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Healthy Aging & Caregiving

Family Caregiver Program Awarded Funds for National Expansion

Funding support will bring Rush鈥檚 innovative model for supporting family caregivers to dozens more health care sites

MIND Diet
Alzheimer鈥檚 Disease

7 MIND Diet Holiday Tips

The holidays can be a great time to jump-start your New Year's resolution to eat healthier

Bela Shah, participant at Waterford Place
Waterford Place

Bela鈥檚 Story: Waterford Place Gave Me Hope and a Second Life

Diagnosed with colon cancer, Bela Shah found holistic therapies as necessary as medical treatment

Edith Bante and husband
Waterford Place

Edith鈥檚 Story: Something Positive Can Come from Every Experience

Edith Bante says, 鈥淵ou can go through a hard time and come out the other end鈥

Group of people cutting a green ribbon at a grand opening event, surrounded by green and white balloon columns.
Health Equity

Delivering Nutrition, Hope and Healing to Local Families

A gift from the Brennan family expands Food Is Medicine program to Rush Oak Park Hospital, reflecting ongoing commitment to support neighboring communities

University

Students Find Opportunities in Service at Taste of RCSIP

The Rush Community Service Initiative Program connects students with organizations that have a mission close to their heart

A martini glass rimmed with red and white sugar and filled with a green holiday drink. A red straw with a snowflake pattern sticks out of the glass.
Heart Health

Holiday Heart Syndrome: How Binge Drinking Can Cause Big Problems

Binge drinking is common around the holidays, but it can cause serious problems for your heart.

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Food & Nutrition

Tips for a Healthier Thanksgiving

Easy ways to cut calories and avoid overeating

Trisha Warren and Jonathan Tueting, MD
Bones and Joints

Rush Offers First Thumb Joint Replacement in U.S.

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