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UChicago Medicine's heart transplant program makes history again, with best survival rates and wait times ever recorded

University of Chicago Medical Center — Tue, 04 Oct 2022 17:05:12 EST

The University of Chicago Medicine's heart transplant program is making history once again. The program's transplant survival rates and transplant wait times are not only the best in the country, but they're the best in the history of heart transplantation, according to an analysis of Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR) data.

First federal center focused on farmworker health and safety to open in Chicago

University of Illinois Chicago — Mon, 12 Sep 2022 10:05:06 EST

First federal center focused on farmworker health and safety to open in Chicago

Disparities in Access to High-Speed Internet Found Among Chicago Parents

Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago — Fri, 26 Aug 2022 11:05:20 EST

Parents who identified as Hispanic/Latinx or Black were less likely to have reliable, high-speed internet than White parents, according to a survey from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago published in the journal JAMA Network Open.

Medical Careers Exposure and Emergency Preparedness Program (MedCEEP) in partnership with the Deon J Williams Foundation Receives Grant Funding from the My Brother's Keeper Alliance to Create Safe Spaces for Boys and Young Men of Color in Chicago

University of Chicago Medical Center — Wed, 24 Aug 2022 15:10:07 EST

Medical Careers Exposure and Emergency Preparedness Program (MedCEEP), a program created to empower underrepresented minority youth to become trained in recognizing and responding to the most prevalent life-threatening emergency scenarios while being exposed to health-related careers, has received a $15,000 grant from My Brother's Keeper Alliance, a program of the Obama Foundation.

DePaul University faculty experts available to discuss back-to-school topics

DePaul University — Wed, 10 Aug 2022 12:15:25 EST

National education discussions from teacher shortages to curriculum requirements and school safety have been front and center throughout the summer. With many school districts close to opening the 2022-23 academic year, including Chicago Public Schools on Aug. 22, DePaul University experts are available to offer insights and commentary on a variety of back-to-school topics.

U.S. �鶹��ý & World Report ranks 10 University of Chicago Medical Center specialties among the best in the country

University of Chicago Medical Center — Tue, 26 Jul 2022 09:55:59 EST

The University of Chicago Medical Center is one of just 24 hospitals nationwide to have 10 specialties that rank on U.S. �鶹��ý & World Report's 2022-2023 Best Hospitals list.

RUSH Again Among Nation's Best on U.S. �鶹��ý Best Hospitals Honor Roll

RUSH — Tue, 26 Jul 2022 02:05:42 EST

For the third year in a row, RUSH is ranked among the nation's best on U.S. �鶹��ý & World Report's 2022-2023 Best Hospitals Honor Roll. Of more than 4,500 U.S. hospitals evaluated, RUSH ranked 20th in the nation, with 10 specialties rated among the country's top 50.

Mark Anderson, Renowned Cardiac Expert and Medical Leader, Named to Lead University of Chicago Medicine

University of Chicago Medical Center — Tue, 19 Jul 2022 15:40:55 EST

Mark Anderson, a renowned scholar, physician and caregiver, has been appointed to lead the University of Chicago's field-defining work in medicine and biological sciences as Executive Vice President for Medical Affairs, Dean of the Division of the Biological Sciences and Dean of the Pritzker School of Medicine, effective October 1, 2022.

UChicago Medicine invites community to provide input to help shape the South Side's cancer center of the future

University of Chicago Medical Center — Wed, 13 Jul 2022 11:30:17 EST

As part of UChicago Medicine's community engagement efforts, the public is invited to provide input to inform the services and offerings at what will be the state's only freestanding comprehensive cancer center.

UChicago Medicine's Community Health Needs Assessment Identifies Cancer, Heart Disease as Health Priorities for South Side

University of Chicago Medical Center — Wed, 13 Jul 2022 11:25:06 EST

The University of Chicago Medicine released its 2021-22 Community Health Needs Assessments (CHNA) for the communities the health system serves on Chicago's South Side and in the south suburbs.

Twenty-Nine Loyola Doctors Named Top Cancer Doctors by Chicago Magazine

Loyola Medicine — Tue, 05 Jul 2022 12:10:57 EST

Chicago magazine's Top Cancer Doctors list for 2022 includes 29 Loyola Medicine physicians.

Summer of Fun @ UIC Program to Provide Pilsen Youth with Swimming Pool, Athletic Field Access

University of Illinois Chicago — Thu, 30 Jun 2022 12:05:00 EST

UIC partners with Luv City for program scheduled to run July 5 through Aug. 9

Exhibitions at UIC Gallery 400 explore immigration, dispossession

University of Illinois Chicago — Wed, 15 Jun 2022 11:40:17 EST

Multiple events will be held during the run of the exhibitions through Aug. 6

Macarthur Foundation, UIC Report Examines Population Shifts in Chicago, Metro Area

University of Illinois Chicago — Tue, 14 Jun 2022 15:50:32 EST

A new John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation-commissioned report authored by researchers from the University of Illinois Chicago's Institute for Research on Race and Public Policy takes a closer look at the patterns and reveals important differences in the characteristics of individuals leaving the city from those new to the region.

Jane Addams Hull-House Museum joins Chicago Public Library for 'City of Stories' summer program

University of Illinois Chicago — Tue, 07 Jun 2022 12:40:03 EST

Summer learning initiative kicks off June 27

As Gun Deaths Surge, Researchers Focus on Experiences of Community Violence Interventionists

University at Albany, State University of New York — Thu, 02 Jun 2022 12:05:08 EST

Landmark study reveals extreme levels of exposure to violence, risk of being shot for street outreach workers.

RUSH to Open Outpatient Center in West Loop

RUSH — Tue, 31 May 2022 14:05:42 EST

RUSH University System for Health is expanding access to its services and experts for those living in Chicago's West Loop. A new outpatient center will open in fall 2022.

Study: More equitable vaccine coverage could have prevented over 250 COVID-19 deaths in Chicago

University of Chicago Medical Center — Fri, 27 May 2022 11:00:00 EST

University of Chicago Medicine research shows discrepancies in COVID-19 vaccine coverage across Chicago zip codes.

Rush University Medical Center, Select Medical Break Ground on New Rehabilitation Hospital

RUSH — Wed, 25 May 2022 18:05:38 EST

The combined critical illness recovery and inpatient rehabilitation hospital is being built on the RUSH University Medical Center campus. The hospital is slated to open in 2024 and will feature 44 critical illness recovery and 56 inpatient rehabilitation beds.

Online library collection celebrates Hull-House on anniversary of founder's death

University of Illinois Chicago — Mon, 16 May 2022 10:05:12 EST

Many of the settlement activities were documented in the Hull-House Bulletins