Media Relations

News Tips for the Spring

Parents’ prom paranoia is often justified, says Loyola adolescent psychiatrist MaryLou Gutierrez. Some simple communication tips will help parents who are fearful of prom night, which often includes teen experimentation with drugs, alcohol and sex.

A cool new therapy for burn patients is helping to ease the pain of treatment. During physical therapy sessions, patients are given a virtual-reality helmet that shows an interactive arctic landscape equipped with software for pelting snowmen with snowballs. The distraction of the game and the coolness of the scene diminish the pain of the exterior world.

Pregnancy after age 40 continues to be a rising trend. Dr. John Gianopoulos, chairman, department of obstetrics and gynecology, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, provides the latest on ways to diminish risksfor expectant mothers who are approaching midlife.