Four Loyola Medicine physicians have been named to Negocios Now’s 2016 “Who’s Who in Hispanic Chicago.” Loyola has more physicians on the list than any other medical center.
In a new paradigm of breast cancer research, physicians are fast-tracking promising new experimental drugs for further study, while immediately dropping drugs that don’t work. Two such studies are published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Loyola Medicine will be among the first health systems in the country to offer heart patients a new stent that is absorbed by the body. “Patients will demand this device once they understand the limitations of metal stents,” said cardiologist Fred Leya, MD.
Fireworks. Parades. Outdoor sports. Barbecues. The Fourth of July holiday weekend is a time to celebrate with family and friends, not spend time in the emergency room. According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, about 230 people go to the emergency department every day during the month surrounding the July Fourth holiday with fireworks-related injuries alone. Here are a few tips from Loyola Medicine experts to protect your health this summer holiday season:
New devices called stent retrievers, which effectively reverse strokes, are revolutionizing the treatment of certain stroke patients.
A kidney transplantation means much more than good health to Jason E. Jones. The 53 year-old Hyde Park artist and Loyola Medicine patient draws daily creative inspiration from his chronic health experience. "My new kidney changed not only my life but my life's work," said Mr. Jones, who has been an artist for two decades. "My whole health journey became part of my artistic process and my daily experiences with medication and dialysis were incorporated into my artwork."
A Loyola Medicine liver transplant patient won three medals and a heart transplant won one medal during the 2016 Transplant Games.
Cloyd Goley of Farmersville, Ohio was suffering from a debilitating lung disease when he read a newspaper story that gave him hope.
Loyola scientists have solved a mystery that has long baffled HIV researchers: How does HIV manage to enter the nucleus of immune system cells? The discovery, reported in the journal PLOS Pathogens, could lead to effective new drugs to treat HIV/AIDS.
Loyola University Chicago is hosting a June 22 workshop on three giant proteins that play critical roles in heart disease. The conference is titled, "Titin and its binding partners, myosin binding protein-C and obscurin in health and disease."
Loyola Medicine optometrist Eileen Gable, OD, FAOO, has been named president-elect of the Illinois chapter of the American Academy of Optometry (AAO). “Increasing education about eye care is a passion of mine and I look forward to continuing to expand the instructional programs of the Illinois chapter of the American Academy of Optometry," said Dr. Gable, who specializes in pediatric optometry at Loyola. “I am really proud of how that translates into the exceptional work done in the communities by my AAO colleagues."
Many mesothelioma patients avoid surgery for fear it will degrade their quality of life. But a study has found just the opposite: Patients who underwent an operation called pleurectomy and decortication (PD) generally reported their quality of life improved after surgery.
When Aleksandra Pryszczewska was a toddler, she often stumbled and bumped into things because of an eye condition called strabismus, or lazy eye. Her left eye veered to the far right, altering her line of vision causing her sight to be impaired. While strabismus is traditionally corrected during early childhood, Ms. Pryszczewska's only surgery was unsuccessful. Loyola is one of the few medical centers that treats adult strabismus.
Loyola University Health System Chief Financial Officer Blaine Petersen, a financial healthcare executive with more than 30 years’ leadership experience, has been named to Becker’s Hospital Review’s “150 Hospital and Health System CFOs to Know.”
Amy Pittman, MD, an otolaryngologist who specializes in microvascular head and neck reconstructive surgery has joined Loyola Medicine. Dr. Pittman is an assistant professor in the department of otolaryngology of Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine. She is board certified in otolaryngology.
A study presented at ASCO may help reassure patients who worry the breast cancer drug tamoxifen could increase their risk of uterine cancer.
Four years ago at the Donate Life Transplant Games of America, liver transplant patient Geno Bianchi won gold medals in volleyball and doubles bowling and a silver medal in basketball. Mr. Bianchi, 28, will be competing in the same three events in the 2016 Transplant Games June 10-15 in Cleveland. This year, he hopes to win three golds.
Loyola University Medical Center is the first center in Illinois to be accredited by the American Physical Therapy Association as a post-professional residency program for physical therapists in women’s health. Loyola is one of nine centers nationwide to receive the accreditation.
Loyola Medicine sports medicine physician Nathaniel Jones, MD, will serve as team physician for U.S. Soccer’s under-23 women’s team in the four-nation Nordic Tournament June 2-7 in Shropshire, England.
For the eighth year in a row, Loyola University Medical Center has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With the Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award.
Mariana was brought to Loyola Medical Center to treat a rare brain tumor at the young age of five. Her treatment process was extensive, including surgery, radiation and intense chemotherapy. Throughout it all, Mariana kept an optimistic attitude.
In obese prostate cancer patients, robotic-assisted surgery to remove the prostate reduces the risk of blood loss and prolonged hospital stays, a Loyola Medicine study has found.
Combining radiation treatments with a new generation of immunotherapies is showing promise as a one-two-punch against melanoma, Loyola Medicine researchers report in a review article in the Journal of Radiation Oncology.
As a marathon runner, a healthy lifestyle is a way of life for Ross Forman. So Forman was shocked when a free Loyola Medicine screening at a local race revealed he had early skin cancer. The running coach for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Team in Training program suddenly felt he was in a race for his life.
Leading experts on cancer immunotherapy from around the country will gather May 19 for Loyola University Chicago’s 5th Annual Translational Science Symposium.
Former NICU baby overcomes multiple obstacles to become a thriving toddler who will be recognized at the Loyola Health, Hope and Heroes 5K Run/Walk.
A Loyola Medicine study suggests it may not be necessary for knee replacement patients to wait up to two weeks after surgery before showering, as many surgeons now require.
For the third year in a row, Loyola University Medical Center has been named to Becker’s Hospital Review’s list of “100 Great Hospitals in America.”
A provocative new book by Loyola Medicine radiation oncologist James S. Welsh, MD, “Sharks Get Cancer, Mole Rats Don’t: How Animals Could Hold the Key to Unlocking Cancer Immunity in Humans,” explores how animals can help us understand how the immune system can be used to fight cancer.
The Chicago Radiological Society has given Loyola Medicine pediatric radiologist Aruna Vade, MD, FACR, its highest honor, the Distinguished Service Award. Dr. Vade was honored for her “outstanding leadership in organized medicine on local, state and national levels and her many years of dedicated service to radiology.”
Loyola University Chicago researchers are among the co-authors of a groundbreaking study that found humans have a higher metabolism rate than closely related primates, which enabled humans to evolve larger brains. The findings may point toward strategies for combating obesity.
A newly discovered tumor gene may help to predict survival outcomes in patients with cancer of the mouth and tongue. If the gene is expressed (turned on), patients are 4.6 times more likely to die at any given time. The finding could help guide treatment, Loyola University Chicago researchers say.
In recognition of National Stroke Awareness Month, Loyola Medicine will hold free education-and-screening health fairs, host a mass for stroke survivors and post educational tips on social media in May.
Robert W. Panton, MD, FACS, Gottlieb Memorial Hospital ophthalmologist, has been re-elected vice speaker of the Illinois State Medical Society (ISMS) during the group’s annual meeting in Springfield, Illinois.
Loyola Medicine endocrinologist Pauline Camacho, MD, FACE, will be inaugurated as president of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) at its 25th Annual Scientific and Clinical Congress in Orlando on May 16.
A Loyola University Medical Center patient underwent a successful liver/kidney transplant to treat nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (fatty liver disease).
“The Hospital Neurology Book,” is a practical, comprehensive and groundbreaking guide to neurology in the hospital setting.
Nasoalveolar molding, a special surgery for children born with cleft lip and cleft palate, employs a retainer-like orthodontic apparatus that helps facilitate healing of the nose, lip and gum.
Hayden Schaumburg suffered paralysis during a high school football game. After a 10-hour surgery and 47 days at Loyola University Medical Center, he was breathing on his own and able to continue rehabilitation. He returns to Loyola to help raise money for the pediatrics program this June.
Loyola University Chicago opened an innovative medical research and education center April 21 on its Health Sciences Division campus in Maywood, Illinois.
Susan Hou, MD, who altruistically donated a kidney to one of her patients and later became a recipient of a lung transplant, is among the transplant patients who will be honored April 21 during Loyola University Medical Center’s 25th annual Candle-lighting Ceremony.
A new generation of blood thinners can reduce the risk of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation, without requiring frequent monitoring and dietary restrictions.
Bill Spence feels so good since receiving a heart transplant at Loyola University Medical Center that he’s planning to hike the Appalachian Trail to raise awareness for organ donation. Mr. Spence hopes to sign up 2,190 donors – one for each mile of the trail
Loyola University Medical Center (LUMC) has been named to Forbes magazine’s 2016 “America’s Best Mid-size Employers.” LUMC is ranked 52nd and is the only Illinois healthcare provider to make the list.
Drugs commonly prescribed to treat Parkinson’s disease have been linked to impulse control disorders such as pathological gambling, compulsive buying, hypersexuality and binge eating in some patients.
A less invasive lung cancer surgery is enabling an avid golfer to recover in time to make a dream golfing trip to the famed St. Andrews course in Scotland.
Loyola Medicine is enrolling patients in a landmark clinical trial of a new procedure to treat atrial fibrillation, in which a physician uses a tiny lasso to tie off a thumb-size pouch attached to the heart.
At age 74, Loyola University Medical Center patient Brian Andersen recently became what is believed to be the oldest patient in Illinois to receive a lung transplant. And he feels terrific.As Mr. Andersen’s case illustrates, the upper age limit for lung transplantation has been increasing steadily.
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