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Patient Stories

'Cancer Isn't Going To Stop Me From Pursuing My Dreams'

Diagnosed with lung cancer at age 28, Aurora Lucas now advocates for others with the disease
Aurora Lucas

RUSH Partnerships Increase Access to Narcan on the West Side

RUSH's Narcan newsstands provide free, no-questions-asked access to the lifesaving drug.
purple newsstand with boxes of narcan inside
Brain Health & Conditions

MIND Diet Study Shows 'Short-Term' Impact on Cognition

Diet developed at RUSH believed to help maintain brain health
healthy foods
University

RUSH Students Awarded Distinguished Schweitzer Fellowships for Innovative Community Health Projects

Five students will lead health care initiatives focused on underserved Chicagoans through a yearlong service-learning program
Collage of five people's head shots
Alzheimer’s Disease

Study Reveals Prevalence of Alzheimer’s Across U.S.

First study to estimate what percentage of people have Alzheimer’s dementia by U.S. county
Alzheimer's levels by state
Alzheimer’s Disease

Bodybuilding Supplement May Help Stave off Alzheimer’s

HMB holds promise for halting disease progression, improving memory
HMB powder
Brain Health & Conditions

Using Prebiotics to Help Treat Parkinson’s Disease

Addressing constipation could help ease symptoms in some Parkinson’s patients.
Prebiotic health food bars
Awards, Rankings and Recognitions

RUSH Raises the Bar Again for Workplace Disability Inclusion

RUSH University Medical Center named a "Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion" for the fifth straight year
DEI Rankings - Score of 90
Research

Updated Strategies for Preventing Resistant Infections

After years of decline, MRSA infections accelerated during the pandemic
Health care provider washing hands
Children’s Health

New Therapy May Restore Fragile X Protein in Human Cells

The new therapy offers hope for restoring a protein that is critical to brain function
Elizabeth Berry-Kravis, MD, PhD