News Releases
Below you'll find the Loyola University Health System news releases from the past 12 months. If you are unable to find what you are seeking, please use the archive search function below. For assistance, contact the media relations office at (708) 216-3200.
Past 12 Months
March
3/17/10
Stritch Students Taking Part in Washington March
Eight Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine students will join hundreds of health care professionals from across the country in a march to support patients in the fight for health-ca...
3/17/10
Breast Cancer Research Gets Personal
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Loyola University Medical Center is participating in an unprecedented nationwide effort to test promising new breast cancer drugs that are individually targeted to the characterist...
3/16/10
Match Day Ceremony Will Reveal Fate Of Loyola Medical Students
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Match Day is the most anticipated day of the year for graduating medical students at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine as they learn where they will do their res...
3/15/10
Loyola to Provide Advanced Oncology Services to Kishwaukee Community Hospital in DeKalb
MAYWOOD, Il. -- Loyola University Health System will provide advanced oncology services to Kishwaukee Community Hospital in DeKalb under a new clinical affiliation agreement.
Loyola President a...
3/15/10
A Brain Surgeon Looks at Medical Technology
The following is an editorial written by Dr. Thomas Origitano, chairman of the Department of Neurological Surgery at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine.
We are enamored with te...
3/11/10
Medical Student to Give High Schoolers a Lesson in the Gross Anatomy Lab
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Minooka High School graduate Johnathon O’Hagan will give current Minooka High students a look at what inspired him to pursue a career in health care when he hosts a tour of t...
3/10/10
The Dangers of Daylight Saving Time
MAYWOOD, Il. -- Daylight Saving Time can be hazardous for your health.
On average, people go to work or school on the first Monday of Daylight Savings after sleeping 40 fewer minutes than normal...
3/9/10
Loyola Med Student Publishes Seven Research Papers
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Angela Kelle hasn't finished medical school yet, but already has published seven studies in peer-reviewed medical journals.
Ms. Kelle is a fourth-year medical student at Loyola...
3/8/10
Preparing Tomorrow’s Physicians Today
MAYWOOD, Ill. – The world of medicine is rapidly changing. In less than 100 years the way medicine is practiced and administered has been transformed with the introduction of sanitation measu...
3/8/10
Health-care Conference to Feature Research on Vulnerable Populations
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Health-care leaders will gather this month to discuss how research can impact policy for vulnerable populations at the 22nd Annual Ruth K. Palmer Research Symposium. The program wi...
3/3/10
Vitamin D Lifts Mood During Cold Weather Months
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- A daily dose of vitamin D may just be what Chicagoans need to get through the long winter, according to researchers at Loyola University Chicago Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing ...
3/1/10
So Whatever Happened to the Flu?
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Normally, this is the peak period for the flu in the United States. But that just doesn't seem to be the case this year.
The number of states reporting widespread cases of the f...
3/1/10
How Does Estrogen Feed Breast Cancer Tumors?
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- A new study is providing insight into how estrogen fuels many breast cancers, and researchers say the findings could lead to new cancer-fighting drugs.
Researchers found that ...
3/1/10
Landmark Trial Finds Stents as Good as Surgery for Unclogging Carotid Arteries
MAYWOOD, Il. -- Loyola University Medical Center is among the hospitals that enrolled patients in a landmark trial that compared traditional surgery with less-invasive stenting to clear dangerously...
3/1/10
JUST HEALING: THE FACES OF HEALTHCARE
Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine and Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing students are teaming up with high schoolers from Cristo Rey Jesuit High School (CRJHS) to bring awareness...
3/1/10
Loyola Study Finds that a Drug Dramatically Reduces Nausea and Vomiting in Bone Marrow Transplant Patients
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Bone marrow transplant patients say two of the most debilitating side effects of the treatment are nausea and vomiting caused by chemotherapy and radiation.
But a Loyola Univer...
February
2/24/10
Hustle up the Hancock Participants to Climb for a Good Cause
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- While climbing 94 flights of stairs will make most breathless, this trek will leave Loyola University Health System lung transplant nurse Jennifer Johnson breathing easier knowing ...
2/22/10
Controversial Studies Trigger Dropoff in Osteoporosis Treatment
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Dr. Angelo Malamis says that 90 percent of his patients who have undergone a treatment called balloon kyphoplasty for vertebral fractures report significant reductions in pain and...
2/19/10
Loyola Ranked Among Top Nine Centers in the World in Research Competition for Pathologists in Training
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Loyola University Medical Center ranked among the top hospitals in the world in a recent research competition for pathologists in training.
Loyola was tied for the top nine pro...
2/15/10
Loyola University Chicago Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing to Celebrate 75th Anniversary
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Loyola University Chicago Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing (MNSON) will celebrate its 75th anniversary this year. The 75 years of nursing celebration kicked off at the Second Ann...
2/12/10
New Edition of Landmark Stroke Textbook
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Since it was published more than 40 years ago, Toole's Cerebrovascular Disorders has been a standard textbook for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of strokes.
In the new ...
2/10/10
Loyola Nurses Celebrate Achievements and Accolades
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Several Loyola University Health System (LUHS) nurses have earned professional certifications in their clinical areas of expertise. This indicates that LUHS nurses meet strong prof...
2/9/10
Loyola Launches Master Program in Immunology, Infectious Diseases
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Registration is underway for Loyola University Chicago's new infectious disease & immunology master's degree program that will prepare graduates for challenging health-related posi...
2/8/10
Incidence of Cerebral Palsy on Rise in United States
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Cerebral palsy (CP) has increased in infants born prematurely in the United States, according to data presented by researchers from Loyola University Health System (LUHS). These fi...
2/8/10
Enveloped in Comfort and Care
Maywood, Ill. - A steaming cup of tea, TV reruns murmuring in the background and snuggling in the coziest blanket you can find are all necessities for a sick day. Loyola University Health System&rs...
2/8/10
Texted and Text Dead
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Siobhan Wicks was texting her roommate while walking down the stairs in her Aurora home when suddenly her world turned topsy turvy.
"I missed a step. I have no idea how it happe...
2/8/10
Loyola First Chicago-Area Hospital to Use Robotic Catheter for Heart Rhythm Disorders
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Loyola University Medical Center is the first Chicago-area hospital to use a new robotic catheter guidance system to treat abnormal heart rhythms.
The robotic system "enhances a...
2/5/10
Loyola University Health System Appoints New Senior Vice President
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Dr. Richard L. Gamelli, 61, a distinguished surgeon and dean of the Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine (Stritch), has been appointed senior vice president of Loyo...
2/5/10
Loyola Study Points to Possible Novel Approach to Treating Breast Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Enlarged Hearts and Carney Complex
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- In a new approach to developing treatments for breast cancer, prostate cancer and enlarged hearts, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine researchers are zeroing in o...
2/1/10
IMRT Radiation Therapy One of Most Potent Weapons Against Cancer
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Recent media stories have reported isolated cases of cancer patients who were injured by incorrect doses from intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT.
Despite such reports, ...
January
1/29/10
Loyola Surgeon Uses Novel Technique To Perform Complicated Colon Surgery
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Janet Bunch of Chicago had just experienced another "excruciating" bout of diverticulitis, an inflammation of the pockets in the lining of the colon.
"It was the second time in...
1/27/10
Will Super Bowl Party be the Death of Your New Year's Diet Resolution?
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Loyola University Health System dietitian Gina Bucciferro is offering these and other tips for people attending Sunday's Super Bowl parties: Eat a small meal first, so you don't wi...
1/26/10
Loyola's Mark Kuczewski Named President of American Society for Bioethics and Humanities
Maywood, Ill. - Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine Neiswanger Institute for Bioethics and Health Policy Director Mark Kuczewski, PhD, was recently named president of the American ...
1/26/10
Catheter Treatment Works Dramatically Better than Drugs for Common Heart Rhythm Disorder
MAYWOOD, ILL. -- Treating a common heart rhythm disorder by burning heart tissue with a catheter works dramatically better than drug treatments, according to a landmark study published in the Jan. ...
1/19/10
Loyola Center for Aesthetics to Hold Open House
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Loyola Center for Aesthetics will hold an open house from 5 – 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010, at 1S260 Summit Ave., 3rd Floor, Oakbrook Terrace, Ill. Members of the commu...
1/19/10
Loyola Announces Winner of Its Spirit of Martin Luther King Jr. Award
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Each year, Loyola University Health System (LUHS) presents its prestigious Spirit of Martin Luther King Jr. Award to an employee who works for social justice in the spirit of the s...
1/19/10
Loyola One of Few Medical Centers to Use Robots to Treat Lung Cancer
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Generally, after traditional open-chest surgery for lung cancer, patients may experience a significant amount of pain and spend up to a week in the hospital followed by months reco...
1/18/10
Loyola University Chicago to Kick Off 75 Years of Nursing
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- The Loyola University Chicago Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing Alumni Board will honor William Duffy Jr., BSN (’80), MJ (’92), CNOR, with the Distinguished Alumni Awa...
1/15/10
How Sunlight Causes Skin Cells to Turn Cancerous
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Most skin cancers are highly curable, but require surgery that can be painful and scarring.
A new study by Loyola University Health System researchers could lead to alternative ...
1/13/10
Loyola Awarded $1.6 Million to Further Burn Research
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Loyola University Health Systems (LUHS) has received a $1.6 million contract from the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) to research burn injuries, the care of burn wounds and infect...
1/12/10
Beat Business Burn-Out
Maywood, Ill. - Recent reports show that job satisfaction rates in the U.S. are at the lowest level in more than two decades. The recession has caused employees and employers to tighten their finan...
1/11/10
Breast Cancer Multigene Test is Changing Treatment Decisions by Patients and Doctors
MAYWOOD, Il. -- A 21-gene test that predicts whether early stage breast cancer patients will benefit from chemotherapy is having a big impact on treatment decisions by patients and doctors alike.
...
1/7/10
Musculoskeletal and Neuroscience Center Planned for Loyola's New Burr Ridge Facility
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- By the summer of 2011, southwest suburban residents will have easy access to world-class care in neurosciences and musculoskeletal care from Loyola University Health System physici...
1/5/10
Loyola Launches New Program in Health Services Research
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Loyola University Health System has established a new Program in Health Services Research to study how doctors and nurses can provide better health care at lower costs to more peop...
1/5/10
Loyola University Chicago Appoints School of Nursing Dean
MAYWOOD, Ill. -– Vicki A. Keough, PhD, RN-BC, ACNP, has been named dean of Loyola University Chicago Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing (SON), effective immediately. Dean Keough had been serv...
December
12/28/09
Thirty-Two Loyola Doctors Named to Chicago Magazine's Top Doctors List
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Thirty-two Loyola University Health System physicians have been named to Chicago magazine's annual list of Chicago's Top Doctors.
The list was compiled by Castle Connolly Medica...
12/28/09
Loyola Spine Researcher Honored by North American Spine Society
MAYWOOD, Il. -- Researcher Avinash Patwardhan, Ph.D., of Loyola University Health System, a leading expert on the biomechanics of the human spine, has won a top honor from the North American Spine ...
12/23/09
NIH Awards Top Grant to Loyola Physicians
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded a Challenge Grant for $1 million to Loyola University Health System (LUHS) urogynecologists Kimberly Kenton, MD, and Elizabeth M...
12/22/09
New Study Casts Doubt on Provocative Tuberculosis Theory
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- The tuberculosis bacterium is an insidious germ that can lie dormant for many years, then suddenly emerge and cause potentially fatal disease.
Earlier this year, researchers in...
12/22/09
Blue Cross and Blue Shield Honors Loyola's Hip and Knee Joint Replacement Program
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Loyola University Hospital has won Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association's new Blue Distinction® designation for knee and hip replacements.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield said the...
12/22/09
Why New Year's is the Deadliest Day of the Year for Pedestrians
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- This is the time of the holiday season when New Year's partiers are inundated with warnings about the risks of drinking and driving.
Little is ever heard, though, about the ris...
12/21/09
Loyola Helps the Museum of Science and Industry Build YOU! The Experience
Maywood, Ill. - Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine Department of Radiology donated more than 1,000 medical images to the Museum of Science and Industry for use in YOU! The Experie...
12/21/09
Hope for the Holidays at Loyola University Hospital
Being sick is never easy, but to be hospitalized during the holidays can be especially disheartening. Bringing holiday hope, tradition and cheer to the hospital, Loyola University Health System&rsq...
12/18/09
Physicians' Bedside Skills Sometimes Trump Advanced Medical Technology
MAYWOOD, IL. -- Sometimes, a simple bedside exam performed by a skilled physician is superior to a high-tech CT scan, a Loyola University Health System study has found.
Researchers found that ph...
12/15/09
Stopping a Stroke in its Tracks
MAYWOOD, Il. -- Bobbie Laird was suffering a life-threatening stroke triggered by a blood clot in her brain that was nearly half an inch long.
But Dr. John Whapham of Loyola University Health Sy...
12/15/09
LET IT SNOW! LET IT SNOW! LET IT SNOW!
Maywood, Ill. - The first major snowstorm of the season is a time of excitement and wonder for a child: snowball fights, sledding and closed schools. For adults, it’s the dreaded shoveling se...
12/14/09
Study Findings Could Point the Way to New Drugs for a Deadly Leukemia
MAYWOOD, Il. -- A new study could point the way to the development of better drugs to fight a deadly form of childhood leukemia called mixed-lineage leukemia(MLL).
The study will help researcher...
12/14/09
Loyola Pediatric Mobile Health Unit, Santa to Help Area Children Demonstrate True Meaning of Christmas
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- They have very little themselves, but what little they do have, the children of Sacred Heart School in Melrose Park will share with children who have even less at Catholic Charitie...
12/14/09
Ultimate Gift Honored at Stritch School of Medicine
After 10 weeks of intense study during gross anatomy class Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine (SSOM) students bid farewell to their most intimate and greatest teachers during a bl...
12/10/09
New Trauma Surgeon Joins Loyola
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Dr. Casey J. Thomas has been appointed as an assistant professor of surgery to the Division of Trauma, Surgical Critical Care and Burns, at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School...
12/10/09
Loyola University Chicago Faculty Member Named American Academy of Nursing Fellow
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Linda Witek Janusek, PhD, RN, has been inducted as a fellow into the American Academy of Nursing. Dr. Janusek is a professor at Loyola University Chicago Marcella Niehoff School of...
12/10/09
Landmark Study Confirms Chemotherapy Benefit in Breast Cancer Patients
MAYWOOD, Il. -- Chemotherapy generally improves survival in postmenopausal breast cancer patients, according to a landmark study led by Dr. Kathy Albain of Loyola University Health System.
Howev...
12/9/09
Loyola Physicians Give Toy Safety Tips for Christmas
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- The right toy can make the Christmas season the most wonderful time of the year for children and their parents.
But the wrong toy can make this season a time of pain, grief and...
12/3/09
Loyola CEO Dr. Paul Whelton Honored by Hungarian Hypertension Society
MAYWOOD, Il. -- Loyola University Health System President and CEO Dr. Paul K. Whelton, one of the world's leading researchers in the causes and prevention of high blood pressure, has been elected a...
12/2/09
Melrose Park Fire Department to Share Early Spark of Love at Loyola
MAYWOOD -- Melrose Park firefighters will be doing their part to help lift the holiday spirits of sick children who might have to spend some time in the Ronald McDonald Children’s Hospital of...
12/2/09
Dr. José Biller Named Editor-in-Chief of Frontiers of Neurology
MAYWOOD, Il. -- Loyola University Health System neurologist Dr. José Biller has been appointed editor-in-chief of Frontiers in Neurology, a new peer-reviewed journal that is launching in December.
...
November
11/25/09
When It's Not the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Maywood, Ill. - Ornaments glistening on a pine tree, carols filling the air, shoppers scurrying through stores and the smell of goodies baking in the oven, it’s the holidays. For many this tr...
11/24/09
How Loyola Orthopaedic Surgeons Help Patients Get their Lives Back
MAYWOOD, IL. -- A serious bicycle accident left David Goodman with a severely shattered left hip.
But ever since Dr. Michael Stover of Loyola University Health System rebuilt Goodman's pelvis an...
11/23/09
Diabetics Show Alarming Increase in Morbid Obesity
MAYWOOD, Il. -- A Loyola University Health System study has found that one out of five Type 2 diabetics is morbidly obese -- approximately 100 pounds or more overweight.
Researchers reported tha...
11/20/09
Loyola's Report Card from the Illinois Dept. of Public Health
On Nov. 19, 2009, the Illinois Department of Public Health released the Illinois Hospital Report Card on its Web site.
These are among the Report Card's major findings about Loyola University Me...
11/17/09
Could Widely Used Rapid Influenza Tests Pose A Dangerous Public Health Risk?
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Rapid influenza diagnostic tests used in doctors' offices, hospitals and medical laboratories to detect H1N1 are virtually useless and could pose a significant danger to public hea...
11/16/09
Recovering with Four-Legged Friends Requires Less Pain Medication
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Adults who use pet therapy while recovering from total joint-replacement surgery require 50 percent less pain medication than those who do not. These findings were presented at the...
11/16/09
LOYOLA HEALTH SYSTEM GIVES THANKS BY HELPING COMMUNITY
The Loyola University Health System family is gathering together this Thanksgiving by collecting and assembling food baskets for families in Maywood, Broadview and Chicago.
Physicians, nurses, ...
11/16/09
Loyola Again Named a Top Hospital for Cardiovascular Care
MAYWOOD, Il. -- For the fifth time, Loyola University Medical Center has been named one of America's 100 Top Hospitals® for cardiovascular care by Thomson Reuters.
The rating is based on outcome...
11/10/09
Basketball Great Abdul-Jabbar's Leukemia is "Very Treatable," Loyola Expert Says
MAYWOOD -- Retired basketball great Kareem Abdul-Jabber has announced he has chronic myeloid leukemia (CML).
Ten or 15 years ago, this would have been a very grim diagnosis. But today, CML "is a...
11/9/09
Loyola Honors Senior Scientist of the Year
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine (SSOM) will honor Tom Gallagher, PhD, with the Senior Scientist of the Year Award. Gallagher is a professor in the Department o...
11/9/09
Loyola Honors Junior Scientist of the Year
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine (SSOM) will honor Seth L. Robia, PhD, with the Junior Scientist of the Year Award. Robia is an assistant professor in the Depar...
11/9/09
Young Tennis Players who Play Only One Sport are More Prone to Injuries
MAYWOOD, Il. -- Gifted young athletes are under increasing pressure to play only one sport year round.
But a new Loyola University Health System study of 519 junior tennis players has found that...
11/5/09
Loyola University Chicago Doctor of Nursing Practice Program Underway
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Loyola University Chicago Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing (MNSON) advanced practice nursing students now have access to a doctor of nursing practice (DNP) degree. DNP programs a...
11/4/09
Iraq War Veteran Has a Heart for Others and Passion for Service
Maywood, IL - A pediatric cardiologist - - not necessarily the kind of doctor you think would be stationed with a battalion of Marines in one of the most volatile areas of Iraq. But for nearly a ye...
11/4/09
Loyola to Host Symposium on H1N1 Flu, Regular Seasonal Flu
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- With the looming threat of both the H1N1 flu (also known as "swine flu") and the regular seasonal flu, area health officials fear that the worst may be in store this coming flu sea...
October
10/29/09
Loyola Premies to Dress Up for Halloween
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Little ghosts and goblins will descend on Loyola University Health System’s neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) this Halloween when the hospital’s smallest patients don...
10/28/09
Loyola Opens TIA Clinic to Treat Mini Strokes
MAYWOOD, Il. -- For a few scary minutes, one side of Kevin Breslin's face went numb, and he couldn't see out of one eye.
Ten minutes later, he was back to normal. Breslin had just experienced a ...
10/26/09
Increased Stroke Risk from Birth Control Pills Detailed in Review Article
MAYWOOD, Il. -- She was only 30 years old, but she was experiencing the classic symptoms of a stroke. Her speech suddenly became slurred, and her left hand became clumsy while eating.
What trigg...
10/26/09
Loyola to Host End-of-Life Panel Discussion in Homer Glen
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- If your child or another loved one has a terminal illness, making important end-of-life decisions could be more than you are able to handle.
To help provide some assistance, th...
10/22/09
Loyola's Medical School to Host Battle of the Beans
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Summer’s past and outside it has turned gloomy, cold and rainy -- perfect weather for a chili cook off.
Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine will let stud...
10/21/09
Don't Be Haunted by Your Halloween
MAYWOOD, Ill. – Ghosts and goblins, vampires and werewolves, haunted houses and hayrides. Though Halloween is all about being scared silly, the shock from stepping on the scale after pillagin...
10/20/09
Loyola to Host Women's Night Out in Homer Glen
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- The lives of women are crowded with increasing demands, stress and challenges, both at work and in the home. To help ease some of those burdens, the Loyola Center for Health at Hom...
10/19/09
Stritch School of Medicine Students and Faculty Give Thanks for Ultimate Gift
Gross anatomy class is a rite of passage for all medical students, but at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine (SSOM) it’s so much more. Deeply-rooted in the Catholic traditio...
10/16/09
Loyola Research Led to Development of New Cervical Cancer Vaccine
MAYWOOD, IL. - A new cervical cancer vaccine approved Oct. 16 by the Food and Drug Administration was developed as a result of research at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine.
...
10/15/09
Loyola to Conduct 36-Hour Mass Vaccination Exercise
MAYWOOD, Ill. – As the nation braces for what could be a severe flu season, Loyola University Health System (LUHS) will conduct a 36-hour drill to test how it could respond to a pandemic by i...
10/14/09
Women's Day Returns to Loyola
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Loyola Center for Fitness is inviting women to take some time for themselves to attend a free health and wellness day on Saturday, Oct. 24.
Women's Day is designed to help women...
10/12/09
Medical School: Beyond the Books
MAYWOOD, Ill. – Textbooks and lecture notes overtaking living space, instead of Mom’s chocolate cake, index cards with recipes for fighting diseases, and the smell of the anatomy lab an...
10/12/09
Loyola Opens Neurology Clinic in Niles
Loyola University Health System has announced the opening of a new neurology clinic in suburban Niles.
The Loyola Center for Health at Niles "will bring world class neurology subspecialty servic...
10/8/09
Loyola Patients Overcome Great Odds to Run Chicago Marathon
MAYWOOD -- Approximately 45,000 runners will take to the streets of Chicago for 26.2 miles of sheer determination and triumph later this week. Among these runners are two people who overcame great ...
10/7/09
Loyola Sports Medicine Experts Available to Offer Marathon Hydration Tips
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Marathon runners are at a higher risk for illness related to hydration, according to Loyola University Health System (LUHS) sports medicine experts. In an effort to protect Chicago...
10/6/09
Stritch Medical Students Give Back and Fall into Fun
Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine (SSOM) students are leaving the books behind to fall into the new season with the Maywood community. Helping with the annual Maywood Fine Arts A...
10/2/09
Cancer Patient to Meet Bone Marrow Donor who Saved Her Life
MAYWOOD, Il. -- Rosalind Beard owes her life to a stranger, who volunteered to be a donor for her life-saving bone marrow transplant.
On Sunday, Oct. 4, Beard will meet her donor, Tim Crawford, ...
10/1/09
Loyola Experts Available to Discuss the Coming Flu Season
Maywood -- Health care experts are bracing for what is expected to be a busier than normal flu season with both the swine flu and the regular seasonal flu causing infections on a pandemic scale.
...
10/1/09
How to Reduce Hospital Stays and Increase Patient Satisfaction
MAYWOOD, Il. -- A Loyola University Health System study has found that high-risk surgery patients experienced significantly shorter hospital stays when they were seen by general internists trained ...
10/1/09
Mom of Triplets to Take on Marathon this Month
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- While most moms of young multiples are busy chasing their little ones around the house, marathon runner Becca Farrell, 34, has hit the road with her two-year-old triplets in tow to...
September
9/30/09
Loyola to Hold Free Screenings for Depression
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Clinical depression is a common medical illness that afflicts more than 19 million Americans, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. Early detection can help suffere...
9/28/09
'We're Not Just Going To Sit Here And Wait For You To Die'
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- After doctors told her that John, her gravely ill husband of 29 years, was too high of a risk for a lung transplant, Ann Lograsso lay next to him in his hospital bed and together t...
9/25/09
Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine Celebrates 100 Years of Caring for Patients
Maywood -- Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine is celebrating 100 years of leading-edge research, education and caring for patients that began in 1909 after Loyola University saw a...
9/24/09
Loyola University Health System Names New CFO
MAYWOOD, Il. -- John P. Mordach, an executive with 24 years experience managing the finances of complex health-care systems, has been named senior vice president and chief financial officer of Loyo...
9/24/09
Loyola University Chicago Awarded Scholarships for Accelerated Nursing Students
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Loyola University Chicago Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing (MNSON) has been awarded Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) funding through the RWJF New Careers in Nursing Scholars...
9/23/09
Don't Rush To The Emergency Room If You Think You Have 'Swine Flu'
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- You wake up a bit dizzy with a headache. By the time you dress and arrive at work, your throat is sore and your nose is runny. You're running a slight temperature. Could it be H1N1...
9/16/09
Tennis Tournament To Raise Funds for Pediatric Research and The Ronald McDonald House Near Loyola
MAYWOOD -- Funding for pediatric research to enhance clinical care and education and lend support to families struggling with ill children is solely needed.
To help raise funds, Loyola Universi...
9/16/09
Patrick Swayze's Death Highlights Need for More Research in Pancreatic Cancer
MAYWOOD, IL. -- Fewer than 4 percent of pancreatic cancer patients survive as long as five years.
Actor Patrick Swayze, who died this week from the disease, survived less than two years.
...
9/16/09
Loyola Earns Highest Honor for Nursing Excellence
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Loyola University Health System (LUHS) today announced that it received Magnet designation for its hospital and outpatient clinics. LUHS is now among the five percent of health ca...
9/15/09
Treating Bone Loss in Breast Cancer Survivors
MAYWOOD, Il. -- Osteoporosis is a growing concern among breast cancer survivors and their doctors, because certain cancer drugs can cause bone loss.
Many breast cancer patients also experience s...
9/14/09
The Coleman Foundation Awards $2 Million Matching Grant for Loyola's Bone Marrow Transplant Unit
MAYWOOD -- Loyola University Medical Center has received a $2 million matching grant from The Coleman Foundation to renovate the hospital's nationally known bone marrow transplant unit. Intended to...
9/11/09
LOYOLA OFFERING FLU CLINICS TO LOCAL BUSINESSES
Experts are predicting this to be one of the worst flu seasons in history. A flu outbreak affects more than individual’s health. Communities, schools and businesses will all be impacted by th...
9/11/09
Loyola Answers Questions About Swine Flu and the Regular Seasonal Flu
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Medical authorities are predicting that the coming flu season could be one of the most severe in years due to the presence of both the regular seasonal flu and the H1N1 flu, also k...
9/11/09
WHY YOU SHOULDN'T DELAY GETTING A REGULAR SEASONAL FLU SHOT
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- With the regular seasonal flu season fast approaching, now is the right time to get vaccinated before the risk of infection begins to rise dramatically.
"The time is now to get ...
9/10/09
In the Middle of Brain Surgery, Patients Wake Up and Begin Talking
MAYWOOD, Ill.-- Kim Delvaux was undergoing surgery to remove a brain tumor when doctors at Loyola University Hospital woke her up.
Dr. Vikram Prabhu talked to her about her favorite topics -- NA...
9/10/09
Fall Fashion and Beauty Trends May Be Hazardous to Your Health
MAYWOOD, Ill. –- As summer winds down and women prepare to trade in their beach ware for fall flair, they should be aware of fashion and beauty trends that may be harmful to their health.
...
9/10/09
Postpartum Baby Blues Impact Majority of New Moms
MAYWOOD, Ill. -– Tracy Perkins Rodriguez, 36, thought her life was finally on the upswing. When her husband returned from his third tour of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, the couple purchased...
9/8/09
Physician Who Specializes in the Diagnosis, Treatment of Epilepsy, Seizures Joins Loyola
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Dr. Maria E. Baldwin has been appointed assistant professor, Department of Neurology, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine.
Baldwin has also been named medical d...
9/8/09
Is Your Business Ready for a Flu Outbreak?
MAYWOOD, Ill. – Experts are predicting this flu season to be one of the worst in decades. In addition to the regular flu the novel H1N1, also known as swine flu, will again rear its ugly head...
9/8/09
How Accurate are Hospital Report Cards?
MAYWOOD -- A key statistic that consumer groups and the media often use when compiling hospital report cards and national rankings can be misleading, researchers report in a new study.
The stati...
9/8/09
Are We in for a Repeat of the Killer Flu Pandemic of 1918?
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- In 1918, the Spanish flu raced around the globe, ending the lives of an estimated 40 million people in less than a year. Epidemiologists believe one in four Americans became infect...
9/4/09
Loyola Center for Aesthetics Welcomes New Member
MAYWOOD, Ill. – Loyola University Health System (LUHS) recently added an aesthetician to its well established Center for Aesthetics at Oakbrook Terrace North. Aimee Faciano is a licensed med...
9/4/09
Loyola Opens New Bilingual Clinic Dedicated to Treating MRSA
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Autumn is rapidly approaching and the news blares with unsettling, governmental projections about the H1N1 flu, also known as the swine flu.
Although the H1N1 bug is garnering m...
9/4/09
Loyola to Offer Free Prostate Cancer Screenings As Part of Prostate Cancer Awareness Months in September
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- More than 39,000 American men will die this year of prostate cancer. Early detection can dramatically increase a man’s chances of survival.
Men should be screened for pro...
9/2/09
Vaccination for Seasonal Flu is Now Mandatory For Loyola Employees
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Annual flu shots will be mandatory for all employees, faculty, medical and nursing students and other allied groups who work or have clinical training at the Loyola University Medi...
9/1/09
New Hope for Heart Failure Patients
MAYWOOD, Il. -- A therapy called cardiac resynchronization can significantly delay the progression of heart failure, according to a major international study published in the New England Journal of...
August
8/28/09
Loyola Names New Medical Director of Liver Transplantation Program
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Dr. Joseph Ahn has been named medical director of the liver transplantation program at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine.
"I'm pleased to be a member of the L...
8/27/09
Loyola Names Dr. Chad Whelan Director of the New Division of Hospital Medicine
MAYWOOD, Ill. – Loyola University Health System appointed Dr. Chad Whelan director of the new Division of Hospital Medicine. He also is an Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine, L...
8/26/09
Loyola Experts Available to Discuss the Coming Flu Season
Swine flu, also known as H1N1, may infect as much as half of the population and kill 30,000 to 90,000 people in the United States, according to the President’s Council of Advisers on Science ...
8/25/09
Michael Jackson Latest Celebrity Killed By Prescription Drug Abuse
The Los Angeles chief medical examiner's report found that Michael Jackson's death was caused by a continuous cocktail of sedatives (lorazepam, midazolam, Valium) administered to him by his doctor ...
8/25/09
How to Stop a Heart Attack in its Tracks
MAYWOOD -- Since Loyola University Hospital launched its Heart Attack Rapid Response Team (HARRT) last spring, patients have been receiving emergency balloon angioplasties as fast as 28 minutes aft...
8/24/09
Expert in Treatment of Arthritis, Gout, Other Rheumatic Diseases Caring for Patients in Darien
DARIEN, Ill. -- Rheumatic diseases are one of the most common medical problems in the United States, affecting about 43 million people, according to the American College of Rheumatology.
Common ...
8/17/09
Loyola Neonatal Nurse Honored for Excellence in Care
MAYWOOD, Ill. – Nurses who care for the smallest and most vulnerable patients at Loyola University Health System (LUHS) have much to be proud of this year. One of their own was awarded the R...
8/14/09
Statewide Program to Improve Emergency Care for Children
MAYWOOD, Ill. – An initiative is underway to improve emergency medical care for Illinois’ youngest patients. Loyola University Health System (LUHS), in collaboration with the Illinois ...
8/13/09
Expert in Diagnosis, Treatment of Liver Diseases Joins Loyola
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Dr. Stanley Martin Cohen, an expert in the diagnosis and treatment of liver disorders, has been appointed director of the hepatology program at Loyola University Chicago Stritch Sc...
8/13/09
Loyola Welcomes New Physician to its Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Dr. Jennifer Kurth has been appointed assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral neurosciences, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, Loyola University Chic...
8/13/09
Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine Given Maximum Accreditation Term
MAYWOOD, Ill. – The Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) has granted Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine its maximum term of eight years’ accreditation. This a...
8/12/09
Possible Neurological Complications of Heart Surgery Detailed in Comprehensive Review Article
MAYWOOD, Ill. – Possible neurological complications of heart surgery, ranging from headaches to strokes, are detailed in a new report in the online journal MedLink Neurology.
The review ar...
8/11/09
For 14 Months, He Couldn't Eat or Drink
For 14 long months, Daniel Steinhauer could not eat or drink, due to the side effects of throat cancer surgery and radiation.
But at Loyola University Health System, Steinhauer learned how to sw...
8/10/09
Preventing The Sudden Death of Young Athletes From Hidden Heart Disorders
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Few things stun a community more than when a seemingly healthy high school or collegiate athlete suddenly dies during practice or in competition from a hidden heart disorder.
Ea...
8/10/09
Loyola's Pediatric Cardiology Department Bolstered
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Dr. Joel Hardin has been appointed director of pediatric cardiology, associate professor of pediatrics, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine.
His professional i...
8/3/09
Loyola Listed Among 2009 Most Wired Hospitals
MAYWOOD – Loyola University Medical Center (LUMC) has been named one of the nation’s Most Wired Hospitals and Health Systems, according to results of the 2009 Most Wired Survey and Benc...
July
7/30/09
Loyola Nurses Celebrate Achievements and Accolades
MAYWOOD, Ill. – The emergency department nurses at Loyola University Health System (LUHS) have much to celebrate. Adrienne Lynch, BSN, RN, TNS, CEN, Dennis Monteverde, BSN, RN, PHRN, TNS, CE...
7/27/09
Surgery Remains an Option for Advanced Lung Cancer, Loyola Study Finds
MAYWOOD, Ill. – In recent years, oncologists have debated whether patients with a certain type of advanced lung cancer would benefit from surgery.
Now a major study published in the journ...
7/20/09
Loyola Launching Clinical Trials on Treating Life-Threatening Aneurysms
MAYWOOD, Il. -- Loyola University Health System is launching a series of clinical trials on minimally-invasive treatments for life-threatening aortic aneurysms and other vascular diseases.
Sinc...
7/20/09
Neurologist Named Associate Director of Loyola Sleep Center
MAYWOOD - Loyola University Health System welcomes Dr. Hrayr Attarian as associate director of the Loyola Center for Sleep Disorders.
Attarian was recruited from the University of Vermont, where...
7/16/09
U.S. News & World Report Again Ranks Loyola's Heart Program Among Nation's Best
MAYWOOD -- For the seventh year in a row, U.S. News and World Report magazine has ranked Loyola University Hospital as one of the top 50 hospitals nationwide for Heart and Heart Surgery.
In anot...
7/15/09
Loyola's Mortality Rates from Heart Attack and Heart Failure among Nation's Lowest
MAYWOOD, Il. -- Loyola University Medical Center is among the top 5 percent of U.S. hospitals in limiting deaths from heart attacks and heart failure, according to the federal government's latest ...
7/9/09
Sick? Stay home!
MAYWOOD, Ill. – The deadline is looming, rumors of layoffs are swarming and you get the flu. Think the heroic thing to do is to go in and “work through the pain?” Wrong! According...
7/8/09
Health Clinic Conditions May Be to Blame for Decrease in Primary Care Physicians
MAYWOOD – Adverse work conditions may be to blame for the decline in the number of primary care physicians nationwide, according to a study published in the latest issue of the Annals of Inte...
7/8/09
Loyola Achieves National Standards For Trauma Care, Research, Education
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Loyola University Medical Center has been re-verified as a Level 1 Trauma Center, a hospital that meets all the emergency medical standards to care for patients who suffer life-thr...
7/7/09
Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine Appoints New Chairman of Psychiatry, Behavioral Neurosciences
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Dr. Murali S. Rao has been named chairman of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine.
"I am pleased tha...
7/7/09
Why are African Americans less Likely to Survive Certain Cancers?
MAYWOOD, Il. -- African Americans are more likely than other races to die from breast, prostate and ovarian cancers, but this disparity is not due to poverty or inferior healthcare, a first-of-its-...
June
6/29/09
Loyola Sex Therapist to Retire After More Than 40 Years
MAYWOOD -- Seasoned sex therapist Domeena Renshaw, MD, is set to retire later this summer after more than 40 years of counseling couples in Loyola’s Sex Clinic.
With no funding, this pio...
6/25/09
Dr. Constantine Godellas Named Director of Loyola's Breast Clinical Program
MAYWOOD, Il. -- Dr. Constantine Godellas has joined Loyola's Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center as director of the Breast Clinical Program and co-director of the multi-disciplinary Breast Oncology C...
6/24/09
If an Adolescent Has a lump in her Breast, Does She Really Need a Biopsy?
MAYWOOD -- If a lump is found in the breast of an adolescent girl, she often will undergo an excisional biopsy.
However, breast cancer is rare in adolescents, and the vast majority of teenage b...
6/23/09
Loyola To Participate In Mass-Casualty Exercise
MAYWOOD -- The recent outbreak of the H1N1 virus is a reminder that a major, global disaster could occur at any moment.
As part of preparations to respond to such a disaster, Loyola University ...
6/22/09
Cancer: A Silver Lining?
MAYWOOD, Ill. – Cancer-the word resonates in people’s nightmares and strikes fear in the hearts of millions. Can there be a positive side amidst the panic, anxiety and hopeless feelings...
6/15/09
Beloved Loyola Physician and Dean is Called to New Ministry
MAYWOOD, Ill. - Esteemed physician, man after God's own heart, beloved teacher and friend-can such a man exist? For the last 14 years Loyola University Health System has found this and so much more...
6/11/09
Loyola Among First Hospitals in Nation to Limit Transfusions of Blood, Blood Products
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Each year, more than 5 million people in the United States receive blood transfusions.
Though transfusions can be life-saving, the medical use of blood products comes with a cer...
6/11/09
Laptops Linked to Male Infertility
MAYWOOD - While fatherhood might be far from the minds of most young men, behavior patterns they establish early on may impact their ability to become a dad later in life. Excessive laptop use top...
6/10/09
Loyola Doctor is Co-Editor of One of the most Widely Read Books in Endocrinology
MAYWOOD, Il. -- Loyola University Health System endocrinologist Dr. Pauline Camacho is co-editor of one of the most widely read books in endocrinology, which recently came out in its second edition...
6/9/09
Conference to Focus on Amputation Alternatives for Patients with Critical Limb Ischemia
WHAT: Millions of Americans suffer from critical limb ischemia (CLI), a severe blockage in the arteries of the lower extremities that impedes blood flow. It often occurs with peripheral arterial di...
6/9/09
Sleep Apnea Linked to Sleepwalking, Hallucinations and other "Parasomnias"
MAYWOOD, Il. -- Nearly 1 in 10 patients with obstructive sleep apnea also experience "parasomnia" symptoms such as sleepwalking, hallucinations and acting out their dreams, a Loyola University Chi...
6/3/09
The FDA Has Approved Ankle Replacements, so Why Do Some Health Plans Refuse to Cover Them?
MAYWOOD, Il. -- It's been a decade since the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first total ankle-replacement system for patients with severe ankle arthritis.
But several insurance ...
6/3/09
Loyola Fellow Receives Grant to Study Treatments for Older Leukemia and Lymphoma Patients
MAYWOOD, Il. -- Dr. Aileen Go of Loyola University Health System, who is studying treatment options for older leukemia and lymphoma patients, has won a prestigious Amgen Medical Education Fellowsh...
May
5/28/09
Favorite Summer Hobby is Great Way to Exercise
MAYWOOD, Ill. - For many people the chance to be outside, unwind and see life blossoming before their eyes is motivation enough to get into the yard. Now, add the extra benefit that gardening and y...
5/26/09
American Stroke Association Gives Loyola Gold Performance Achievement Award
MAYWOOD, Il. -- The American Stroke Association has awarded Loyola University Health System its 2009 Gold Performance Achievement Award for implementing a higher standard of stroke care.
The aw...
5/20/09
How Flip-Flops, Baseball Caps Can Raise Your Skin Cancer Risk
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Cheap, convenient and casual, baseball caps and flip-flops have acquired a trendy charm. Those qualities have made them must-wear accessories for teens, outdoor enthusiasts, garden...
5/14/09
Multicultural Farmers Market To Emphasize Ethnic Crafts, Foods, Healthier Lifestyles
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- For years, Maywood residents have had to travel miles to the nearest grocery store to find a healthy selection of fresh fruits and vegetables.
To help remedy that situation, Loy...
5/14/09
Heating the Heart with Catheter Works Better than Drugs for Common Heart Rhythm Disorder
MAYWOOD, IL. -- Treating a common heart rhythm disorder by burning heart tissue with a catheter works dramatically better than drug treatments, a major international study has found.
One year af...
5/12/09
Loyola Activates Workforce Reduction Plan
Loyola University Health System has activated a workforce-reduction plan as part of a wide-ranging effort to finish FY2010 in the black and strengthen its long-term economic future. Loyola Universi...
5/5/09
Understanding a Mother's Loss, Validating a Mother's Love
MAYWOOD, Ill. - Corsages, brunches, and awkwardly folded cards with "I love you" written in crayon are images that come to mind when one thinks of Mother's Day. Though the holiday is a beautiful ti...
5/4/09
Loyola Patient Makes Dramatic Recovery from Stroke
MAYWOOD -- It's a good thing Corina Thomas went straight to the hospital after waking up with a terrific headache and tingling on her left side.
The Maywood resident was having a severe stroke. ...
5/4/09
Loyola ENT Residents are "Rhinology Bowl" World Champs
MAYWOOD, Il. -- Two Loyola University Health System resident doctors are winners of the 2009 "Rhinology Bowl," a Jeopardy-like competition that tests physicians' knowledge of the nose and sinuses.
...
5/4/09
Loyola Breast Imaging Specialist Elected President of Illinois Radiology Society
MAYWOOD, Il. -- Dr. Kathleen Ward, Medical Director of Women's Health Imaging at Loyola University Health System, has been elected President of the Illinois Radiological Society.
The society, co...
April
4/28/09
Meditate Your Way to Better Bladder Health
MAYWOOD, Ill. - After nine years of suffering in silence and living in fear of leaving the house, Anna Raisor, 53, turned to physicians at Loyola University Health System (LUHS) for alternative mea...
4/28/09
Loyola Dermatologists to Offer Free Skin Cancer Screenings
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- At an employee health fair at Loyola University Medical Center in November, Joan Rojek thought it couldn't hurt to have some strange-looking blemishes on her arm examined by a derm...
4/20/09
Loyola Surgeon Removes Gallbladder Through Belly Button
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- When Julie Kopec heard her gallbladder had to be surgically removed, she was more astonished with how it was to be done than that it needed to be done.
"None of my friends had e...
4/20/09
How to Stop a Heart Attack in its Tracks
MAYWOOD -- Michael Gorham was riding his bicycle when he was hit by a massive heart attack.
But just 35 minutes after Oak Park paramedics dropped Gorham off at Loyola University Hospital, Dr. Jo...
4/20/09
Loyola to Celebrate National Donate Life Month
MAYWOOD -- Thousands of men, women and children are waiting for lifesaving organs in Illinois, joining the more than 100,000 who are on waiting lists across the nation.
At Loyola's Living the G...
4/16/09
Dean of Loyola University Chicago Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing Reelected to AACN Board of Directors
MAYWOOD, Ill. - Mary Klotz Walker, PhD, RN, FAAN, dean and professor, Loyola University Chicago Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing, was reelected to the 2009 American Association of Colleges of Nur...
4/14/09
Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine Appoints Interim Chairman of Surgery
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Dr. Steven A. De Jong, 50, has been named interim chairman of the department of surgery at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine.
"Dr. De Jong is an accomplished ...
4/14/09
Surgical Gel Used to Stop Bleeding Could Confuse Mammograms
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Dr. Kathleen Ward noticed something odd when she examined the mammogram of a patient who had recently undergone breast cancer surgery.
The Loyola University Health System radi...
4/13/09
Loyola Biker Nurse Prepares Those Who Are 'Born to Be Wild'
MAYWOOD, Ill. - Monday through Friday, Teresa McClelland, RN, works as the clinical coordinator at Loyola Center for Heart & Vascular Medicine at Park Ridge. Come the weekend, this Chicago native ...
4/9/09
Loyola Pathologist Honored by College of American Pathologists
MAYWOOD -- The College of American Pathologists has honored Loyola University Health System pathologist Maria M. Picken, MD, PhD, for her work on the rare disease amyloidosis.
Amyloidosis is a po...
4/9/09
Loyola University Chicago Introduces Doctor of Nursing Practice Program
MAYWOOD - Loyola University Chicago Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing (MNSON) will introduce a doctor of nursing practice (DNP) program for advanced practice nursing students in the fall semester ...
4/9/09
How to Ensure Doctors Follow Your Health Care Wishes
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Years before they died, Russell George and his wife, Dorothy, sat down with Dr. Laura Saelinger-Shafer of Loyola University Health System to prepare their living wills.
A livin...
4/9/09
What do Neurologists do for Entertainment?
MAYWOOD, Il. -- One of the highlights of the annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology is "Neurobowl®," a competition modeled after TV quiz shows.
Like a quiz show, Neurobowl awards po...
4/7/09
Our Money. Your Guns. No Questions Asked!
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- As the victims of the mass shootings in Binghamton, N.Y. and Pittsburgh are mourned, students from Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine have joined with community g...
4/7/09
Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine Names New Dean
Dr. Richard L. Gamelli, 60, a distinguished surgeon, 19-year chief of Loyola's Burn Center and a world authority on the care of burn wounds and burn research, has been named dean of the Loyola Univ...
4/6/09
Staying Unwound in a Wound-Up World
MAYWOOD, Ill. - The unemployment rate is currently at one of the highest levels it's been in our nation's history. Reports of a worsening economy pound the airwaves. Retirement savings disappear ...
4/3/09
Loyola Named One of Best Hospitals for Prostate Cancer Care, Treatment, Research
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Loyola University Hospital has been named as having a prostate cancer program that is among the finest in the nation.
Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed malignancy i...
4/2/09
Top Cardiologist Joins Loyola
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- One of the nation's top researchers in catheter-based treatments for heart disease has joined Loyola University Health System as director of interventional cardiology research.
...
March
3/31/09
Heart Burn Surgery Reverses Chronic Rejection in Transplant Patient
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Acid reflux is thought to be -- at most -- an irritating condition easily controlled with medication, diet and weight loss.
Mary Prucha thought so too. But that was before she w...
3/30/09
Loyola University Hospital Names New President
MAYWOOD, Ill. - Sharon O'Keefe, RN, MSN, has been named president of Loyola University Hospital, effective Monday, April 27, 2009. O'Keefe was recruited to Loyola from Barnes-Jewish Hospital where...
3/30/09
Why You Should Be Aware of Dangerous Blood Clot Risk
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Tracey Gladson of Melrose Park wasn't unduly alarmed when she developed discomfort and swelling in her left leg. She dismissed it as a normal reaction to the surgery she recently h...
3/27/09
Dr. Leon Love, Former Radiology Chair at Loyola, Dies at 85
MAYWOOD -- Dr. Leon Love, retired radiology chairman at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine and a nationally known expert in his field, died March 24 while snorkeling in Mexico. Th...
3/26/09
AARP Names Loyola One of America's Top Hospitals
MAYWOOD, Il. -- Loyola University Hospital is named one of the nation's top hospitals in the May/June issue of AARP's magazine.
Loyola is one of 125 hospitals in the 53 largest metropolitan area...
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