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Surviving Stroke
Brain Health & Conditions

Surviving a Stroke

A neurologist talks about treating and recognizing strokes

Excessive Napping Study
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Excessive Napping Linked to Higher Mortality Risk

Naps could signal underlying health conditions, according to study co-authored by Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center

Dr. Hall
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From Hypothesis to Human Impact

Deborah Hall, MD, PhD, shares reflections on research, education and her efforts to help as many patients as possible through science

Field family
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A Life Defined by Love, Not Diagnosis

Renée Field’s care at Rush helped her live fully with Parkinson’s disease, inspired her family’s lasting commitment to research and hope

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Brain Health & Conditions

Should I Worry About Pituitary Tumors?

A pituitary tumor is often not cancerous, but it can still cause problems

Vagal nerve stimulator
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New Treatment for Resistant Rheumatoid Arthritis Offered at Rush

Rush is the first hospital in the Midwest and second in the country to use an implantable vagal nerve stimulator for RA

Anna Candoleza Muglia
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From Nurse to Neuro ICU Patient

After a life-threatening brain bleed, an emergency department nurse reflects on how Rush’s neuro ICU and neurosurgery teams brought her back to health.

Older man reading
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Lifelong Learning May Decrease Alzheimer's Risk

A study by Rush researchers shows that lifelong learning is associated with lower Alzheimer's risk and a slower decline in cognition

Jesse Taber, MD, and Mohamed Elrakhawy, MD
Brain Health & Conditions

Rush’s Dizziness Clinic: A Multidisciplinary Model for Complex Vestibular Disorders

Rush University Medical Center’s newly established Dizziness Clinic brings together specialists in otolaryngology, neurology, audiology, and vestibular therapy to evaluate and treat patients w...

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.
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Investing in Faculty Excellence

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