View recent medical stories from local and national media featuring experts from Rush University Medical Center in Chicago.

Second Medical Mission to Haiti
A second team of physicians and nurses from Rush are in Haiti to help earthquake victims.  Dr. Jamil Bayram, emergency medicine, was interviewed by WGN-TV and WLS-TV on January 29. The story was also picked up by the Associated Press.

Social Rejection
A study by Dr. Clark McKown, a researcher at the Rush Neurobehavorial Center, has identified three key factors in children's behavior which can lead to social rejection. McKown is quoted in a story on the website About.com.

Deep Brain Stimulation
Dr. Roy Bakay, neurosurgeon, is featured in an article on the Medill Wire Service about Deep Brain Stimulation, a surgical process the uses implanted electrodes to stimulate specific parts of the brain. It is currently being used to treat epilepsy, Parkinson's disease and other movement disorders.

Enlarged Hearts in Athletes
Dr. Kousik Krishnan, cardiac electrophysiologist, is quoted in a Medill Wire Service story about the positives and negatives regarding screening athletes for enlarged hearts.

Medical Mission to Haiti
A team of Rush doctors traveled to Haiti on January 25th to provide medical care to earthquake victims. The story was covered by every local television station and several local papers:  Chicago Tribune ,  ABC-7 11 a.m., CBS-2 11 a.m.,  WGN-TV noon,  ABC-7 Jan. 24,  CBS-2 Jan 24., Chicago SunTimes,  Daily Herald

H1N1: Back from the Brink of Death
Rush was featured in a front-page story in the  Chicago Tribune on January 27 detailing the extraordinary measures of the medical team in the intensive care unit to save the life of a patient who was stricken with a severe case of H1N1 flu. Critical care specialist Dr. Omar Lateef and internist Dr. Jeffrey Nekomoto, are included in the story.

Healthy Foods for the Heart
Jennifer Ventrelle, RD, was quoted in a  Chicago SunTimes story on January 26 about healthy foods for the heart.

Hospitals with Low Mortality Rates
Rush is mentioned in a story published January 26on  Forbes.com about hospitals with low mortality rates.

Glucomannan Weight Loss Study 
Joyce K Keithley, DNSc, RN, professor, College of Nursing, was quoted in the  Wall Street Journal on January 19. Keithley discusses a recently completed study at Rush that found a modest weight loss benefit in patients takings glucomannan, a fiber dietary supplement.

Sudden Cardiac Death
Dr. Ziyad Hijazi, director, Rush Center for Congenital and Structural Heart Disease, was interviewed on the  ABC-7 news January 18 about the death of Chicago Bears player Gaines Adams, which was apparently caused by an enlarged heart.

New Hospital
A profile of Dr. Larry Goodman, CEO, and the Rush Transformation is the focus of an article in the January 18 issue of Crain's Chicago Business.

Martin Luther King Day Events
NBC-5 and  ABC-7 both interviewed participants at the Martin Luther King Day event sponsored by Rush University. University students and faculty invited LADS students to create care packages for military families.

Chronic Sleep Loss
James Wyatt, PhD, director, Sleep Disorders Service and Research Center, is quoted in a story in the  Chicago SunTimes on January 18 about a study he collaborated on with Brigham and Women's Hospital regarding chronic sleep loss. He also appeared on ABC-7 on January 13.

Parkinson's Exercise Study 
Dr.Cynthia Comella, neurology, is featured in a  CBS-2 story that aired January 17 about a study looking at how exercise may benefit those with Parkinson's disease.

Haiti Earthquake 
Dr. Mamta Malik, emergency medicine, was interviewed on January 15 on FOX-32 about the medical issues victims of the Haiti earthquake may be facing.

CHAP Study
Dr. Neelum Aggarwal, director of the clinical trial section at the Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center, was interviewed by  CBS-2 for a feature story spotlighting the Chicago Health and Aging Project (CHAP) study.  The story aired on January 12

Nutritional Drink for Alzheimer's 
Dr. Raj Shah, medical director, Rush Memory Clinic, was interviewed on  CBS-2 on January 11 about a clinical trial for Souvenaid, a nutritional drink that may help ward off memory decline.

Weight Loss Surgery 
Dr. Jonathan Myers, director of bariatric surgery, Rush University Medical Center, was quoted in the  Chicago Tribune on January 11.  In the article, Dr. Myers provided expert input on offering weight-loss surgery as an option for moderately obese people.

Jet Lag
Charmane I. Eastman, PhD, director of the biological rhythms research laboratory at Rush University Medical Center, was quoted in the  New York Times on January 7.  In the article, Eastman discusses the latest therapies for jet lag being studied.  

Alzheimer's and Cell Phones
Dean Hartley, PhD, associate professor of neurosciences, Rush University Medical Center, was on  WGN-9 on January 7, to discuss the results of a new study on cell phones and Alzheimer's Disease. 

Top Model Visit 
Dr. Paul Kent, pediatric hematology and oncology, Rush University Medical Center, appeared on  CLTV News and WGN-9 on January 7.  Dr. Kent and his staff set up a special visit for a young cancer patient with America's Next Top Model winner McKey Sullivan. 

Rare Book Collection 
The January 6th issue of the  Chicago Journal includes a story about the rare book collection at Rush featuring quotes from head librarian Christine Frank.

Digging His Career as a Nurse 
After years as an archaeologist, Ezra Erb switched gears and became an operating room nurse at Rush.  Read his story in the January 4 issue of  Crain's Chicago Business.

New Year's Resolutions
Jennifer Ventrelle, RD, and Janine Gauthier, PhD, are quoted in the  Chicago Tribune January 1 story about New Year's Resolutions.

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