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Darlene Gore and Nicole Geissen
Gastrointestinal Health

Darlene’s Story: Finding Relief After 50 Years of GERD

Indiana woman had life-changing thoracic surgery in her own community

Joy Sobocinski
Women’s Health

Joy's Story: Robotics Aids Breast Reconstruction

Robot-assisted DIEP flap surgery can mean less pain, quicker recovery

Rupal Mehta, MD
Brain Health & Conditions

Research Shows How the Human Brain Drains Fluid

Research reveals new knowledge about the brain’s structures that are involved in cleansing the brain of fluids and waste with a steady fluid stream.

Elizabeth Berry-Kravis, MD, PhD
Children’s Health

RUSH Receives $5 Million Gift to Advance Neurodevelopmental Disorders Research

Elizabeth Berry-Kravis, MD, PhD, will lead RUSH F.A.S.T. Center for Translational Research

Womans-Board-Tower-Feature
Cancer

RUSH Cancer Center Features New Gift Shop

Woman's Board shop will include items for patients seeking neurological and cancer care

Women in Afib
Heart Health

Research Flips the Script on Women and AFib

Study finds women are actually more likely than men to have the heart condition

Woman and man smiling preparing to eat a holiday meal
Food & Nutrition

Keep Your Stomach Happy This Holiday Season

Family physician Jessica Kass, MD, shares tips to help you avoid the intestinal discomfort that often follows holiday celebrations

Michael Chen, MD
Awards, Rankings and Recognitions

Twenty-Five Specialists at RUSH Named ‘Top Brain Doctors’

Chicago magazine celebrates physicians as best in 'matters of the gray matter'

SARS-COV-2
Research

Could COVID-19 Hold a Cancer Cure?

RUSH researchers find virus’ spike protein reduces lung tumors in lab study

TIME magazine: The Future of Medicine
Health Equity

TIME: RUSH Health Equity Efforts a 'Blueprint' for Hospitals

TIME special edition cites RUSH community work as 'a great example'