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
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 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...
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.
...
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
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...
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 ...
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
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...
2/9/09
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 ...
2/5/09
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
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...
1/20/09
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...
1/19/09
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...
November
11/20/08
Study Identifies Causes of Bone Loss in Breast Cancer Patients
MAYWOOD -- Osteoporosis is a growing concern among breast cancer survivors and their doctors, because certain cancer drugs can cause bone loss.
But a new study has found that cancer drugs aren't...
11/20/08
Loyola Named Top Hospital for Cardiovascular Care
MAYWOOD -- Loyola University Health System is the only Illinois hospital to be named to a list of the nation's top 30 teaching hospitals with cardiovascular residency programs.
Loyola is among t...
11/17/08
'Let the Sunshine In' to Protect your Heart this Winter
MAYWOOD - The temperature might not be the only thing plummeting this winter. Many people also will experience a decrease in their vitamin D levels, which can play a role in heart disease, accordi...
11/17/08
How To Revitalize Your Aging Immune System
MAYWOOD, Ill. - As you age, your immune system's ability to fight off bacteria, viruses, fungus and other infectious germs begins to decline.
So having a healthy immune system is a plus year-rou...
11/14/08
Loyola's Physician Group Votes To Integrate With Health System
(MAYWOOD, Ill.) November 14, 2008---For those who receive care at Loyola University Health System's (LUHS) hospitals and clinics, the only sign of change may be a one consolidated medical bill ins...
11/12/08
Female Testosterone Therapy Leaves Much to Be Desired
MAYWOOD - Testosterone therapy may not be the magic bullet women with low libidos are hoping for, according to seasoned sex therapist Domeena Renshaw, MD.
"Female sexual dysfunction is being t...
11/11/08
Heating Heart with Catheter 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...
11/5/08
Loyola Physicians Tell How To Weather The Post-Election Blues
MAYWOOD, Ill. - It's a week after your guy lost the most emotionally charged presidential campaign in memory.
Your 401K has the value of a bus token.
Days are shorter causing seasonal affect...
11/5/08
Bond Girl Draws Attention to Babies Born with Extra Fingers or Toes
MAYWOOD -- One of the Bond Girls in the new James Bond movie is drawing attention to a relatively common congenital condition called polydactyly -- extra fingers or toes.
Gemma Arterton, who pla...
October
10/31/08
Nurses Key Players In Bringing New Leading-Edge Technology To Loyola
MAYWOOD, Ill. - From administering medication to providing support and comfort, nurses play very vital roles in the care of patients.
However, of all the things nurses do, probably one of their ...
10/30/08
Loyola To Host Women's Night Out in Homer Glen
MAYWOOD, Ill. - Women's lives 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 Homer Gle...
10/29/08
Loyola's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Welcomes Back Old Friends, Families
Hundreds of people who began life as fragile "preemies" clinging to life in Loyola's neonatal intensive care unit return with their families and friends to celebrate with the nurses, physicians and...
10/27/08
Loyola's Ronald McDonald® Children's Hospital Celebrates 10th Anniversary of Pediatric Mobile Health Unit
MAYWOOD - Asthma patient Michelle Boens, 13, can breathe easier knowing that care is a short ride away, thanks to Loyola's Pediatric Mobile Health Unit, which celebrates its 10th anniversary on Mon...
10/22/08
Women's Health Magazine Names Loyola Oncologist One of America's Top Doctors for Women
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Dr. Kathy Albain, who has earned an international reputation for her research on breast cancer and lung cancer, has been named one of America's Top Doctors for Women by Women's Hea...
10/22/08
Why Binge Drinking is Bad for Your Bones
MAYWOOD, Il. -- Studies in recent years have demonstrated that binge drinking can decrease bone mass and bone strength, increasing the risk of osteoporosis.
Now a Loyola University Stritch Schoo...
10/21/08
Loyola To Conduct 24-Hour Mass Vaccination Drill
MAYWOOD, Ill. - Loyola University Health System will conduct a 24-hour emergency response exercise to test its ability to quickly and efficiently administer mass immunizations by inoculating its mo...
10/16/08
Director of the Neiswanger Institute Named President Elect of National Organization
MAYWOOD, Ill. - Mark Kuczewski, director of the Neiswanger Institute for Bioethics & Health Policy, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, has been named president-elect of the Ameri...
10/15/08
It's Not Too Soon to Begin Preparing for the Flu
MAYWOOD, Ill. - With flu season just around the corner, this is no time to dilly dally before getting vaccinated against an illness that usually strikes hardest in late fall and winter.
"The tim...
10/13/08
Loyola Physician Uses Harp To Soothe, Heal Patients
MAYWOOD, Ill. - The soothing tones of a harp filled her room at Loyola University Hospital as Donna Kuzniar closed her eyes and mentally journeyed off to a more serene place and time, free of the p...
10/9/08
Loyola Brings Orthopedic Expertise to Gottlieb
MELROSE PARK -- When Roy Krumm needed a joint replacement for his arthritic knee, he went to the specialists at Loyola University Health System.
Four orthopedic surgeons at Loyola specialize in ...
10/8/08
Women: Take a Day for Yourself Oct. 18
MAYWOOD -- Loyola Center for Health & Fitness is inviting women to take some time for themselves to attend a free health and fitness day on Saturday, Oct. 18.
Women's Day is designed to sharpen ...
10/1/08
New Digital Mammograms are Faster, more Accurate in Women Under 50
MAYWOOD -- Women who come to Loyola University Health System for mammograms are finding the new digital technology used at outpatient clinics is reducing exam times by at least half.
Older tech...
September
9/26/08
Loyola to Offer Free Blood Pressure Screening, Thera-Band Class
Loyola Center for Health at Homer Glen will offer free blood pressure screenings and a Thera-Band class during Senior Week activities at the Orland Park Sportsplex, 11351 W. 159th St.
Loyola is ...
9/23/08
Understanding Disorder that Causes Skin to Lose Color Might Also Help in the Fight Against Deadly Skin Cancer
MAYWOOD, Ill. - About 1 million Americans suffer a skin disorder called vitiligo, which causes unsightly white patches on the face, hands and other parts of the body.
A Loyola University Hospita...
9/19/08
Loyola University Chicago and Health System Launch Public Phase of Half-Billion-Dollar Capital Campaign
Building on 138 years of academic excellence and commitment to heath care in Chicago, on September 20, alumni and friends will celebrate the public launch of Loyola University Chicago’s half-...
9/17/08
'I'm Back! My Lifestyle Has Been Changed Completely'
MAYWOOD, Ill. - Swallowing is something most people do without giving it so much as a second thought.
Joe Gerace of Joliet was one of a growing number of exceptions. For months, he couldn't get...
9/15/08
Loyola Nurse Sets Trend By Winning Prestigious National Honors
MAYWOOD, Ill. - The nurses of the neonatal intensive care unit at Loyola University Medical Hospital in Maywood, Ill., are doing something exceedingly right in caring for their tiny patients, accor...
9/15/08
Loyola Doctors Describe Unusual Stroke in Journal Article
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Minutes after having sexual intercourse with her boyfriend, a 35-year-old woman suddenly felt her left arm go weak. Her speech became slurred and she lost feeling on the left side ...
9/15/08
Is Re-Emerging Superbug The Next MRSA?
MAYWOOD, Ill. - Dr. Ed Corboy had no idea what was afflicting his 80-year-old mother, Joan Corboy.
All he knew for certain was that since being treated for what was a routine diarrheal infectio...
9/10/08
Loyola Offers Free "Heart Smart" Lectures at Park Ridge Clinic
PARK RIDGE, Ill. - Loyola University Health System's new Park Ridge clinic is offering a series of free lectures on how to maintain a healthy heart and prevent strokes.
The Heart Smart Lecture S...
August
8/27/08
Internationally Known Researcher Named Director of Loyola Neuroscience Institute
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Kathryn J. Jones, PhD, an internationally known neuroscience researcher, has been named director of the Neuroscience Institute, Loyola University Chicago.
The Neuroscience Insti...
8/26/08
More Aortic Chest Aneurysms Being Treated With Less-Invasive Stents
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- An estimated 60,000 Americans are walking around with time bombs in their chests called thoracic aortic aneurysms.
At any time, their main chest artery could suddenly burst open...
8/25/08
Loyola To Offer Free Prostate Cancer Screenings
WHAT: Prostate cancer ranks only behind skin cancer as the most common type of cancer found in American men, according to the American Cancer Society. You don't have to be among the more than 2...
8/25/08
New Hope for Stroke Patients
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- If a stroke patient doesn't get treatment within approximately the first three hours of symptoms, there's not much doctors can do to limit damage to the brain.
But now researche...
8/19/08
Brain Surgery is Getting Easier on Patients
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Dr. Edward Duckworth is part of a new generation of neurosurgeons who are making brain surgery a lot easier on patients.
At Loyola University Hospital, Duckworth is using less-i...
8/13/08
Loyola Groups Offer Support to Cancer Patients, Families, Caregivers
MAYWOOD, Ill. - A diagnosis of cancer affects the patient as well as their family and friends. All can struggle with shock, disbelief, fear, anxiety, guilt, sadness, anger and other strong emotions...
8/1/08
Niehoff School of Nursing, Hines VA Hospital Receive $3 Million Veterans Affairs Grant
MAYWOOD, IL -- Loyola University Chicago Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing and Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital have teamed up to help ease the critical shortage of nurses within the VA system and the...
July
7/31/08
Retired Loyola Physician was 'Outstanding Educator, Role Model for Generations of Physicians'
MAYWOOD, Ill. - John R. Tobin, MD, retired dean of Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine, died at home Tuesday, July 29. He was 91.
Tobin was "an outstanding educator and role model for ...
7/31/08
Illinois is Third State to Require Comprehensive Eye Exams for Students Entering Kindergarten
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Illinois this fall will become the third state in the nation to require incoming kindergarten students to get comprehensive eye exams.
One of the first children to benefit is 5-...
7/25/08
Loyola to Host Tour of Health Fair
Students from Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine and Loyola's Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing are teaming up with the Maywood Health Initiative and Village of Maywood to host A...
7/25/08
Loyola Joins Cook County, Circuit Court to Host Back-to-School Fair
The Loyola Children's Center at Maybrook Court is sponsoring a Health & Back-to-School Fair.
The event will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 6 at the Fourth District Municipal C...
7/23/08
Of Microbes and Men
MAYWOOD, Ill. - Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine has formed a new institute to find ways to diagnose, cure and prevent infectious diseases by studying how microbes and the human...
7/18/08
Iced Tea's Hidden Health Hazard
MAYWOOD, Ill. - Mark Mulac was once an "avid lover" of iced tea, downing up to six glasses a day of the popular summertime thirst-quencher.
"I was a junkie on a bender. I had to have it every da...
7/17/08
One Month After her Mother Dies of Breast Cancer, Teenage Daughter Raises $20,000 in Fundraising Swin
MAYWOOD, Ill. - When Caitlin Garvey was on the Oak Park River Forest High School swim team, her biggest fan was her mom.
Denise Garvey never missed her daughter's meets, even while being treated...
7/17/08
Thousands of Children and Young Adults Die of Strokes Each Year
MAYWOOD, Ill. - Sideria Hendricks is only 10 years old, but she already has suffered two strokes.
The first occurred on Christmas Eve a few years ago. Sideria suddenly couldn't speak, and her le...
7/11/08
U.S. News & World Report ranks Loyola's heart program among the top 50 in the United States
MAYWOOD, Ill.--For the sixth year in a row, U.S. News & World Report has ranked Loyola as one of the top 50 hospitals nationwide for Heart and Heart Surgery in the magazine's annual "America’...
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