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STD Facts
Healthy Living

6 Surprising Facts About STIs

If you have sex — or are planning to — you should read this

Standing, fom left to right: Dirk Gillespie, PhD; Fotios Asimakopoulos, MB BChir PhD (Cantab); Julie Anne Hoff, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN; Carlos F. Bechara, MD, DFSVS; and Augusto Miravalle, MD.
University

Investing in Faculty Excellence

Rush University celebrates five recent endowed faculty appointments and three endowed faculty scholar positions established and made possible by philanthropy

From left to right: Kumar B. Rajan, PhD; Amina Ahmed, MD; John W. Burns, PhD; Kerstin Stenson, MD, FACS; and Monique Reed, PhD, MS, RN, FAAN.
University

Fueling Rush’s Future

Donor-supported endowments drive the work of Rush University faculty members in perpetuity

Family returns home to NH
Patient Stories

A Visit To Remember

A couple’s weekend trip to Illinois turned into a month spent in the hospital

Sharon Hayes and newborn daughter Jillian
Pregnancy & Childbirth

Nurse Home Visits Help Moms and Newborns

Family Connects program aims to improve infant, maternal health

Heart Health

Women and Heart Disease

Cardiologist Rupa Sanghani, MD, describes the unique effects of heart disease on women

Rachel holding newborn son Graison
Patient Stories

Rachel’s Story

A teacher and mom-to-be stays connected with her second-grade class — even from the labor and delivery unit

Black Mamas Matter
Pregnancy & Childbirth

Focusing on Black Maternal Health

Achieving Black maternal health requires health care to value Black moms

Pregnancy & Childbirth

Having a Baby During COVID-19

Rush provides a safe environment for moms and families throughout their pregnancies

Dr. Amina Ahmed with patient Mary Pat Wright
Patient Stories

Mary Pat's Story

Mary Pat would follow Amina Ahmed, MD, just about anywhere