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Dr. Jonathan O'Toole wears a headset over his eyes
Spine & Back

Headset Keeps Patient in Focus During Image-Guided Spine Surgery

Neurosurgeon is first in the world to use extended reality navigation system that brings imaging, 3D models and patient into one integrated view

Acupuncturist Amy Yehoshua
Waterford Place

Spotlight: Amy Yehoshua, Acupuncturist

Using acupuncture to help the body move toward balance

A person with short gray hair is smiling while stretching on a pathway in a park. The individual is wearing a dark T-shirt and light shorts, with trees lining both sides of the path.
Spine & Back

Sciatica: What to Do for This Very Common Condition

If you’re experiencing pain, numbness or tingling in your legs, you’re not alone

Omar Ramos hugs a participant at Waterford Place
Waterford Place

Cancer Survivors Day: An Annual Celebration of Life

Much of survivorship lives in quiet, unseen moments

Rush University alumni present their research posters.
University

Rush College of Nursing Recognized at the Historic 50th Midwest Nursing Research Society Annual Research Conference

Faculty and students attended the 50th MNRS Annual Research Conference where they embodied this year’s theme of innovating and inspiring the future

Hands circling paper kidneys

What Doctors Want Patients to Know About Organ Donation

One organ donor can save up to eight lives. A transplant hepatologist discusses more details about organ donation.

Hand smashing cigarettes
Cancer

Protect Your Bladder: Quit Smoking

Tobacco is a top risk factor for bladder cancer

Beth Joksimovic
Cancer

Family Shows Gratitude by Supporting Oncology Nurses

Beth Joksimovic’s family carries her generous spirit forward by funding nurses’ continuing education

Dorie Burrell teaches young child how to use a device that measures lung capacity in 1994.
University

Rush University Celebrates 35 Years of Rush Community Service Initiatives Program

Students and faculty turn passion for community service into real-world impact

Dr. Salzman and his wife
Healthy Aging & Caregiving

Lifesaving Treatment Leads to a Career Driven by Compassion and a Gift for Future Physicians

Gary Salzman, MD, and his wife, Lili, seek to express their gratitude through a planned estate gift to the institution that gave them so much