Rush Stories
2025-26 Flu Season Hits Hard
Flu is setting records this year for patients seeking care in outpatient clinics
Should Young Athletes Specialize?
A sports medicine surgeon at Rush explains why kids need timeouts from their sports
Investing in Faculty Excellence
Rush University celebrates five recent endowed faculty appointments and three endowed faculty scholar positions established and made possible by philanthropy
Once a Week in Cook County, Another Sleeping Infant Dies
Rush and Medical Examiner’s Office open SIDS Awareness Month by unveiling five-year report that uncovers lessons for protecting infants
First Weeks Crucial to Breastfeeding Success
Researchers uncover medical and practical reasons moms cut short their plans to breastfeed their newborn
Measles: What You Need to Know
The vaccine provides long-term protection against the potentially severe, highly contagious virus
Rush Named Batten Disease Clinical Center of Excellence
Rush is one of nine centers named in the national program
Most Sudden Infant Deaths Involve Unsafe Sleep
Suffocation accounts for 1 in 4 deaths, Rush report finds
‘Time Is Neurons:’ A Family’s Fight Against an Ultra-Rare Disease
Facing extreme obstacles, families with loved ones who have rare diseases are pushing for easier access to treatment and diagnosis
Back-to-School Health Checklist
Your guide to a happy, healthy, stress-free back-to-school season