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
November
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
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...
11/9/09
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...
11/5/09
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
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...
10/26/09
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...
10/22/09
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
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-...
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...
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...
3/25/09
Brain Surgery on Monday, Home on Tuesday
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Norma Wooley checked into Loyola University Hospital on a recent Monday morning for brain surgery to repair a life-threatening aneurysm.
She went home on Tuesday, cured of the s...
3/24/09
21st Annual Ruth K. Palmer Research Symposium to Highlight Clinical Translational Science and Health Disparities
MAYWOOD, Ill. - The 21st Annual Ruth K. Palmer Research Symposium will address clinical translational science and health disparities in response to the growing divide in health care worldwide. The...
3/18/09
Match Day Ceremony Will Reveal Fate Of Loyola Medical Students
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 residencies for the ...
3/17/09
Silicone Ear Looks Just Like the Real Thing
MAYWOOD -- To look at Matthew Houdek, you could never tell he was born with virtually no left ear.
A surgery at Loyola University Health System made it possible for Houdek to be fitted with a p...
3/16/09
Nationally Known Multiple Myeloma Physician-Researcher Joins Loyola
MAYWOOD -- A nationally known multiple myeloma researcher and clinician has joined Loyola University Health System as director of Illinois' leading blood and marrow transplant program.
David H. ...
3/16/09
Life in a Real Chicago area Level One Trauma Center
MAYWOOD, Ill. - Though the lights of County General will soon fade from our TV screens the glowing red emergency sign outside Loyola University Medical Center's Emergency Room burns bright as a sym...
3/16/09
Loyola Launches New Online Master of Public Health Program
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Registration has begun for Loyola University Chicago's new online public health master's degree program designed to prepare graduates to tackle racial and economic health-care disp...
3/10/09
Where everybody knows your name
MAYWOOD, Ill. --The name Loyola has become synonymous with going above and beyond to also treat the human spirit and the Loyola Center for Fitness is no exception. Recently, the fitness center rece...
3/9/09
New Technique for Staging Urinary Bladder Cancer Might Reduce Need to Surgically Remove Bladders in Some Patients
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Pathologists today (March 9, 2009) reported encouraging results from a new technique to increase the accuracy of staging bladder cancer tumors that could reduce the need to remove ...
3/6/09
Free Loyola Workshop for Cancer Survivors
MAYWOOD -- Cancer survivors and their families and friends are invited to Loyola University Health System's free cancer survivor program on Saturday, March 21.
"Living Well: What Every Cancer Su...
3/3/09
Study Reveals What Makes C-diff Superbug Deadly
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- A major breakthrough about the potentially deadly superbug Clostridium difficile (C-diff) could lead to new ways to combat the bacterium, according to a study published March 1 in ...
3/3/09
Saving Heart Attack Patients in the Middle of the Night
MAYWOOD -- When Joyce Moss recently arrived at Loyola University Hospital with a life-threatening heart attack, it took just 42 minutes to perform an emergency balloon angioplasty.
The procedure...
February
2/26/09
Loyola Names New Chief of Intra-Abdominal Transplant Surgery Division
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- A nationally renowned transplant surgeon is the new chief of the Intra-Abdominal Transplant Surgery Division at Loyola University Health System in Maywood, Ill.
Dr. Howard Sanka...
2/25/09
Dangers of Body Piercing Below the Belt
MAYWOOD, Ill. - While men can rely on that little, blue pill to improve things in the bedroom, women are turning to more extreme measures to enhance sexual intercourse.
"Genital piercings are on...
2/25/09
Loyola Physician Honored by Nuclear Medicine Group
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Dr. Robert Henkin of Loyola University Health System has received a lifetime achievement award from the American College of Nuclear Physicians.
ACNP is a professional society th...
2/19/09
Loyola Among First Hospitals to Receive ICAEL Accreditation for Echocardiography
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Loyola University Health System's Cardiographics Department is one of the first laboratories in the country to be recognized by a respected accreditation body.
The Intersocietal...
2/19/09
Loyola Offers Free Seminar on How to Keep a Healthy Heart
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Loyola health and fitness experts will offer a free seminar Saturday, Feb. 28, on the latest recommendations for keeping your heart healthy.
The seminar will be held from 10 a.m...
2/18/09
Loyola Appoints Associate Dean for Clinical and Translational Research
MAYWOOD, Ill. - Dr. Linda Brubaker has been named associate dean for clinical and translational research at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine (SSOM). Brubaker is an internationa...
2/16/09
Flu Outbreak on Southwest Side of Chicago Proves It's Not Too Late to Get Vaccinated
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- So far, this has been a mild flu season in the Chicago area, but beware -- we're not completely out of the woods yet.
A Catholic school on Chicago's Southwest Side discovered th...
2/16/09
Rare Illness That Led to Double-Lung Transplant Saved More Than Life of Illinois Woman
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Judy and Scott Lorenz had been through one of the most difficult periods of their lives.
Their marriage of 30 years broke up, leaving them bickering and at odds over a host of ...
2/9/09
Cupid's Arrow May Cause More than Just Sparks to Fly This Valentine's Day
MAYWOOD - Getting struck by Cupid's arrow may very well take your breath away and make your heart go pitter patter this Valentine's Day, reports Loyola University Health System love guru Domeena Re...
2/9/09
Minority Health Care Clinics Separate But Unequal
MAYWOOD - A study published today in the Archives of Internal Medicine may shed new light on why minority Americans have poorer health outcomes from chronic conditions such as hypertension, heart d...
2/9/09
Study Finds Depression Dramatically Raises Risk of Death From Heart Attack, Stroke
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Doctors have long noticed that depression dramatically increases the risk of cardiovascular disease and death after a heart attack, but for years they have been lacking the pieces ...
2/9/09
Women who drink Two-Plus Cans of Soda Pop per day at Nearly twice the risk for Early Kidney Disease
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Women who drink two or more cans of soda pop per day are nearly twice as likely to show early signs of kidney disease, a recent study has found.
However, researchers did not fin...
2/5/09
Landmark Textbook on Strokes in Children and Young Adults Updated in Second Edition
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- In 1994, a neurology textbook edited by Dr. Jose Biller became the standard reference work for the treatment and prevention of strokes in young people.
Now, Stroke in Children a...
2/4/09
Why Women Go for Men That Are 'Just Not That Into Them'
MAYWOOD - He's not asking you out. He's not calling you. He's not marrying you. He's disappeared on you. While many women might rationalize this behavior and hold out hope for a fairytale endin...
2/4/09
Loyola's New Orthopaedic Joint Reconstruction Program At Gottlieb Memorial Hospital a Big Hit with Patients
MELROSE PARK, Ill. -- Loyola University Health System's new orthopaedic joint reconstruction program at Gottlieb Memorial Hospital is a big hit with patients.
In surveys conducted after Gottlie...
January
1/29/09
Loyola Invites Women To Go Red Girls Night Out In Homer Glen
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- To coincide with American Heart Month in February, the Loyola Center for Health at Homer Glen is inviting area women to share a night out with their girlfriends and with Loyola hea...
1/28/09
Loyola Names First Ronald McDonald House Charities® Endowed Professorship
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Dr. Charles Hemenway has been named the first Ronald McDonald House Charities® Endowed Professor in Pediatric Hematology Oncology at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Med...
1/26/09
Cutting Salt isn't the only way to Reduce Blood Pressure
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Most people know that too much sodium from foods can increase blood pressure.
A new study suggests that people trying to lower their blood pressure should also boost their intak...
1/22/09
Loyola Nurse Educates Latin Women About Neonatal Intensive Care
MAYWOOD, Ill. - Jeanette Cronin, RNC, BSN, presented "The NICU Experience" at the March of Dimes' Celebrando la Mujer Latina - Un Dia Para Ti in Chicago, Ill. This event was held to educate Latin ...
1/20/09
Health Story Ideas from Loyola University Health System
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Here are some recent Loyola health stories you may have missed. If you would like to follow up on any of these ideas, please call us at (708) 216-3200 or visit the media relations...
1/20/09
Loyola Nursing Administrator to Join Gottlieb
MELROSE PARK, Ill. -- Sue Flores, RN, MS, has joined Loyola University Health System (LUHS) at Gottlieb as associate vice president of nursing. She will oversee day-to-day operations of all nursin...
1/19/09
American Stroke Association Gives Loyola Gold Performance Award
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Loyola University Health System is the only academic medical center in Illinois to win the American Stroke Association's 2008 Gold Performance Achievement Award.
The award is gi...
1/16/09
You'll Need More Than Sunscreen
The suitcase is laid out. The perfect outfits have been chosen and the list of what not to forget has been made. You've been anxiously awaiting this trip, but more than sunscreen will be needed to ...
1/15/09
Loyola University Health System Selects New President of Gottlieb Memorial Hospital
MAYWOOD, Ill. January 15, 2009--Patricia "Trish" Cassidy, 47, a 20-year employee of Loyola University Health System (LUHS) who played a leading role in the decision to bring Gottlieb Memorial Hospi...
1/13/09
Loyola's Cardiovascular Clinic Marks First Anniversary in Park Ridge
PARK RIDGE, Ill. -- Loyola University Health System on Feb. 4th, 2009 will mark the first anniversary of a cardiovascular clinic that brings Loyola's top-rated heart and vascular doctors to Park Ri...
1/12/09
Vitamin D Is the "It" Nutrient of the Moment
MAYWOOD - Vitamin D is quickly becoming the "it" nutrient with health benefits for diseases, including cancer, osteoporosis, heart disease and now diabetes.
A recent review article published b...
1/9/09
Loyola Names New Chairman of Department of Medicine
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- A renowned infectious disease clinician and researcher and a recognized leader in academic medicine, Dr. David W. Hecht, has been named chairman of the Department of Medicine at Lo...
1/9/09
Alternative Medicine To Be Explored At Loyola Conference
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- For decades, traditional medicine has been dismissed as so much voodoo by practitioners of more modern medicine, but millions still rely on acupuncture, homeopathy and other altern...
1/8/09
Loyola Institute First In Chicago Dedicated To Finding New Preventions, Cures To Deadly Diseases
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Despite dramatic advances in medical research and treatments over the decades, the emergence of new infectious diseases and the return of those once thought vanquished continue to ...
1/6/09
Learn To Deal With The Challenges Of Hip, Knee Osteoarthritis
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- If you're one of the millions who suffer from hip and knee arthritis or have loved ones that do, the Loyola Center for Health at Homer Glen invites you to a free breakfast to learn...
1/5/09
Physical Activity May not be Key to Obesity Epidemic, Loyola Study Finds
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- A recent international study fails to support the common belief that the number of calories burned in physical activity is a key factor in rising rates of obesity.
Researchers f...
December
12/29/08
Moderate Drinking can Reduce Risks of Alzheimer's Dementia and Cognitive Decline
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Moderate drinkers often have lower risks of Alzheimer's disease and other cognitive loss, according to researchers who reviewed 44 studies.
In more than half of the studies, pub...
12/22/08
Santa Wears a Medical Coat?
MAYWOOD, Ill. - He's donned his red suit for photos in malls. Letters of wants and wishes are being addressed to him at the North Pole. He's the star of movies filling the airways, but for many fam...
12/17/08
Loyola Surgeons Perform First Simultaneous Double-Lung, Kidney Transplant In Illilnois, Wisconsin
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Eric McCabe of Wausau, Wis., had no earth-shaking plans for the future as he began his recovery from the rare double-lung and kidney transplant surgery he had at Loyola University ...
12/16/08
Loyola Patients at Decreased Risk For Pressure Ulcers and Related Infections
MAYWOOD - While people who are bedridden or in a wheelchair are typically at the greatest risk for developing bedsores and related complications, Loyola University Health System has taken steps to ...
12/15/08
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...
12/15/08
Loyola Nurse Named Outstanding Member of the Year By Oncology Nursing Society
MAYWOOD, Ill. - Karen Kiley, MS, ANP-BC, AOCN, was named Outstanding Member of the Year by the Chicago Chapter of Oncology Nursing Society. This award recognizes Kiley for the positive impact that...
12/11/08
Hope for the Holidays
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- '"Glory to God in the Highest and on earth peace, goodwill toward men.' That's what Christmas is all about, Charlie Brown."
For those who remember the late Cardinal Joseph Bernar...
12/3/08
Keeley Family Donates $2 Million For Redesign Of Loyola's Emergency Room
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- A family with deep roots at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine is funding a redesign that will dramatically enhance patient care in the emergency room of Loyola U...
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