At 65, Jim Johnson says he feels like a young boy again. He says that he has none of the sexual tension or drive that begins around puberty and accompanies men through most of their adult lives. “I don’t have any of the desire for sex,” he says. “Believe it or not, it’s quite liberating. […]
University of Rochester Medical Center
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Feedback 6/4
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UR making moves in Brighton
A University of Rochester plan to build out its South Campus in Brighton is inching forward after several years on hold. Most of the 180-acre property, which is home to UR’s laser lab, is situated between East River and Crittenden roads. Besides the lab, it is generally undeveloped. UR officials are asking the Town of […]
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Mental illness: smashing the stigma
This is the first installment of a two-part series on mental health attitudes, research, and available services in the Rochester region. For much of the last century, the subject of mental health has been locked away in the public psyche, to be dragged out only after tragic events seize national attention: the student who walks […]
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Pain threshold
Few medical conditions have as complicated and far-reaching of an impact on the economy and health care coverage as pain. The Mayo Clinic reports that the cost of pain on employee productivity is more than $47 billion annually. But the treatment of pain is extremely controversial. Opioids — medications like Vicodin, OxyContin, and Percocet — […]
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AIDS and African Americans
Enormous progress has been made in the treatment of HIV/AIDS since the beginning of the pandemic more than 30 years ago. But a cure remains elusive, and some segments of society, particularly the African American community, continue to experience significant rates of infection. National and local experts, researchers, health-care workers, and activists will discuss the […]
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MEDICINE: Rochester faces health-care calamity
There is a time bomb hidden in this whole health-care debate, and it has nothing to do with the Affordable Care Act. This potential catastrophe is a result of the Budget Control Act that President Obama signed into law in 2011. Unless Congress and the president act to change the law, 8 percent will be […]
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The health-care discussion we’re not having
There is a time bomb hidden in this whole health care debate, and it has nothing to do with the Affordable Care Act. [Image-1] This potential catastrophe is a result of the Budget Control Act that President Obama signed into law in 2011. Unless Congress and the president act to change the law, approximately 8 […]
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Metro Ink 11.09.05
Bridge matters Just when it seems Rochester has tapped out its energy for creative planning for the season — what with Ren Square workshops, the Urban Land Institute recommendations, the Design Matters conference and all — along comes word of a charrette to end all charrettes. The target this time is the short strip of […]
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What it feels like on the picket line
At the University of Rochester this past weekend, the atmosphere was festive, as the UR inaugurated its new president, Joel Seligman. But some University employees didn’t have their minds on celebration; contract negotiations between management and two unions, SEIU Local 1199 and 200 United, have stalled, and several hundred union members were picketing. The unions […]
