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Dr. Monica Rho Named to Crain's Chicago Business' 2019 40 Under 40
Dr. Monica Rho, Chief of musculoskeletal medicine at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, named to Crain's Chicago Business' 2019 40 Under 40.
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In the News: Researchers Develop COVID Symptom Tracking Device
Twenty-five people in a test study in Chicago are currently wearing small, postage stamp-sized flexible devices on their throats. The goal is to track signs and symptoms of the COVID-19 coronavirus and monitor progression of the illness.
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New Electrical Stimulator Made of Absorbable Material Offers Hope for Nerve Regeneration Therapy
The prestigious journal Advanced Functional Materials recently highlighted a potential breakthrough from Shirley Ryan AbilityLab and Northwestern University researchers in the use of electrical stimulation in therapy for injured peripheral nerves.
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New Class Graduates from Shirley Ryan AbilityLab-Funded CNA Training Program at Oak Point University
On Friday, July 14, the new class of graduates from Shirley Ryan AbilityLab’s Oak Point University CNA Career Accelerator Program received their certificates in a ceremony attended by colleagues, family and distinguished guests.
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Scoring Start-up Funding for Breakthrough Research
Regrowing cartilage to turn back the body’s aging clock lends hope that osteoarthritis can be reversed.
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NYT: Cognitive Rehab: One Patient’s Painstaking Path Through Long Covid Therapy
Nearly two years into the pandemic, advances have been made in treating Covid itself, but long Covid — a constellation of lingering health problems that some patients experience — remains little understood.
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Nerve Damage Linked to Prone Positioning in COVID-19
Among COVID-19 patients who undergo mechanical ventilation, lying in the prone position has been associated with lasting nerve damage.
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Learning to Get Up Again After a Spinal Cord Injury
While on a horseback ride in Beirut, Laetitia fell and suffered a severe spinal cord injury leaving her completely paralyzed.
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Behind the PPE – Q&A with COVID Care Unit Staff
We asked two of our staff members to share their experiences in working with survivors of COVID-19 in our COVID Care Unit.
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