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Community, College of Nursing
Rush initiatives aim to boost health of nearby communities By Anne Burgeson Annette Smith has lived on Chicago’s West Side for most of her life, and while the area has fallen on hard times, she’s not giving up on it…
Innovation, Patient Care, Research
CHICAGO – A new drug that is the first and only disease modifying therapy for both primary progressive and relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (MS) is giving new hope for hundreds of thousands of Americans living wi…
Research
Chicago – Mechanical thrombectomy, a treatment to remove a stroke-causing blood clot in the brain, is effective in some patients even when performed within six to 24 hours after a stroke, according to the results of a…
Innovation, Patient Care
Body fat now can help treat bone joint conditions, including injuries and osteoarthritis — the type of arthritis caused by wear and tear in tissue between joints, which affects 27 million people. A new device gen…
Student Stories, College of Nursing
Mikki Denson has taken a different path to nursing. Prior to enrolling in the Master’s Entry in Nursing for Non-Nurses program in the Rush University College of Nursing, he worked for nearly 20 years in information te…
Innovation, Patient Care
CHICAGO – Rush University Medical Center is offering a new, implantable cardiac device to reduce the risk of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation, providing an alternative to the long-term use of blood thinners…
College of Nursing, Awards & Recognitions
The CVS Health Foundation has awarded Rush University College of Nursing a $5,000 scholarship to assist students as they complete their studies to become a family nurse practitioner. The grant is part of the CVS Heal…
Patient Care
Nearly half of adults in U.S. infected with cancer-causing virus If you currently are sexually active, have been sexually active in the past or have sex in the future, there’s an extremely high chance that at some po…
Patient Care
Expert explains obesity’s causes, why bariatric surgery works By Charles Jolie Is obesity the result of poor self-control? Most people in the United States believe it is, according to a survey by the National O… Related News View All News…
Research
CHICAGO – Preventive medicine experts at Rush University Medical Center have discovered that delaying access to tempting, high-calorie foods and snacks in vending machines potentially can shift people’s choices to pur…
