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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…
Innovation, Patient Care
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…
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.…
Careers
Rush provides students with internships, mentoring and more By Charles Jolie Jennifer Banks will begin her freshman year at Dartmouth College this fall. Once she’s finished her studies at the Ivy League college, she…
Research
Emergency and urgent hospitalizations are associated with an increased rate of cognitive decline in older adults, researchers at Rush University Medical Center report. Results of their study, published in the Jan. 11,…
Awards & Recognitions, College of Nursing
Rush University College of Nursing has been designated as a Center of Excellence by the National League for Nursing for 2017-2021. The NLN Centers of Excellence program recognizes schools that have demonstrated a comm…
RUSH Medical College
Rush Medical College implements new 'flipped' curriculum Incoming first-year students will be the first class at Rush Medical College to receive their education without ever attending traditional classroom lectures. T… Related News View All News…
About RUSH U, College of Health Sciences, College of Nursing, Graduate College, RUSH Medical College
To better enhance the student learning experience, Rush University will move to a common academic calendar in September, bringing all four colleges of the University onto the same academic schedule, in some cases movi…
Community, Research
Chicago leads the United States in reducing the disparity in breast cancer deaths for black women, and the city’s efforts to eliminate this health inequity are being touted as a model for other cities in the…