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Social distancing has stabilized, but failed to reverse, the spread of COVID-19

Data scientists at the University of Rochester and Cornell University have found that social distancing has caused the spread of the coronavirus to plateau. However, the measures haven’t caused a…

Experimental coronavirus vaccine to be tested in Rochester

The Medical Center and Rochester Regional Health are investigating a new potential coronavirus vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech. The randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial will recruit 90 individuals in the…

Medical Center clinical trial results ‘promising’ for COVID-19 treatment

The University of Rochester Medical Center is taking part in a clinical trial for using the drug remdesivir as a potential coronavirus treatment. Preliminary results are ‘promising’ in using remdesivir…

Rochester RNA research could help develop COVID-19 treatments

Researchers at the University of Rochester are studying the ribonucleic acid (RNA) of viruses, which could provide key information for understanding COVID-19 and developing coronavirus treatments. The University of Rochester’s…

Rochester ethicists: COVID-19 pandemic a ‘wake-up call’

Three University of Rochester philosophers took part in a roundtable discussion of ethics as it relates to COVID-19. They called the current pandemic a “wake-up call” for the future by…

Rochester researchers pursue quick ways to detect COVID-19

Three University of Rochester scientists are rapidly adapting previous research to help develop new tests to detect COVID-19. These include: Martin Zand’s research around developing a finger-stick blood test for…

Rochester economist: Without stronger leadership, ‘disaster’ lies ahead

The COVID-19 economic downturn is likely to be deeper and more prolonged than any since before World War II, says University of Rochester economist Narayana Kocherlakota. He explains why in this Q&A.

New URMC coronavirus research examines immune response

Researchers at the University of Rochester’s New York Influenza Center of Excellence, one of five such centers of excellence in the world, are launching a new study to determine if and when a person could be re-infected with the novel coronavirus and whether some people have pre-existing immunity.

Emergency Medicine team returns from helping in NYC

An Emergency Medicine team from the University’s Strong Memorial Hospital has returned from the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City.

Will COVID-19 finally spur a revamp of US health care?

America’s individualistic outlook toward health care has shaped the country’s health care policy and system—and not for the better, according to physician and historian Mical Raz, the Charles E. and…

Lessons from 1918 for 2020?

April 1, 2020 With masks over their faces, members of the American Red Cross remove a victim of the Spanish Flu in 1918 from a house in St. Louis, Missouri.…

Moves protect students and make way for isolation, quarantine areas

In an effort to protect students living on campus from COVID-19, the University has taken proactive steps to provide separate living spaces for undergraduates who have to remain in residential…