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Brain Health & Conditions

'In the Best Hands': the Rush Multiple Sclerosis Center

Meet Angie Randall and the Rush care team that helps her manage her MS

A woman receives the COVID-19 vaccine
COVID-19

Rush Brings COVID-19 Vaccine to Austin Neighborhood

Special city-backed effort will inoculate 3,600 residents

COVID-19

Rush Partners With Abbott to Prepare for Future Pandemics

Rush is first partner in the U.S. to join the Global Pandemic Defense Coalition

Jack Crowe
Patient Stories

Jack's Story

Video visit with a Rush nurse practitioner leads to lifesaving emergency operation

Researchers from Rush Institute for Health Aging find that racial disparities play a role in weight gain in older women
Women’s Health

Black Women More Likely to Gain Weight Than White Women After Menopause

Researchers from Rush Institute for Healthy Aging find that racial disparities play a role in weight gain in older women

A man delivering food
Office of Community Health Equity and Engagement News

Abbott and CHEE Collaborate to Deliver Food

Abbott and the Office of Community Health Equity and Engagement collaborated to deliver food to 600 families

Barb's story
Patient Stories

Barb’s Story

A dedicated grandmother speaks up and seeks treatment for pelvic organ prolapse 

Children’s Health

Rush University Children's Hospital PICU Receives Beacon Award

Only pediatric intensive care unit in Illinois honored with Beacon

Olimpia Paun, PhD, PMHCNS-BC
Healthy Aging & Caregiving

COVID-19 Magnifies the Value of Research on Dementia Care Choices

Olimpia Paun, PhD, PMHCNS-BC, aims to ease the emotional burden for caregivers who place aging loved ones in nursing homes – an anguish that has intensified during the COVID-19 pandemic

Kelly Slusarz
Patient Stories

Kelly Slusarz's Story

Finding relief and confidence after years of hearing loss