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RIPHL Lab
COVID-19

Illinois’ First Omicron Case Detected by Special Lab at Rush

COVID-19 variant identified by Regional Innovative Public Health Laboratory

COVID-19 pill
COVID-19

Understanding the Latest COVID-19 Treatments

New medications offer hope as COVID-19 cases surge

Breast implant
Cancer

‘Black Box’ Warning on Breast Implants: What It Means

Surgeon explains the warning, discusses risks of breast implants based on latest evidence

COVID pills
COVID-19

Two COVID-19 Pills on Horizon

How new drugs could change the course of the pandemic

Community vaccine efforts
Community

Rush Brings COVID-19 Vaccine to Areas in Need

Daily special clinics help share information and protection from the virus

Irving Waxman, MD
Gastrointestinal Health

Irving Waxman, MD, Named Chief of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition

Waxman is director of the Digestive Disease service line at Rush

Child Life
Children’s Health

Playing With Purpose: Inside Child Life Services at Rush

Specialists offer kids educational and emotional support to cope with being in the hospital

Booster bandage
COVID-19

Do You Need a Booster After Getting COVID-19?

Vaccine advice from an infectious disease specialist at Rush

Molnupiravir pill
COVID-19

​​​​​​​What You Should Know About the COVID-19 Pill

Drug cut risk of death and hospitalization by 50% in study

COVID booster shot
COVID-19

Protecting People With Cancer From COVID-19

Patients with multiple myeloma and other cancers are more susceptible to the virus