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Public Health

Crain’s Chicago Business Honors Rush Health Care Heroes

​​Crain's Chicago Business named 13 Rush University System for Health employees and teams to its list of 2020 Notable Health Care Heroes.​​

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Spine & Back

Get the Care You Need for Common Spine Conditions

Know when to seek neurological care

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Food & Nutrition

Boost Your Immune System to Fight Off Illness

Simple dietary and lifestyle tips to strengthen your immune system and help keep you healthy

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COVID-19

The Future of Emergency Response Is Here

Dino Rumoro’s plan for a pandemic response started two decades ago; it’s being used now

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COVID-19

The Right Time to See a Primary Care Clinician

Why now, in the wake of COVID-19, is the right time to develop a relationship with a family physician

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Lung Health

Front-Line Pandemic Work Raises Interest in Respiratory Therapy Career

COVID-19 has shined a light on respiratory therapists

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Community

$5 Million Oprah Winfrey Grant Accelerates Rush, Chicago COVID-19 Prevention Efforts on West, South Sides

This donation will accelerate efforts to decrease COVID-19 death rates in Chicago’s Black and Latinx communities

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COVID-19

Rush University Medical Center Reopens Elective Surgery and Outpatient Services

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COVID-19

‘This Is What Rush Was Built For’

Rush Patient John Elakkatt and His Wife, Mary
Patient Stories

John’s Story

After near death, a miraculous recovery from COVID-19