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Awards & Recognitions, College of Nursing
Rush University College of Nursing ranks 4th among 179 schools listed in the graduate nursing programs category in U.S. News & World Report’s 2019 Best Online Programs list released today. “Our online programs ar… Related News View All News…
Student Stories, College of Nursing
Dereka Moore’s family had questions when she decided to have a water birth: “What is a water birth? Why would you want to do that? Why not have a regular childbirth?” She provided facts and eased their concerns while…
Patient Care
Rush University Medical Center is just the third health care provider in the country to achieve the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society’s (HIMSS) Stage 7 for the Adoption Model for Analytics Maturity…
Patient Care
According to the National Institute of Drug Abuse, substance use disorders cost the U.S. more than $740 billion annually due to the crime, lost work productivity and health care expenses associated with addiction. At…
Community, Patient Care
“Chicago’s West Side, one of the most violence-impacted regions in the country, is a mental health care desert,” says Niranjan S. Karnik, MD, PhD, the new associate dean of Community Behavioral Health at Rush. While m… Related News View All News…
Patient Care
A recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates a 15 percent increase nationally in the prevalence of autism spectrum disorder, or ASD, since 2016. With the demand for patient care growin… Related News View All News…
Community
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the nation’s population aged 65 and older is expected to reach 83.7 million in 2050. That’s nearly double the 43.1 million Americans in that age range in 2012. Education efforts a… Related News View All News…
Research
Neurologists at Rush find potential link between intracerebral hemorrhage and changes in barometric pressure CHICAGO – A collaborative study led by a neurologist at Rush University Medical Center and an environmental… Related News View All News…
Research, College of Health Sciences
People often turn to spiritual support in times of crisis, including grave illness or the prospect of dying. When it comes to providing solace, chaplains in health care play a significant part, and George Fitchett, DM… Related News View All News…
Awards & Recognitions
Sheila Dugan, MD, has been selected for the 2019 class of the Carol Emmott Fellowship, which aims to decrease the disparities in upper-level leadership by women throughout the health care field. Dugan is among 18 fel…
