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Shirley Ryan AbilityLab's COVID Care Unit Honored in Crain’s “Notable Health Care Heroes” Feature
Crain’s Chicago Business recently featured SRAlab’s COVID Care Unit in its “Notable Health Care Heroes” feature, which highlighted individuals and teams on the front lines of the fight against COVID-19 in our community.
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COVID Recovery & Rehabilitation
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab's COVID Unit is prepared to treat the unique rehabilitative needs of patients recovering from COVID illness.
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Coronavirus sensor you stick at the top of your chest can track symptoms
Dr. Arun Jayaraman, Director of Max Näder Center for Rehabilitation Technologies and Outcomes research at the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab is leading AI based algorithm development for new COVID sensors. These sensors sense the nature, times and duration of coughing, body temperature. These sensors offer symptom detection and conveying it to the medical teams to aid in treatment and care plan.
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Wearable Sensor to Track COVID-19 Symptoms: Media Coverage
A number of media outlets are covering the wearable sensor work at Max Näder Lab for Rehabilitation Technologies and Outcomes Research at the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab.
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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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After a Hospital Stay for Covid, Patients May Face Months of Rehabilitation
Allen Washington was an active, busy executive before contracting Covid-19 this summer. After weeks in the hospital, he now faces extensive physical and occupational therapy.
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Memory Issues Plague Long COVID Patients
Memory and concentration problems haunt 7 in 10 patients with long COVID, a pair of new studies indicate.
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For COVID Long Haulers, Hope in Rehab (via Bloomberg)
Rehab facilities across the country have started to take in long Covid patients during the pandemic. The Shirley Ryan AbilityLab in Chicago, one of the country’s top rehab centers, went so far as to open a wing dedicated to Covid patients.
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Severe COVID May Age Survivors' Brains 20 Years (via U.S. News)
Patients were often very forgetful, struggling with the sort of "brain fog" that would often make it difficult to find the words to express themselves. Dr. Colin Franz, a physician-scientist with the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab in Chicago, said the findings dovetail with his own experience with COVID-19 survivors.
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COMPLETE: Wearable Sensor to Monitor and Track COVID-19-Like Signs and Symptoms
This study will evaluate use of wearable sensors to gather information on COVID-19 like signs and symptoms.
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