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a person in a white knit sweater holding a generic injectable weight loss drug in their hand
Healthy Living

What You Need to Know About Weight Loss Drugs

Weight loss drugs are the trendy way to lose weight, but getting access to them is more complicated than it might seem.

Wafaa Tali stands in the middle of a hallway, windows on one side, doors and wall on the other.
University

Empowering Tomorrow’s Nursing Leaders

Scholarship supports first-generation student’s dream to increase health accessibility and equity for children

Iris Williams finds healing and hope at Waterford Place
Waterford Place

Iris’ Story: Finding Healing and Hope at Waterford Place

‘Cancer is just a word. It’s not the end’

Damon Schultz takes advantage of everything Waterford Place offers
Waterford Place

Damon’s Story: Taking Advantage of Everything Waterford Place Offers

‘It helps to talk to others who are going through the same thing’

Steve Stark (left) smiles with his daughter and wife.
Brain Health & Conditions

Getting Back Into the Swing of Things

After a car accident led to the discovery of a brain tumor, Steve Stark underwent surgery at Rush — with excellent results

dr. kerstin stenson in scrubs kneeling to check on a langur with black fur and tubes affixed to its mouth in an operating room with support medical staff surrounding the table

RUSH Surgeon Saves Monkey’s Life in First-Of-Its-Kind Procedure

Surgery removed cancer from a langur at the Lincoln Park Zoo. The procedure may help save the species.

Stuart Levin, MD
University

Dr. Stuart Levin: Esteemed RUSH Leader and Mentor

Renowned diagnostician died Monday at age 88

Jori Fleisher, MD, MSCE, FAAN
Brain Health & Conditions

A Partner to Care Partners

Jori Fleisher, MD, receives federal grant to advance research launched by philanthropy to improve life for patients and their care partners

Health Equity

Julia Bassett on Food Distributions Through RUSH

There is only one grocery store for over 17,000 Garfield Park residents. Watch how Julia Bassett and her team are working to fill the gap so people can live healthier lives

Whole wheat foods
Brain Health & Conditions

Eating More Whole Grains Is Associated With Less Memory Decline in African Americans

Researchers found that African Americans received more benefits from whole grain consumption