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advances in medical imaging and implant manufacturing are making it possible to tailor an implant to the patient receiving it. Matthew Colman, MD, has begun using patient-specific rods in reconstructive surgery — giving patients with spinal deformities implants designed to fit their anatomy perfectly. An assistant professor of orthopedic surgery at Rush University Medical Center, Colman is one of few spinal surgeons in the world who also specializes in spine cancer treatment and was one of the first doctors in Chicago to use these patient specific rods.

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Until recently, there was little relief for sleep apnea patients who can’t tolerate treatment with devices that deliver continuous positive airway pressure, or CPAP for short. “Many remove the device during sleep without knowing it, or give up and have been told there aren’t any other options,” Losavio says. Now he is offering a new treatment, called upper airway stimulation therapy or Inspire therapy, to help those with moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea who are unable to use CPAP. The FDA approved Inspire therapy in 2014.

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(CHICAGO) — Dr. Igor J. Koralnik, an accomplished clinician and researcher, has been named chairperson of the Department of Neurological Sciences at Rush University Medical Center. The announcement was made by Ranga Krishnan, MB, ChB, dean of Rush Medical College and senior vice president, medical affairs, Rush University Medical Center.

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Rush University Medical Center once again has been ranked among the top 100 hospitals –and 15 major teaching hospitals – by Truven Health Analytics, one of the nation’s leading provider of healthcare data and analytics.

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Peter Butler, who is Rush University Medical Center’s president, will retire from the position at the end of June. Michael J. Dandorph, who is currently Rush’s executive vice president and chief operating officer, will succeed Butler as president and chief operating officer of Rush University Medical Center, effective July 1.

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Using an advanced technology available nowhere else in the U.S., Rush has begun a retrospective study to analyze joint implants that fail in the hope of improving future implants and preventing or decreasing the incidence of joint replacement failure.

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A study lead by researchers from Rush University Medical Center has provided the first report on the relationship of brain concentrations of mercury to brain neuropathology and diseases associated with dementia. Study results were published in the Feb. 2 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

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Rush University Medical Center continues to lead the way in providing the highest-quality health care to all by being the first hospital in Illinois to offer comprehensive transgender health benefits to Rush employees and beneficiaries who are insured under the Rush health plan. The benefits, which were effective on Jan.

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A diet proven to lower the risk of Alzheimer's disease by as much as 53 percent in participants who adhered to the diet rigorously has also been ranked as the easiest diet to follow by U.S. News & World Report.

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Health and aging experts from Rush University Medical Center and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine conducted a comprehensive study, which investigated the cultural practices of caregiving in Chinese-Americans in Chicago.

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Kids today are under more pressure, both academically and socially, than kids were only a few decades ago. That's why it's important for parents to watch out for signs of stress and to help their kids deal with stressors in a healthy way..

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A hematologist at Rush University Medical Center is studying whether a medication that helps control sugar levels in diabetics also can deprive an aggressive form of blood cancer of the sugar it needs to thrive. The results could have implications for the use of the treatment for other cancers as well.

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Study results just published in the New England Journal of Medicine have found that a new drug combination may simplify hepatitis C treatment for both patients and physicians.

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Rush University Medical Center today unveiled its initial plans for the further redevelopment of its campus in order to continue transforming its clinical, educational and research processes and programs. The campus expansion and renovation is part of Rush’s vision to increase access to care for patients, enhance academic teaching programs, and grow medical research – all while strengthening and growing Rush’s network of care facilities and providers throughout the Chicago area.

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Researchers have identified a protein measured by an inexpensive blood test can predict a person’s chances of developing chronic kidney disease up to five years before kidney damage begins. In findings published online today in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), researchers led by Rush University Medical Center Chairman of Medicine Jochen Reiser, MD, PhD, showed that High levels of the suPAR protein indicate future kidney disease much like cholesterol and blood pressure levels help predict heart disease. “SuPAR promises to do for kidney disease what cholesterol has done for cardiovascular disease,” predicts Reiser.

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Rush University Medical Center has received a three-year, $2.45 million grant from the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration to support quality care for older Americans. Rush is one of only 44 health and education institutions in the country that the HRSA chose to become a Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program, which supports training and education that leads to better care for older adults.

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For the eighth consecutive time, Rush University Medical Center has received an “A” for patient safety in a nationwide evaluation of hospitals by the Leapfrog Group. Rush has received an A, the top grade possible, each time the Leapfrog Group has rated hospitals since launching the organization’s Hospital Safety Score in June 2012.

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The Medical Home Network (MHN) collaboration in Chicago is changing the way health care is being delivered to Medicaid patients through the use of innovative technology combined with a highly efficient, patient-centered and team-based model of care, according to information released October 15. This has an impact on hospital readmissions, the length of hospital stay and the cost of providing care. Rush University Medical Center is one six founding hospital partners.

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Children are becoming infected with the highly fatal antibiotic resistant bacteria CRE at a much higher rate than the recent past, according to a data analysis by researchers at Rush University Medical Center. The study was published in the Centers for Disease Control’s publication Emerging Infectious Diseases on Oct. 14.

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Two experts in elder abuse coin the term and explain the concept in an opinion article published in the Oct. 13 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine. They also call for research to identify and help older adults at risk from age-associated financial vulnerability, or AAFV for short.

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Consortium features dozens of quality improvement advisors to provide technical assistance as clinicians transition to value-based payment models and are incented better manage chronic conditions. Additionally, this regional network allows wider, deeper analytical tools to accelerate the transition.

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Rush University Medical Center has been ranked second among 102 leading academic medical centers in the U.S. in a study conducted by the UHC (University HealthSystem Consortium).

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A father and daughter each got a fighting chance against lung cancer, thanks to early detection and Rush's top-rated lung surgery program.

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People with high blood pressure may need to lower it much more than previously thought, according to the recently announced results of a major study. A heart health expert discusses the implications.

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Suicide rates gradually have been increasing for years despite improved treatments for depression. Doctors want those at risk of harming themselves to know there is hope — including a new treatment that may relieve suicidal wishes in people with depression.

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Injuries are on the rise as runners ramp up their training for the Chicago Marathon. Doctors explain what can go wrong, and when to seek medical attention for those aches and pains.

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A program at Rush University Medical Center is providing handmade shawls to comfort patients and their families, aided by a weekly employee knitting group.

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Internationally renowned Duke University leader and researcher Dr. K. Ranga Rama Krishnan has been named as the new dean of Rush Medical College and senior vice president of Rush University Medical Center.

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Researchers at Rush University Medical Center are exploring a new therapy using stem cells to treat spinal cord injuries within the first 14 to 30 days of injury. Rush is only the second center in the country currently studying this new approach.

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Eating a group of specific foods known as the MIND diet may slow cognitive decline among aging adults, even when the person is not at risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, according to researchers at Rush University Medical Center.

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Rush University Medical Center announced today that Rush will acquire part of the current location of Malcolm X College on Chicago's West Side. Rush will occupy seven of the site’s 11 acres after the college moves next year to its new location directly across the street. Part of Rush's campus borders the college's current location.

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U.S. News and World Report again ranked Rush among the best in the country in seven specialty areas. In addition, it ranked six of those Rush specialties higher than in 2014.

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The Ebola epidemic and resulting international public health emergency is referred to as a “Black Swan” event in medical circles because of its unpredictable and impactful nature. However, a paper in the June 30 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases, a leading journal in the field of infectious diseases, suggests that the response of the Chicago Ebola Response Network (CERN) in 2014-2015 has laid a foundation and a roadmap for how a regional public health network can anticipate, manage and prevent the next Black Swan public health event.

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Alzheimer’s disease may cause different changes in the brain, or pathologies, in African-Americans than in white Americans of European descent, according to a new study by researchers in the Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center at Rush University Medical Center.

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The new Rush Center for Obesity and Bariatric Surgery at Rush University Medical Center offers the latest minimally invasive surgical procedures, comprehensive non-surgical approaches, support programs and research for the treatment of obesity.

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Cognitive behavioral therapy is a widely used nonpharmacologic treatment for insomnia disorders and an analysis of the medical literature by sleep researchers at Rush University Medical Center suggests it also can work for patients whose insomnia is coupled with psychiatric and medical conditions, according to an article published online by JAMA Internal Medicine.

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A new study by researchers from Rush University Medical Center suggests that errors on memory and thinking tests may signal Alzheimer’s up to 18 years before the disease can be diagnosed. The research is published in the June 24, 2015, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

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Rush University Medical Center has been named a finalist for the American Hospital Association’s Equity of Care Award for its efforts to reduce health care disparities and promote diversity within the organization’s leadership and staff. The association announced the award honorees on June 30.

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Wounded Warrior Project has launched a first-of-its-kind, hospital care network to connect wounded veterans and their families with world-class, individualized health care. Rush University Medical Center is one of five academic medical centers in the U.S. and the only hospital in the Midwest to be part of this new, national network.

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Cynthia Barginere, DNP, RN, FACHE, has been appointed in the new position of senior vice president and chief operating officer for Rush University Hospital, effective on June 1.

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Health care chaplains have embraced the importance of evidence-based practice but lack the training to use it. More interdisciplinary collaboration means chaplains must "speak the langauge of outcomes."

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Patients with severe strokes had far better outcomes when they were treated using not only a drug to dissolve the blood clot causing the stroke, but also with a procedure to grab, dislodge and remove the clot, according to an international study that included Rush University Medical Center.

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Having a strong sense that your life has meaning and direction may make you less likely to develop areas of brain damage caused by blockages in blood flow as you age. This research is reported in the American Heart Association’s journal Stroke.

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A new diet, appropriately known by the acronym MIND, could significantly lower a person’s risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, even if the diet is not meticulously followed, according to a paper published online for subscribers in March in the journal Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association.

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r. Anna Spagnoli has been appointed as the Women’s Board Chair of the Department of Pediatrics. Spagnoli joined Rush in late February from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she served as professor and chief of the Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, director of the pediatric endocrinology fellowship program, and director of the Pediatric Bone Clinic. She also held appointments in the departments of biomedical engineering. Prior to her positions at the University of North Carolina, Spagnoli was on the faculty of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Tennessee.

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Adding to an extensive list of honors, Rush University Medical Center has been named one of the 100 Top Hospitals in the country by Truven Health Analytics for the second time. The hospitals included in the list were chosen out of the nearly 2,800 non-federal hospitals nationwide that Truven analyzed.

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The Society of Thoracic Surgeons has designated the Rush Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery a three-star program for lobectomy, a surgical procedure commonly used to treat lung cancer. It is the society’s highest rating and only is bestowed on the top five percent of thoracic surgery programs in the United States.

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Rush University Medical Center has begun including the results of patient surveys in the profiles of individual physicians on its website, www.rush.edu. The profiles appear on the site’s Find a Doctor section.

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The human genome project captured the public imagination when its first draft was published 14 years ago this week in the international science journal Nature, but the epigenome may hold the real promise for conquering disease.