RSS Channels IndexLoyola Researcher Receives $1.5 Million Grant To Study Vitamin D Supplementation in Women with Diabetes and Depression
A Loyola University Chicago Niehoff School of Nursing researcher has received a four-year, $1.49 million grant to study whether Vitamin D can improve mood in women with diabetes who are depressed.
6/18/2013 8:10 PM EDT
Loyola Medical School Bestows Highest Honor to Leader in Burn Care
Richard L. Gamelli, MD, FACS, a world-renowned leader in the care and treatment of burn injury, is being awarded Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine’s highest honor. Gamelli will receive the school’s 2013 Stritch Medal in...
6/18/2013 4:00 PM EDT
Loyola’s Medical School Welcomes DREAM Act Applications
Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine is the first medical school in the nation to announce that it is accepting applications for admission from undocumented immigrants in response to President Barack Obama’s Deferred Action for...
6/13/2013 3:25 PM EDT
Loyola Pediatrician Helps Get Old School Supplies out of Junk Closets and into the Hands of Kids in Need
At the end of every school year, Dr. Carla Minutti, pediatric endocrinologist at Loyola University Health System, was surprised by the amount of school supplies her two children brought home. She hatched an idea that connected families at Lincoln...
6/13/2013 11:00 AM EDT
New Surgical Technique for Bell's Palsy Facial Paralysis
A Loyola University Medical Center surgeon is using electrical stimulation as part of an advanced surgical technique to treat Bell’s palsy, a condition that causes paralysis on one side of a patient’s face.
6/11/2013 4:25 PM EDT
Loyola Takes to the Links to Screen for Skin Cancer
Loyola dermatologists to visit area golf course to identify those at risk.
6/11/2013 3:00 PM EDT
Workers Do Not Quit Due To Mandatory Flu Shot
In its fourth year with 99 percent compliance, Loyola University Health System's mandatory flu shot program is the subject of a study presented by Jorge Parada, MD, Loyola University Health System, presented at an infectious disease conference.
6/11/2013 3:00 PM EDT
New Loyola Study Identifies Hepatitis C Virus Entry Factor
A new study completed by researchers at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine reveals that HCV not only alters expression of the iron-uptake receptor known as transferrin receptor 1 (TfR1) but that TfR1 also mediates HCV entry.
6/10/2013 3:05 PM EDT
Why an Orthopaedic Surgeon Wore a Flight Suit to a Hockey Game
Dane Salazar, MD, a major in the U.S. Air Force and an orthopaedic surgeon, wore his flight suit to a recent Chicago Blackhawks playoff game. Salazar had been chosen to stand on the rink and salute the flag during the National Anthem.
5/13/2013 4:00 PM EDT
Get a Jump on Daylight Saving Time
Many people will go to work sleep deprived on Monday because they will have trouble adjusting to Daylight Saving Time. A sleep specialist recommends that in the days leading up to Daylight Saving Time, start adjusting by going to bed and getting up...
3/7/2013 10:00 AM EST
Will Super Bowl Party be the Death of Your New Year's Diet Resolution?
Loyola University Health System dietitian Gina Neill offers tips to eat healthy during the Super Bowl.
1/28/2013 1:50 PM EST
Whooping Cough Vaccine Waning: Loyola Experts Available to Comment
9/12/2012 12:00 PM EDT
Kids and Cholesterol Testing. Loyola Pediatric Cardiology Expert Available
Joel Hardin, MD, director of pediatric cardiology at Loyola University Health System, is willing to comment on the merits and controversy surrounding a recent recommendation for universal cholesterol testing during childhood.
7/25/2012 3:00 PM EDT
Loyola Occupational Medicine Expert Comments on Arlington Heights Explosion
The explosion that occurred in an Arlington Heights factory that killed one and injured several others may have a long-lasting physical and emotional impact on fellow workers and community members, according to Mary Capelli-Schellpfeffer, MD,...
5/22/2012 3:30 PM EDT
Loyola Toxicologist Notes One NATO Chemical Substance Abuse Incident Reported
News report of unidentified chemical substance used on a police officer and threat of continued protest noted by Loyola toxicologist, Christina Hantsch. As wind gusts pick up in the area, "You don't spit into the wind, and you sure don't spray...
5/21/2012 3:45 PM EDT
Loyola Trauma Expert Questions Repeal Of Helmet Law
Nearly 5 billion was absorbed by the non-riding public due to lack of helmet laws, and Michigan is now the 31st state to abandon helmet laws. Loyola trauma surgeon offers grim statistics on increase in fatalities, crashes when helmet laws are not in...
5/14/2012 1:00 PM EDT