Heart Doctor and Lifelong Runner Offers Tips to Running
RUSHSean Swearingen, MD, a sports cardiologist at RUSH, outlines ways to target your workout for maximum benefit and minimum strain..
Sean Swearingen, MD, a sports cardiologist at RUSH, outlines ways to target your workout for maximum benefit and minimum strain..
The combined critical illness recovery and inpatient rehabilitation hospital is being built on the RUSH University Medical Center campus. The hospital is slated to open in 2024 and will feature 44 critical illness recovery and 56 inpatient rehabilitation beds.
Effective July 1, 2022, Dr. Omar Lateef will serve in the system-wide role of president and CEO of RUSH, a position currently held by Dr. Ranga Krishnan. Dr. Krishnan will then serve as senior advisor to the CEO.
Sherine E. Gabriel, MD, MSc, has decided to retire as the President of RUSH University. Dr. Gabriel has served as RUSH University’s fourth president since February 2019. RUSH University will begin a national search for a permanent successor later this year.
Rush University System for Health has appointed John A. Rich, MD, the inaugural director of the RUSH BMO Institute for Health Equity.
About 180,000 Americans are diagnosed with aphasia each year, but it took a movie star to bring the condition into the spotlight. Last week, the family of Bruce Willis revealed he had the language disorder, which can affect a person’s ability to speak, listen, read and write.
Older adults who take statin drugs for cholesterol may have a reduced risk of developing parkinsonism, a neurological condition that causes movement issues such as tremor, according to a recent study by researchers at Rush University Medical Center.
The Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases will enable continued research, training and community involvement to prepare for emerging and future health threats.
Rush University and Esperanza Health Centers are working together to increase the number of primary care doctors who are well-prepared to serve in areas of greatest need.
James Wyatt, PhD, clinical sleep disorder specialist at Rush University Medical Center, says daylight saving time isn’t just a mild inconvenience — it’s dangerous. He explains how to ease into this week's time change.
Rush University System for Health is the first U.S. hospital system to offer the AI-assisted colonoscopy device in every screening procedure room. The Medtronic GI Genius™ intelligent endoscopy system helps detect colorectal polyps of varying shapes and sizes and alerts the physician in real time.
Chicago-based Rush University System for Health is expanding services in Northwest Indiana with a new outpatient center opening in Munster in late summer.
Michael Lin, MD, MPH, an infectious disease specialist, explains how risky some activities are now as the highly transmissible omicron variant surges through Chicago and the rest of the country.
As the state of Illinois feels the strain of the omicron surge, RUSH continues to meet the needs of COVID-19 patients while providing essential patient care for those with non-COVID health issues.
RUSH is among the nation’s leading hospitals for identifying, treating and protecting against COVID-19. Throughout the pandemic and with onset of the highly contagious omicron variant, RUSH experts are able to speak to all aspects of this global battle – from the clinical frontlines to those most at risk in Chicago’s neighborhoods, in testing, efficacy of treatment and trends in the spread of the virus.
Rush and DePaul signed a memorandum of understanding to explore collaboration in science, education and technology, pursuing opportunities for seminars, courses and academic programs as well as research, internships and practicums.
Rush physicians and scientists can explain how SARS-CoV-2 is studied through weekly genomic sequencing, how it has changed over time and how that knowledge can be applied to such concerns as outbreaks, breakthrough cases and the arrival of new variants.
Rush psychologist offers help handling some tricky situations that may come up this holiday season
Daylight saving time is doing far more harm than good, according to sleep scientists. James Wyatt, PhD, clinical sleep disorder specialist, explains.
Rush University Medical Center again has been recognized as being among the top academic medical centers nationwide in the annual ranking by Vizient, Inc.Many health care leaders consider the annual study to be the most accurate gauge of the quality and safety of the care hospitals deliver because, unlike other ranking systems that take reputation into account or use old or incomplete data, the Quality and Accountability Study is based entirely on objective data related to patient outcomes for all inpatients, regardless of insurance coverage.