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Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Ranked No. 1 by U.S. News & World Report for 33rd Consecutive Year
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab again has been recognized as the national leader in physical medicine and rehabilitation, topping the U.S. News & World Report list for the 33rd consecutive year. It remains the only hospital of any kind to hold this distinction.
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![Senior Physical Therapist Sam Pietrzak](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2023-04/sam-headshot-banner.jpg?itok=ABLufhRS)
Physical Therapist Sam Pietrzak Shares Her 'Why'
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![Dr. Perez with patient](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2023-03/Dr.%20Perez_04.png?itok=ZaGuTOk0)
Multi-site, non-invasive electrical stimulation helps restore function in patients with spinal cord injury
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![The first graduates of the CNA training program](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2023-03/graduates-banner_0.jpg?itok=gcMS6RDe)
Oak Point University: Celebrating Our First CNA Graduates
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![Dr. Brenna Argall (center) inducted to AIMBE College of Fellows](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2023-03/brenna-aimbe-banner.jpg?itok=yFlS5u2N)
Dr. Brenna Argall Inducted to Prestigious AIMBE College of Fellows
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![Dr. Rick Lieber](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2023-03/lieber-cp-award-lab-banner_0.jpg?itok=xGUNrIwx)
Dr. Rick Lieber Receives 2023 Elsass Foundation Research Prize for Impacting Lives of People with CP
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![Shirley Ryan AbilityLab](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2023-03/1706_10_03.jpg?itok=dxRjJYx1)
Six Years of Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
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![Researcher with microscope](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2023-03/Speeding%20Drug%20Repurposing%20for%20Patients.png?itok=3szcQE8I)
Speeding Drug Repurposing for Patients
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![Learning with Aphasia](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2023-03/blog_aphasia.jpg?itok=hPTR6zGB)
Translating Research into Recovery
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![Patient receiving therapy](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2023-03/blog_perez2.jpg?itok=IcPMYAg5)
Reframing a Problem as a Solution
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![Mitra Lavasani](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2023-03/Mitra_03.png?itok=1b-u46Vh)
Scoring Start-up Funding for Breakthrough Research
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![Patient receiving therapy](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2023-03/MK_20180920_0578_HighRes.jpg?itok=RlS6Eyi1)
Accelerating Next-gen Rehabilitation Technology
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![Scientists with mice](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2023-03/liebernews_mar16%2C2023.jpg?itok=n0V9bPWX)
Humans Are Not Just Big Mice: Study Identifies Science’s Muscle-Scaling Problem
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