Rush University

Feasibility and acceptability of adding peer support to a school-based nurse-led smoking cessation intervention among male adolescents in Pakistan: a pilot cluster-randomized trial

Reducing adolescent smoking is a global health priority. School-based, nurse-led interventions show promise, yet most studies have been conducted in Western and other high-income countries. This study assessed the feasibility and acceptability of a school-based, nurse-led smoking...

Leadership for climate-resilient healthcare: insights from an ATACH technical meeting

Introduction Climate change is increasingly recognised as both a public health emergency and a systemic stressor on healthcare systems. While many healthcare organisations have articulated ambitious climate and sustainability commitments, progress is frequently constrained by gap...

How Healthy Are Community Health Workers: Findings from a Chicago-Area Survey

Community health workers (CHWs) are a growing and essential component of the U.S. healthcare workforce, yet little is known about their own health and well-being. The CHWs Our Work + Our Health Pilot Study administered a cross-sectional survey to a convenience sample of CHWs livi...

Predictive pre-resection robotic ligament balancing in total knee arthroplasty is accurate across surgeons and patient factors

New robotic total knee arthroplasty (TKA) technology enables force-controlled pre-resection joint gap assessment. Its accuracy across surgeons and patient factors remains unknown. This study evaluated how accurately this technology achieved planned joint gaps and whether accuracy...