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Careers, Community
At the Top of Her Game
In the world of sports medicine, Kathy Weber, MD, MS, team physician for both the Chicago Bulls and Chicago White Sox, is a star player You don’t need to be a superfan to know that…
At the Top of Her Game
Student Stories, RUSH Medical College
Life’s Calling: Examining the Brain’s Phone Wires
Landline telephones still have their place. For Matt Russo, he uses the aging technology to help describe where he is taking Alzheimer’s disease research. Russo, a fourth-year stude… Related News View All News…
Life’s Calling: Examining the Brain’s Phone Wires
Research
Decolonization Protocol Can Prevent Dangerous MRSA Infections Among Discharged Hospital Patients
Hospital patients who have methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) can prevent future infections by following a standard bathing protocol after discharge, according to research results published in the Feb.…
Decolonization Protocol Can Prevent Dangerous MRSA Infections Among Discharged Hospital Patients
Innovation, Patient Care
Change of Heart
New devices and technology are advancing cardiac diagnosis and treatment   A change of heart can be a romantic disaster, especially on Valentine’s Day, but ongoing changes in heart care are working miracles for…
Change of Heart
Innovation, Patient Care
New Device Gets AFib Patients on Their Feet Faster
CHICAGO – Rush University Medical Center is the first hospital in Illinois to use a new device that helps patients to get back on their feet in as little as two hours — rather than the typical recovery period of six t…
New Device Gets AFib Patients on Their Feet Faster
Research
Education May Not Protect Against Dementia as Previously Thought
CHICAGO – Previous studies have suggested that attaining a higher level of education may protect a person against dementia to some extent by providing a “cognitive reserve” that buffers against the disease. However, a…
Education May Not Protect Against Dementia as Previously Thought
Awards & Recognitions, Innovation
Rush Receives One of Health IT’s Top Honors
Information technology has changed the world, and now it’s changing health care in dramatic and fast-moving ways. Rush is a national leader in using IT to achieve better outcomes, lower costs and improve the patient e…
Rush Receives One of Health IT’s Top Honors
Research
First Clinical Study Shows Mavoglurant Improves Eye Gaze Behavior in Fragile X Syndrome Patients
CHICAGO – Researchers at Rush University Medical Center and the MIND Institute at UC Davis have found that mavoglurant, an experimental drug known as an mGluR5 negative modulator, can positively modify a key character…
First Clinical Study Shows Mavoglurant Improves Eye Gaze Behavior in Fragile X Syndrome Patients
Research
Moving More in Old Age May Protect Brain from Dementia
CHICAGO – Older adults who move more than average, either in the form of daily exercise or just routine physical activity such as housework, may maintain more of their memory and thinking skills than people who are le…
Moving More in Old Age May Protect Brain from Dementia
Community
Rush Surplus Project to Feed More in 2019
An initiative to donate excess hospital food to those in need has grown from its 2015 origin at Rush Oak Park Hospital to include Rush University Medical Center and two oth… Related News View All News…
Rush Surplus Project to Feed More in 2019