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Past 12 Months May   5/16/12   Smartphones can be a Big Help to Visually Impaired, But Many Doctors Aren't Recommending Them MAYWOOD, Ill. -- iPhones and other smartphones can be a huge help to the visually impaired, but few vision doctors are recommending them to patients, according to a study co-authored by a Loyola Un   5/15/12   How a Five-Minute Chat Can Make a Big Difference to Dialysis Patients MAYWOOD, Ill. -- The constant health education that dialysis patients receive can lead to boredom and noncompliance. But a Loyola University Medical Center study has found that brief, casua   5/15/12   Loyola to Offer Free Osteoporosis Screenings WHAT:   The Loyola Osteoporosis & Metabolic Bone Disease Center will offer free osteoporosis screenings with physician interpretation of results and a recommendation plan. The   5/15/12   Loyola to Offer Free Women’s Health Events WHAT:    Loyola University Health System will host two Women’s Day events. Attendees will be able to: Learn about the latest developments in treating pelvic-floo   5/14/12   Loyola Cancer Center Director Named to "The One Hundred" List of Cancer Fighters MAYWOOD, Il. -- Dr. Patrick Stiff, director of Loyola University Medical Center's Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center, has been named to The One Hundred, a prestigious list of individuals and groups t   5/14/12   Loyola Trauma Expert Questions Wisdom Of Repeal Of Helmet Law MAYWOOD, Ill. -- The dream of motorcycle riding with the wind in your hair and the sun on your face became a reality in Michigan as the state famous for the motor city repealed in April a law requi   5/14/12   Loyola Researchers Report on How to Minimize Damage from a Stroke MAYWOOD, Il. -- Following a stroke, factors as varied as blood sugar, body temperature and position in bed can affect patient outcomes, Loyola University Medical Center researchers report. In   5/11/12   First-Time Mom to Celebrate Mother’s Day in Loyola’s NICU MAYWOOD, Ill. -- At her 24-week ultrasound, Julie Wilson was diagnosed with pre-eclampsia, a potentially life-threatening condition for moms and babies. Wilson was rushed to Loyola University Medic   5/11/12   Loyola Obesity Expert Advises Panel on Weight-Loss Devices WHO:  Dr. Chand can discuss issues pertaining to clinically meaningful weight loss, measurement, length of patient follow-up and acceptable risk in relation to defined weight loss. Dr.   5/10/12   Stritch Student Wins Prize for Excellence in Neurology MAYWOOD, Ill. – Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine student Jason Cuomo has received a 2012 American Academy of Neurology Medical Student Prize for Excellence in Neurology.   5/10/12   Loyola Names Nurse of the Year MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Cinthia La Porte, BSN, RN, was named Loyola University Health System’s Fanchon Knight Nurse of the Year during its annual Nursing Excellence Award Ceremony on Wednesday, May   5/10/12   Patients See Benefits and Risks to Direct-to-Consumer Genetics Tests, Loyola Study Finds MAYWOOD, Ill. – Patients see potential benefits from direct-to-consumer genetic testing, but are also concerned about how the test results will be used, and generally are unwilling to pay mor   5/9/12   Beauty Salons New Battlegrounds in Fight against Breast Cancer MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Beauty salons are joining in the fight against breast cancer. Sixteen west suburban and West Side salons are hosting an innovative "Mammograms for Mother's Day" initiative spo   5/3/12   Loyola Wins Gold Plus Achievement Award from American Stroke Association MAYWOOD, Ill. -- For the fourth year in a row, Loyola University Medical Center has won a Get with the Guidelines® Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award from the American Heart Association   5/3/12   Loyola Head and Neck Cancer Expert Brings Skills in Transoral Robotic Surgery MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Carol Bier-Laning, MD, brings her expertise in the treatment of head and neck cancer and tra   5/2/12   Expensive Diagnostic Test may not be Necessary before Stress Incontinence Surgery MAYWOOD, Ill.  -- A routine but expensive test for women who undergo stress incontinence surgery may not always be necessary, according to a study published in the latest issue of The New Engl   5/1/12   Better Ethics Education Needed for Stakeholders in Community-Based Health Research MAYWOOD, Ill. -- A growing number of health research programs are collaborating with community groups to conduct research. The groups help recruit study participants, obtain informed consent, colle April   4/30/12   Loyola to Celebrate Nurses Week 2012 MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Loyola University Health System (LUHS) will celebrate Nurses Week from May 7- 11. The theme for the week, “Healthy Nurses, Healthy Teams, Healthy Patients,” celebrates   4/30/12   Derrick Rose's Knee Unlikely to be 100 Percent after Surgery for Torn ACL, Loyola Surgeon Says MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Surgery to repair the type of ACL injury suffered by Chicago Bulls star Derric   4/30/12   Researchers Describe How to Manage Interferon Treatment and Depression in Hepatitis C Patients MAYWOOD, Ill. -- There's a high rate of depression among patients with hepatitis C, but a standard treatment for the disease includes a drug, interferon, that can cause depression. In a rev   4/27/12   Loyola to Co-Host Conference for Leukemia, Lymphoma, Myeloma and MDS Patients and Caregivers MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Loyola University Health System is joining the Leukemia Research Foundation and the National Marrow Donor Program in hosting a free conference on Saturday, May 5, for leukemia, lym   4/26/12   For Binge Drinkers, Relatively Minor Burns Can Lead to Serious Complications, Long Hospital Stays MAYWOOD, Ill. -- A Loyola University Medical Center study has found that binge drinking may slow recovery and increase medical costs for survivors of burn injuries. The study was presented during t   4/26/12   Fetal Membrane Transplantation Helps Prevent Blindness in Patients with Stevens-Johnson Syndrome/Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Transplanting tissue from newborn fetal membranes prevents blindness in patients with a devastating disease called Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, a Loyola University Medical Center stud   4/25/12   Double-Lung Transplant Patient Gives Thanks for 'Lucy and Ethel' WHO:   Judy Weimer, 53, was diagnosed with COPD, emphysema and bronchitis on New Year’s Eve in 2005 and received a double-lung transplant in 2009 at Loyola Universi   4/24/12   Vitamin D Deficiency Shown to Increase Rejection Rates in Lung Transplant Patients MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Vitamin D deficiency is associated with an increase in lung transplant rejection and infections, according to research conducted at Loyola University Health System (LUHS). Research   4/24/12   Loyola Pediatrician a Leader in Group Honored by the American Telemedicine Association MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Loyola University Medical Center pediatrician Dr. Kathleen Webster, a leader in the growing   4/23/12   Loyola University Medical Center's New COO Specializes in Operations Management MAYWOOD, Ill. – Wendy S. Leutgens, RN, MSN, a health-care executive with more than 20 years of experience in hospital operations, nursing management and physician practice management, has bee   4/23/12   Loyola to Offer Free Skin Cancer Screenings MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Dermatologists from Loyola University Health System will offer free skin cancer screenings in May as part of Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month. Skin cancer is the   4/19/12   Quick Sports Physicals Not Enough to Ensure Health of Teen Athletes MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Parenting a teenage athlete is a juggling act—monitoring homework, keeping up with practice and training schedules, weeks packed with competitions or games. It may seem like   4/18/12   Internationally Prominent Surgeon/Researcher Christopher Loftus, MD, to Lead Loyola's Department of Neurosurgery MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Dr. Christopher Loftus, a neurosurgeon who is internationally known for his research and treatment of cerebral aneurysms and stroke, has been named chair of the Department of Neuro   4/18/12   Loyola Pulmonologist Brings Specialized Care to Adults and Children MAYWOOD, Ill. – Erin M. Lowery, MD, MS, brings her expertise in caring for adult and pediatric pulmona   4/17/12   Loyola Looking for Superheroes to Help Fight Cancer MAYWOOD, Ill. – Inside each of us is a superhero ready to spring into action. On Saturday, May 19, Loyola University Health System (LUHS) will provide superhero training at Spring into Action   4/16/12   Saclarides Named Director of Colorectal Surgery at Loyola MAYWOOD, Ill. – Theodore J. Saclarides, MD, FACS, has been named director of the division of Colorectal Surgery at Loyola University Health System. Dr. Saclarides also will serve as professor   4/16/12   Some Patients Do Not Walk after Surgery Despite Encouragement MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Despite the well-documented benefits of walking after surgery, some patients are reluctant to make an attempt even with the encouragement of medical staff. Loyola University Health   4/13/12   Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center Receives Outstanding Achievement Award MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Loyola University Health System's Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center has received an Outstanding Achievement Award from the Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons.<   4/13/12   Loyola Stritch, Niehoff Students Receive Prestigious Schweitzer Fellowships MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Students from Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine and Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing were recently selected for prestigious Schweitzer Fellowships. Michelle Le   4/12/12   Sports Medicine Doctors Seeing a Rash of Injuries as Recreational Athletes Return to Action MAYWOOD, Ill. -- With temperatures warming and recreational athletes coming out of hibernation, sports medicine physicians are treating more sprains, strains, fractures, tendonitis and other injuri   4/12/12   How a Bump on the Head Could Have Caused Permanent Disability MAYWOOD, Ill. -- When Dr. Irene Gatti de Leon slipped on the ice and bumped her head, she wasn't too concerned. But two months later, she began to experience weakness in her right leg and r   4/11/12   Discovery Could Help to Develop New Drugs to Treat Organ Transplant and Cancer Patients MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Loyola researchers are reporting surprising findings about a molecule that hel   4/11/12   Prepare Your Employees for Stress of the NATO Summit MAYWOOD, Ill. – In a few weeks the eyes of the world will be on Chicago as representative   4/10/12   Chand Named Director of GI/Minimally Invasive Surgery, Bariatrics and Surgical Endoscopy MAYWOOD, Ill. – Bipan Chand, MD, FACS, FASMBS, FASGE, has been named director of the newly established division of GI/Minimally Invasive Surgery, director of the Bariatric Surgery program and   4/10/12   Loyola Neurologist is Editor of New 4th Edition of Practical Neurology MAYWOOD, Ill. -- The new 4th Edition of Practical Neurology, the respected "real-life" guide to   4/10/12   Child Obesity Expert Explains Why Epidemic Isn't Going Away Anytime Soon MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Approximately 20 percent of adolescents in the U.S. today are obese or overwei   4/9/12   Loyola Study Debunks Common Myth That Urine is Sterile MAYWOOD, Ill.  4/9/12   Loyola to Celebrate 10th Anniversary of School-Based Health Center MAYWOOD, Ill. -- The School-based Health Center at Proviso East High School will celebrate its 10th anniversar   4/5/12   Loyola Redesignated as a Level 4 Epilepsy Center MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Loyola University Medical Center has been redesignated as a Level 4 Epilepsy Center by the National Association of Epilepsy Centers (NAEC).   4/5/12   Don’t Let Your Belt Buckle Spring This Easter MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Easter gives us hope that even warmer weather will be just around the corner. But with life-size chocolate bunnies and baskets overflowing with jelly beans, it ca   4/2/12   Six Infectious Diseases Specialists Join Loyola MAYWOOD, Ill. -– James L. Cook, MD, has been named division director of Infectious Diseases and co-director of the Infectious Diseases and Immunology Institute of Loyola University Chicago St   4/2/12   Rev. Kevin O'Rourke, Seminal Figure in Catholic Health Care Ethics, Dies at 85 MAYWOOD, Ill. -- The Rev. Kevin O’Rourke, O.P., J.C.D., S.T.M, a seminal figure in Roman Catholic health care ethics in the United States, died March 28, 2012. He was 85. Rev. O'Rourk   4/2/12   Orthopaedic Surgeons See Epidemic of Thumb Arthritis MAYWOOD, Ill. -- As baby boomers age, orthopaedic surgeons are seeing more and more patients, especially women, who suffer from debilitating arthritis of the thumb. "It's a real epidemic," March   3/28/12   Spin Relay to Benefit Cancer Survivor Program at Loyola WHAT:  The Loyola Center for Fitness will host a spin relay to benefit Loyola University Health System’s Survivor Care, a wellness program for cancer survivors. Funds raised during the e   3/27/12   Loyola Study Finds Paramedics Skilled in Identifying Strokes MAYWOOD, Ill. - If a paramedic suspects a patient is having a stroke, the paramedic is probably right, a Loyola University Medical Center study has found. Researchers examined the records of 5   3/27/12   Unfortunately, Prom Prep Often Includes Trip to Tanning Salon MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Prom season is right around the corner and with that comes dress shopping and trips to the local tanning booths for many girls. Nearly 70 percent of tanning salon patrons are Cauca   3/26/12   Genetic Causes Found in Nearly 1 in 5 Patients with Dilated Cardiomyopathy Heart Failure MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Researchers have identified genetic causes in nearly 1 in 5 patients who suffer a type of heart failure called dilated cardiomyopathy.   3/23/12   Loyola Study Finds that a Non-Narcotic Pain Medication is Safe and Effective after Sinus Surgery MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Patients who have undergone sinus surgery can safely take an alternative pain medication that does not cause the side effects of narcotics such as fentanyl and Vicodin, a Loyola Un   3/22/12   R&B Legend and Minister Joe Simon Singing a New Tune after Quadruple Bypass Surgery MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Rhythm & Blues legend Joe Simon of Buffalo Grove is not one to stay silent   3/21/12   Stritch Student Receives National Family Medicine Award MAYWOOD, Ill. – Chandra Campbell, a fourth-year student at Loyola University Chicago Stri   3/21/12   Patients who Suffer Dry Eyes Find Relief from Wide-Diameter Contact Lenses MAYWOOD, Ill.  -- Susan Loughman is   3/21/12   How to Find the Right Running Shoes MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Thousands of people will kick off Chicago’s running season this Sunday w   3/20/12   Stritch School of Medicine Filled with Joy on Match Day MAYWOOD, Ill. -- The atrium at the Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine (SSOM) was filled with screams and tears of joy as 127 medical students learned the next steps in the medical   3/20/12   Poor Air Quality Alert Heralds First Day of Spring Chicago’s tree pollen count today is 1,600 – well over the 1,500 threshold that tri   3/19/12   Former Preemies Return to Celebrate 25th Anniversary of Loyola's NICU MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Former premature infants will return to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Loyo   3/16/12   Common Virus Can Lead to Life-Threatening Conditions in Children MAYWOOD, Ill. – Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is a common virus that infects the lungs and breathing passage ways. Though it may only produce minor cold symptoms in adults, it can lead to   3/16/12   Closing Hole in the Heart is No Better than Drugs in Preventing Strokes, Study Finds MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Loyola University Medical Center is one of the major enrollers in a landmark c   3/16/12   Loyola's Pediatric Surgery Division Gains Skilled Surgeon and Researcher MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Skilled surgeon and researcher   3/15/12   Blackhawks Player Cheers Up Patient Waiting for a Heart Transplant MAYWOOD, Ill. -- After spending more than six weeks in the hospital waiting for a heart transplant, Jason Cipri, 31, needed some cheering up. Cipri, a huge hockey fan, was thrilled when Bla   3/13/12   10 Stritch Students to Present Studies at American Physician Scientists Association Meeting MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Loyola University of Chicago Stritch School of Medicine students will present 10 studies at the upcoming American Physician Scientists Association meeting April 27-29 in Chicago.   3/13/12   A 'St. Patrick's Day Miracle ' MAYWOOD, Ill. -- A year ago, Donna Delaney Helma of Northbrook, Ill., could feel her life slipping away. She had severe emphysema, needed high doses of oxygen 24 hours a day and was unable   3/13/12   Loyola Study Reveals New Details about a Protein that Enables Cancer Cells to Start New Tumors in Distant Sites MAYWOOD, Ill. -- A Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine study has revealed deta   3/9/12   Allergy Count Takes Trial Run on March 12 MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Increased Pollen, Mold Make 2012 Allergy Season Already "One of the Worst. WHAT: Pollen is already in the air in historic highs due to the  mild winter and is cre   3/8/12   On Match Day Loyola Medical Students Learn What's in Store for the Future MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Match Day is the most anticipated day of the year for graduating students at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine as they learn where they will do their residencies   3/8/12   26th Annual Ruth K. Palmer Symposium Will Feature Latest Nursing Research MAYWOOD, Ill. -- The 26th Annual Ruth K. Palmer Research Symposium will bring the latest inform   3/7/12   Veteran Financial Health-Care Executive Named CFO of Loyola University Health System MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Jay Sial, 47, a senior financial executive with more than 25 years of experience in managing the finances of health-care systems, has been named chief financial officer of Loyola U   3/6/12   Couple Brought Together by Rare Genetic Disorders MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Husband and wife Thomas and Laureen Lash were born with rare genetic disorders   3/6/12   Pediatric Critical Care Specialist Brings Expertise to Loyola MAYWOOD, Ill. –   3/5/12   The Hazards of Daylight Saving Time and Other Tips for National Sleep Awareness Week MAYWOOD, Ill. -- It's National Sleep Awareness Week, and several of the sleep specialists at Lo   3/1/12   Loyola Scientists' Video Goes Viral MAYWOOD, Ill. -- A scientific method paper and video by Loyola researchers has gone viral.   3/1/12   Loyola Bioethicist Calls Jon Stewart 'Our Greatest Public Intellectual' MAYWOOD, Ill. -- In an article in the American Journal of Bioethics, a Loyola bioethicist is ca February   2/29/12   Call Your Doctor if Your Child has these Symptoms MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Unfortunately, kids get sick. Fighting a virus or common cold is good for a ch   2/28/12   Loyola Names New Director of Nursing MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Kim Reeks, RN, MSN, has been named the director of nursing at Loyola University Health System (LUHS). Reeks has filled the position most recently held by Mary Morrow, RN, PhD, ACNS   2/27/12   High Heels are Leading Cause of Ingrown Toenails MAYWOOD, Ill. -- High heels can cause a number of foot problems, yet most women aren’t wi   2/27/12   Loyola Study Shows How to Rescue the Immune System in Compromised Conditions MAYWOOD, Ill. – In a study published in Nature Medicine, Loyola researchers report on a promising new technique that potentially could turn immune system killer T cells into more effective we   2/24/12   Loyola Radiologist to Receive Gold Medal From Chicago Radiological Society MAYWOOD, Ill.  -- The Chicago Radiological Society will present Loyola radiologist Kathleen A. Ward, MD, FACR, with the Distinguished Service Award, the society's highest honor. The aw   2/22/12   Celiac Disease is Linked to Osteoporosis MAYWOOD, Ill. -- People with celiac disease are at risk for osteoporosis, accordi   2/19/12   Loyola Plays Key Role in World's Longest Kidney Transplant Chain MAYWOOD, Ill.  -- A Loyola University Medical Center patient has become the final link in the world's longest living-donor kidney transplant chain. The chain involved 30 donors, 30 rec   2/16/12   Loyola Named Among Top Cancer Hospitals in the Nation MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Loyola University Medical Center has been named one of the nation's top hospitals in cancer research, prevention, treatment and education by Becker's Hospital Review. The p   2/16/12   Loyola Center for Fitness to Hold Indoor Triathlon The Loyola Center for Fitness will host its third annual triathlon on Saturday, March 31. This   2/16/12   Easter is Coming, but Don't Let it Ruin Your Healthy Lenten Habits MAYWOOD, Ill. – For many people Lent is a time to take a step back, evaluate what is impor   2/15/12   Leon-Jauregui Named President of Loyola's Gottlieb Medical Staff MELROSE PARK, Ill. -- For the first time in its 50-year history, the physicians at Gottlieb Memorial Hospital will be led by an all-female team of medical officers. The 2012 physician executive tea   2/14/12   Can't Seem To Lose Weight? Top Reasons Why from Loyola Weight-Loss Expert MELROSE PARK, Ill. -- It’s been more than a month since New Year’s and swimsuit sea   2/14/12   Chicago Couples Welcome New Babies on Valentine's Day MELROSE PARK, Ill -- Roberto Levi-D’Ancona, OB/GYN, played Cupid this Valentine’s D   2/14/12   Loyola to Hold Nursing Job Fair and Open House MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Loyola University Health System (LUHS) will host a nursing job fair and open h   2/13/12   Breast Implants are Most Popular Form of Plastic Surgery MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Breast augmentations are the most common form of plastic surgery nationwide, according to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. Loyola University Health System plastic surgeons   2/10/12   Loyola University Chicago to Honor Nursing Alumni MAYWOOD, Ill. -- The Loyola University Chicago Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing will honor tw   2/9/12   A Gentler Way of Doing Brain Surgery MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Carolyn Davis checked into Loyola University Medical Center with a life-threat   2/8/12   Don't Let Food Take Control of Your Valentine's Day MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Valentine’s Day has turned into a day of indulgences. Whether swimming in the eyes of the one you love over a luscious dinner or drowning your loneliness in a box of chocolat   2/7/12   Is It Ever OK To Hug Your Doctor? MAYWOOD, Ill. – To hug or not to hug, that really is the question. We’ve all had th   2/7/12   Is There Really Such a Thing as a Broken Heart? MAYWOOD, Ill.  -- On Valentine's Day, people who have been unlucky in love are sometimes said to suffering from a "broken heart." It turns out that a broken heart is an actual medical   2/6/12   Easy-to-Use Blood Thinners Likely to Replace Coumadin for Atrial Fibrillation Patients at Risk for Stroke, Loyola Physicians Report MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Within a few years, a new generation of easy-to-use blood-thinning drugs will   2/6/12   Now that the Super Bowl is Over, How Can Fans Cope with Football Withdrawal? MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Now that the Super Bowl is over, millions of fans will go through withdrawal s   2/2/12   Dark Chocolate and Red Wine Are the Heart-Healthy Food, Drink of Love MELROSE PARK, Ill. – Forget the oysters and the champagne this Valentine’s Day. If you want to keep your true love’s heart beating strong, dark chocolate and red   2/2/12   Magnetic Therapy Becoming More Popular for Treating Depression MAYWOOD, Ill. -- A new magnetic therapy that treats major depression recently received a major   2/1/12   Valentine's Day is the Worst Time to Kiss, Says Loyola Infectious Disease Expert MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Say “I love you” with flowers, chocolates or a greeting card, but be careful when you kiss this Valentine’s Day. “Mid-February can January   1/30/12   Gottlieb Immediate Care Center at River Forest to Open in February MELROSE PARK, Ill. – Gottlieb Memorial Hospital is opening a new health center designed around the needs of patients in the Near West suburbs. The Gottlieb Center for Immediate Care at River   1/27/12   Leading Killer in Nation Starts in Childhood MAYWOOD, Ill. – When we think about people with heart disease we usually think about midd   1/25/12   Most Kids in Loyola Burn Unit Arrive with Scalding Injuries MAYWOOD, Ill. -- The Mleczko family had just settled down at the table of a local restaurant fo   1/24/12   They're Gross! A Parent's Survival Guide to Lice MAYWOOD, Ill. – They’re small, creepy and suck your blood. Every parent dreads it,   1/23/12   Sex is Safe for Most Heart Disease and Stroke Patients MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Good news for heart disease and stroke patients: For most patients, it's proba   1/20/12   Gottlieb Awarded National Accreditation for Echocardiography MELROSE PARK, Ill. -- Gottlieb Memorial Hospital has received a three-year accreditation in the   1/18/12   Surgeons Having More Success Reattaching Fingers and Thumbs MAYWOOD, Ill.  -- Tom Thompson nearly lost his lef   1/16/12   At Loyola University Chicago, Medical and Nursing Students are Learning Together MAYWOOD, Ill. -- In the traditional practice of medicine, the physician is boss, and tells everyone else what to do. But at Loyola University Chicago, medical and nursing students are le   1/13/12   Woman's Vision Completely Restored after Second Cataract Surgery WHAT:     Janice Gurvey, 46, can now see out of both eyes thanks to dramatic cataract surgery performed Thursday, Jan. 12, at Loyola’s Gottlieb Memorial Hospital. She had   1/12/12   Loyola Anesthesiologists Contribute Expertise to National Anesthesia Reference Manual MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Four Loyola anesthesiologists have written chapters for the Manual of Clinical Anesthesiology, a popular reference and teaching tool used in hospitals across the nation.   1/12/12   Stritch Joins National Effort to Address Medical Needs of Veterans and their Families MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine is joining   1/12/12   Surprising Results from Loyola Study of Smoke-Inhalation Patients MAYWOOD, Ill. -- A Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine study includes some une   1/11/12   Don't Want Your Eyes Shouting Your Age? Just Think About the 4 Rs! MAYWOOD, Ill. – Eyes are called the windows to the soul, but the fine lines around the ey   1/4/12   Loyola Welcomes First Baby of the New Year MAYWOOD, Ill. – Ja’Nyah Crawford-Scotland was born at 11:01 a.m. on New Year’   1/4/12   Contact Lens Study Named Top Presentation at Loyola Research Symposium MAYWOOD, Ill. -- A study about how wearing contact lenses affects glaucoma measurements has bee   1/4/12   Gottlieb's First Baby of the New Year is Born MELROSE PARK, Ill -- Ali Sefovic was born at 2:29 p.m. on New Year’s Day, the first baby December   12/30/11   'I Can See!' WHAT:     Janice Gurvey, 45, can no   12/29/11   Impact of Integrative Medicine Explored at Loyola Conference WHAT:  Integrative medicine has become a vital tool in medical practitioners’ arsenal to treat the whole person and not just the disease. Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medi   12/29/11   How to Prevent, Treat a New Year's Hangover MAYWOOD, Ill. – New Year’s Eve is fast approaching and many plan on ringing in the new year with a few drinks. Dr. Aaron Michelfelder, a   12/29/11   Don't be the Fall Guy this Winter MELROSE PARK, Ill. – Tread lightly and don’t get too confident; winter is officiall   12/29/11   The ABCs of Claiming the First Baby of the New Year No birth is as widely anticipated or reported as the first baby of the new year.   12/28/11   John Robinson, MD, named Master Teacher at Stritch School of Medicine MAYWOOD, Ill. -- John Robinson, MD, has been selected a Ralph P. Leischner Master Teacher by fe   12/27/11   43 Loyola Physicians Named to Chicago Magazine's Top Doctors List MAYWOOD, Ill. – Forty-three Loyola University Health System physicians have been named to Chicago magazine's annual list of Chicago's Top Doctors. 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