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Proof of COVID-19 vaccination will be required for guests 12 and older attending any event at Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial. The mandate follows a similar requirement issued earlier this month by Pegula Sports and Entertainment for events ...

Cataract surgery in the 1950’s entailed a two-week hospital stay and several days lying in the dark with sandbags against each ear ensuring immobility. Today after a speedy outpatient procedure and on the way to lunch, the newly clear-sighted cataract patient ...

Tom Golisano has given the largest single, private gift in the history of Special Olympics, a $30 million donation that will expand the organization’s Healthy Communities program. Special Olympics Healthy Communities provides health services globally for people with intellectual disabilities, ...

President Joe Biden’s announcement last week that the federal government will require all workers at large companies to get the COVD-19 vaccine raised lots of questions but provided few answers. Biden said all companies with at least 100 workers will ...

The success and popularity of fitness court at Cobbs Hill Park has sparked an initiative by MVP Health Care and the National Fitness Campaign to build 10 to 15 outdoor fitness courts across New York and Vermont. The fitness court ...

With the recent full approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the Pfizer vaccine against COVID-19, and as unvaccinated individuals continue to account for the majority of recent hospitalizations and deaths caused by COVID-19, employers throughout the country are considering, or being required to implement COVID-19 vaccination mandates for their ...

A trip to the dentist or a procedure at the hospital could become a less anxious experience with the use of virtual technologies, some of which are being developed locally.   These virtual and augmented realities, as well as three-dimensional surgical planning and printing options, are ...

Jin Xiao believes the key to reducing barriers to access to dental care could be a smart phone. Xiao, D.D.S., is an associate professor and the director for Perinatal Oral Health at the Eastman Institute for Oral Health at the ...

University of Rochester’s total fiscal impact on the economy was nearly $300 billion in 2019, with a local impact of more than $85 billion, a new report from the Center for Governmental Research Inc. shows. UR is a major contributor ...

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When David Craig was studying to become a researcher at the Rochester Institute of Technology, he had his first cancer diagnosis. After the Co-founder and CEO of GRYT Health entered the pharmaceutical industry, he became a patient in his professional ...

Rochester Regional Health’s Urology Department has received a $5 million gift to establish the Di Francesco Urology Institute. The donation came from Olindo and Filomena Di Francesco. “Money doesn’t mean anything if you can’t do things to help others,” said ...

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New York State’s Office of Mental Health (OMH) has issued a request for proposals to award $9.4 million in funding to expand Youth Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) teams. Youth ACT teams serve and support children ages 10 to 21 and ...

Since the Rochester-Monroe Anti-Poverty Initiative in February quietly put out a call for area businesses and organizations to help lift 10,000 community members out of poverty, nearly 40 establishments have answered that call.  More than 6,500 Rochester area residents already ...

As the Delta variant of COVID-19 continues to spread, some employers are growing frustrated over vaccination rates, labor employment lawyers say. Companies fear employees that are still hesitant or opposed to vaccination not only create workplace safety concerns, but also ...

Equity work is a daily commitment. That is a mantra that Kevin Beckford has taken with him as he has moved through his career. And now he will take it to GRYT Health, a Rochester-based digital oncology company. Beckford will ...