sears store at Marketplace Mall. Mall owner Wilmorite and university officials plan to share their plans with the Henrietta Town ...

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They were all working for someone else in the dentistry field when each decided to take the leap of faith in their own abilities and their desire to provide service. Heather Chance, an oral surgeon, and Maureen Wood, an orthodontist, ...

Oscar-winning actress Marlee Matlin will speak at Rochester Institute of Technology’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf Dec. 5 on the subject of addiction and recovery. Matlin, the deaf actress who won an Academy Award in 1987 for “Children of ...

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The meal begins with a scoop of sorbet perched on a large-handled tasting spoon. Sorbet has long been used as a palate cleanser between courses, but at the Legacy at Cranberry Landing in Irondequoit, it has a different function: to wake up ...

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Local healthcare education programs make inroads on diversity. When it comes to diversity in higher education programs for healthcare, two local institutions have made the grade nationally. Insight into Diversity magazine gives awards each year to the higher education institutions across ...

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