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Latest News:

• Rush University Celebrates 41st Commencement
   
• Rush University Medical Center Again Earns an “A” for Patient Safety in National Survey
   
• Rush Begins Human Breast Milk Donor Program
   
• Hundreds of Rush Students, Faculty and Employees Involved in Community Programs Aimed at Improved Health and Well-Being
   
• Neurological Researchers Working to Discover New Biomarkers for Parkinson’s disease
   
• Michael J. Dandorph Appointed as Executive Vice President, Rush University Medical Center and Executive Director of Rush University Hospitals

• Increased Rates of Hospitalization Linked to Elder Abuse, Rush Researchers Find

• Rush Begins First Worldwide Trial of New Drug for Brain Tumors
   
• Dr. Bruce Orkin Appointed Chief of Colorectal Surgery at Rush
   
• Dr. Michael Liptay Appointed as Chair of Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgery at Rush University Medical Center
   
• Dr. Joshua J. Jacobs Named President of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
   
• Rush-Copley and Rush University Medical Center Announce Patient Cancer Conference Collaboration
    
• Strong Social Support Services Can Lead to Lower Health Care Use and Costs
   
• Dr. Ajay Nehra Appointed as Chairperson for the Department of Urology at Rush
   
• Rush University Well-Represented in Latest U.S. News & World Report Graduate School Survey
   
• Rush Scientists Identify Buphenyl as a Possible Drug for Alzheimer’s Disease

• Rush Physicians Seek to Eliminate Delays to a Comprehensive Evaluation for Metastatic Brain Cancer Patients
   
• Rush Uses Therapeutic Humor to Help Heal Patients
   
• New Research Indicates Possible Treatment for Vitiligo

• New, More Effective Treatment Option for Breast Cancer Patients Approved by FDA
   
• Single-Incision Kidney Removal Performed at Rush, One of Five Sites in the Country to Offer a Novel Approach for Live Kidney Donors
   
• Breast Milk Reduces Risk of Sepsis and Intensive Care Costs in Very-Low-Birth-Weight Infants
   
• Number of People with Alzheimer’s Disease May Triple by 2050 

• Rush Researchers Studying Stem Cell Therapy to Repair Damaged Knee Cartilage
   
• Chicago Bulls Participating in Free Health Services to Underserved Chicago Residents Offered by Rush University Medical Center at Annual Health and Fitness Fair
   
• Swedish Covenant Hospital and Rush University Medical Center Collaborate to Enhance Cancer Services in Chicago
   
• Rush Students, Staff Sign Up for Day of Service to Commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King’s Birthday
   
• Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery at Rush Using Advanced, Real-Time 3-D CT Imaging Allows Patients to Recover More Quickly
   

• First Anniversary for Rush’s New Hospital Marked by Surge in Volume, Patient Satisfaction 
   
• Rush Becomes First Illinois Hospital to Have All Staff Interpreters Earn Highest Available Credentials for Health Care Interpretation
   
• Rush University Medical Center Scientists Home In On Cause of Osteoarthritis Pain
   
• Can Going Hungry As a Child Slow Down Cognitive Decline in Later Years?
   
• Rapid, Coordinated Response to People With Chest Pain Symptoms is Critical to Successful Treatment of Heart Attacks
   
• Rush Named Top Hospital by the Leapfrog Group for the Fourth Consecutive Year
   
• Rush’s New Hospital Receives National Recognition for its Design
   
• Rush Again Receives Top Grade for Patient Safety in Nationwide Evaluation by The Leapfrog Group
   
• Reading, Writing and Playing Games May Help Aging Brains Stay Healthy
   
• First-of-Its-Kind Autism Center Focused on Both Children and Adults Established at Rush University Medical Center

• Chicago Public Schools’ ROTC Students to Receive Medical Training at Rush
   
• Free Wellness Programs to Provide Medicare Part D Prescription Plan Assistance and Resources for People in Early Stages of Alzheimer’s
   
• Chicago Area Hospitals Collaborate to Form First Inter-institutional Network for Adults with Congenital Heart Disease

• Internationally Renowned Kidney Disease Physician and Scientist Joins Rush University Medical Center as the New Chairman of Internal Medicine
   
• Disparity in Breast Cancer Between Black and White Women Can Be Eliminated by Regular Mammography Screening
   
• Study Reveals Young Women with the BRCA Mutation Feel Different and Misunderstood

• Medication Found to be Effective in Treating Social Withdrawal in Fragile X and Potentially Autism Patients
   
• Emotional Neglect in Children Linked to Increased Stroke Risk Later in Life
   
• Brain Tumor Expert Nina Paleologos Appointed in the Department of Neurological Sciences at Rush

• Rush College of Nursing Faculty Members Receive Two Grants from Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

• Cardiovascular Risk Evaluation for All Men Should Include Assessment of Sexual Function
   
• Collaborative, Novel Program Helps Address Disparities in Palliative Care
   
• Rush University Medical Center a Leader in Use of Information Technology, According to National Survey
   
• Julion Named Macy Faculty Scholar

• Rush One of Five Hospitals Selected by HHS to Participate in Multimillion-Dollar Nurse Training Program Aimed at Filling Gaps in Primary Care
   
• Rush Ranked Among Top Hospitals in 11 Specialties by U.S.News & World Report
   
• Rush Hospitals Receive Top Grades for Patient Safety in National Survey
    
• Rush’s Transformation and New Hospital Building Listed as One of the Most Innovative, Inspiring Infrastructure Projects in the World
   
• Annual Back to School Health Fair Offers Free Immunizations and Physicals to Help Students Get Ready for School Year
   
• Rush Among Top U.S. Hospitals For Equal Treatment of LGBT Patients, Family Members and Employees
   
• Rush Joins Elite Group of Institutions With Accredited Research Programs
   
• Rush’s School-Based Health Center at Simpson Academy for Young Women Earns International Award for Innovative Care
   
• Rush Children’s Hospital ranked among the best by U.S.News & World Report
   
• Rush University Students Receive Schweitzer Fellowships
   
• Rush University Celebrates its 40th Commencement
   
• Colonic Tissue Obtained During Colonoscopy or Flexible Sigmoidoscopy May Be Used to Predict Parkinson’s Disease
   
• Rush Appoints Men’s Health Expert as Vice Chairperson for the Department of Urology
   
• Swim Across America to Host 20th Annual Chicago Open-Water Swim Event
   
• Rush University Medical Center in Partnership with Federal Government to Improve Quality of Care for People with Medicare
   
• Rush University Receives Two Prestigious Video Awards
   
• Rush University Medical Center Provides More Than $220 Million in Community Benefits Last Year
   
• Purpose in Life May Protect Against Harmful Changes in Brain Associated With Alzheimer’s Disease
   
• Inpatient Hospice Care Unit Opens at Rush University Medical Center
   
• 19th-Century Therapy for Parkinson's Disease May Help Patients Today
   
• Daily Physical Activity May Reduce Alzheimer’s Disease Risk at Any Age
   
• Rush's New Hospital is Largest New-Construction Health Care Facility in the World to Receive LEED Gold Certification
   
• Offering Lung Cancer Screening as Insurance Benefit Would Save Lives at Relatively Low Cost
   
• Memory Declines Faster In Years Closest to Death; Keeping Mentally Fit Through Mental Activities May Help Preserve Memory
   
• Rush University Enjoys Strong Rankings in Latest U.S. News Grad School Survey
   
• Free Health Services to Underserved Chicago Residents Offered by Rush University Medical Center at its Annual Spring Into Health and Fitness Fair
   
• Rush System for Health, UnitedHealthcare Announce New Network Relationship
   
• Rush Introduces Radiosurgery Cancer Treatment System That Sculpts and Shapes Radiation Beam to Match Three-Dimensional Shape of Tumor
   
• Employer-Sponsored Wellness Programs on the Rise
   
• Hospitalization Associated With Increased Cognitive Decline in Older Adults
   
• Rush Offering New Motion Sensor Technology Found in Smartphones for Chronic Pain Relief
   
• Rush Builds Partnership With City Colleges of Chicago Through College to Careers Program
   
• Researchers Study Mitochondrial Function, Potential New Therapeutic Target for Alzheimer’s Disease
   
• Study Finds Association Between Air Pollution and Cognitive Decline in Women
   
• Nutritional Medicine for Adults Workshop Series at Rush University Medical Center
   
• Free Program Provides Lymphoma Information and Extensive Question and Answer Opportunity
   
• Rush Opens Health Clinic at Simpson Academy for Young Women
   
• Rush University Medical Center Commemorates Dr. Martin Luther King's Birthday With Day of Service
   
• First Level 3 Medical Home Designation for Primary Care Practices at an Academic Medical Center Goes to Rush
   
• Preventive hemophilia A treatment reduces annual bleeding events and frequency of infusions
   
• Rush University Medical Center Successfully Moves Patients into New Hospital Building
   
• Nation’s First Center for Advanced Emergency Response Opens on Jan. 6

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