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Experts share tips about COVID-19, fireworks and heat With the Fourth of July fast approaching and Illinois proceeding with phase 4 of reopening the state’s economy, many people understandably have a strong desire t…
Innovation, Patient Care
Until now, to perform a minimally invasive surgery or other minimally invasive procedures, a physician would typically need to watch a monitor to see an X-ray view of the movement of surgical instruments inside the pa…
Research
Only 26 states have publicly available guidelines for the allocation of ventilators in a public health emergency, including the COVID-19 pandemic. Also, the guidelines vary widely from state to state. Researchers at R…
Community, College of Nursing, RUSH Medical College, Awards & Recognitions
Four Rush University students have been named Chicago Area Schweitzer Fellows as part of a yearlong service learning program that helps aspiring health professionals direct innovative community service projects. Yetun… Related News View All News…
Awards & Recognitions, College of Health Sciences
A health physicist specialist at Rush University Medical Center recently was named the 2020-21 president of the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Technologist Section. Tina M. Buehner, MS, CNMT, NMTCB(… Related News View All News…
Research
Malignant hyperthermia susceptibility is an inherited condition that causes a person’s body heat to increase uncontrollably during surgery or strenuous exercise, especially if it is done in the heat. While rare, the e… Related News View All News…
Research
The Cohn Family Foundation provides grant funding every year to support junior faculty at Rush University who are mentees in the Rush Research Mentoring Program. The funding allows mentees to gather preliminary data f… Related News View All News…
Research
A mother’s own breast milk has infection-fighting factors and nutrients to help fuel growth and development in babies and may be easier to digest than formula. Providing this nourishment is particularly important for…
Patient Care, RUSH Medical College
Fewer people would die of colorectal cancer if health care providers adopted a new model of screening that combines better risk assessment, more options for noninvasive testing and more targeted referrals for colonosc… Related News View All News…
Patient Care
Rush University Medical Center, supported by the Family Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation, has produced a series of educational materials to train health care professionals in mothers’ own milk feeding practices in neonat… Related News View All News…