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.
Loyola University Medical Center thoracic surgeon Wickii Vigneswaran, MD, is chief editor of the definitive new textbook, “Lung Transplantation: Principles and Practice.”
In a precise radiation treatment for prostate cancer called high dose rate (HDR) prostate brachytherapy, the radiation dose is delivered in just minutes.
Bill Brennan is walking again after surviving a terrible car accident in which he suffered multiple broken bones, six broken ribs, a shattered kneecap, a fractured hip and a punctured lung.
In what is certain to be an emotional church service, prominent Chicago minister Rev. Joseph Kyles will return to his pulpit Easter Sunday for the first time since undergoing a life-saving double-lung transplant.
The cost of treating hepatitis C virus (HCV) could be cut up to 50 percent if mathematical models are used to predict when patients can safely stop taking direct-acting antiviral (DAA) medication, according to a new study by researchers at Loyola University Health System and Loyola University Chicago.
The Cervix Cancer Research Network (CCRN) is working to facilitate clinical trials of treatments of cancer of the cervix in countries where the disease has a high burden and national research groups have not yet been established.
Women are 1.38 times more likely than men to report neck pain due to cervical degenerative disc disease, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Pain Medicine.
Cancer of the colon or rectum is the second leading cause of cancer deaths among both men and women in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 140,000 Americans are diagnosed annually with colorectal cancer, and more than 50,000 people die from it. Tips to prevent colon cancer from Loyola University Health System. Colorectal cancer is preventable through screenings that detect and remove small, pre-cancerous growths called polyps.
Proviso Partners for Health today announced it will receive $2.5 million in grants over five years from Trinity Health under Trinity’s Transforming Communities Initiative (TCI), a program that will result in the investment of about $80 million in grants, loans, community match dollars and services for six communities.
Osteoporosis drugs have significantly reduced the risk of bone fractures for millions of people, but also have been linked to unusual fractures of the femur (thigh bone).
Loyola University Health System (LUHS) now offers hernia patients a multidisciplinary care program featuring minimally invasive surgeries and an integrated medical team to facilitate treatment and recovery.
Robert C. Flanigan, MD, chair of the Department of Urology at Loyola University Medical Center, has been elected president of the American Urological Association (AUA).
Father David De Marco recently joined Loyola University Health System, where he wears both a lab coat and a collar as he takes on multiple roles as a priest, doctor, teacher, mentor, chaplain and spiritual adviser.
Delirium, muscle weakness and other neurological complications of sepsis often are overlooked and poorly understood, according to a study published in the journal Current Neurology and Neurosciences Reports.
Patients with complete unilateral and bilateral cleft lip and palate (U/BCLP) who were treated with nasoalveolar molding (NAM) required fewer surgeries and a reduction in overall healthcare costs compared to similar patients who did not have NAM treatment, according to a study in The Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, authored by Parit A. Patel, MD, Loyola University Health System.
In a finding that could lead to new drugs to treat heart failure, researchers have uncovered the molecular mechanism that regulates how the heart pumps blood. The finding is published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The key molecular player in this mechanism is a giant protein called titin, according to a study led by senior author Pieter de Tombe, PhD of Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine. The study was published Feb. 8, 2016 in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Loyola University Health System (LUHS) now offers a multidisciplinary digestive health program to treat digestive tract and related medical conditions. Bipan Chand, MD, FACS, FASGE, FASMBS, and Neil Gupta, MD, MPH, are co-directors of the new program.
Internationally known thoracic surgeon Wickii Vigneswaran, MD, MBA, has joined Loyola University Health System as division director of Thoracic Surgery.
For 26 years, the classic neurology textbook Bradley’s Neurology in Clinical Practice has been an essential resource for practicing neurologists and trainees. Through seven editions, many of the nation’s leading neuroscientists have written chapters with the most up-to-date information on a wide range of neurological topics.
Exposure to specific antibiotics is linked to the development of certain strains of antibiotic-resistant C. difficile, one of the fastest growing bacteria superbugs, according to a new study published by Stuart Johnson, MD, of Loyola University Health System (LUHS), Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine (SSOM) and the Hines VA Medical Hospital.
The widespread belief that radiation from X rays, CT scans and other medical imaging can cause cancer is based on an unproven, decades-old theoretical model, according to a study published in the American Journal of Clinical Oncology.
A new study suggests that significant improvements could be made in the scoring system physicians use to estimate the stage (severity) of mesothelioma, an aggressive and deadly cancer.
Hepatitis C in Ghana is NOT spread through drug-related equipment but largely through tribal and traditional customs, according to a PLOS ONE study co-authored by Jennifer Layden, MD, Ph.D, infectious disease Loyola University Health System.
Joshua Lee, MD, has joined Loyola University Health System as vice president and chief health information officer. He is also an associate professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of Internal Medicine at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine.
Loyola University Medical Center psychiatrist Murali Rao, MD, has won the 2016 Innovation in Patient Care Award from the Illinois Psychiatric Society for his efforts to provide better care, smarter spending and healthier people.
A Loyola University Medical Center study is providing new evidence that the vast majority of babies who are born with severe brain damage are not the result of mismanaged deliveries.
At least 60 genetic diseases called neurocutaneous disorders involve the skin, central nervous system, and/or peripheral nervous system, Loyola University Medical Center neurologists report.
Bernard Gawne, Jr., MD, MS, MPH, MSMOB, CPE, FACPE, has been named chief medical officer (CMO) of Gottlieb Memorial Hospital (GMH), part of Loyola University Health System. Dr. Gawne comes to Gottlieb from The Joint Commission where he served as a physician surveyor for the hospital accreditation program.
Alexander J. Ghanayem, MD, FAAOS, has been named chair of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation of Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine and Loyola University Health System.
Loyola Physician Partners, as a member of Trinity Health and the Trinity Health ACO, has been selected to participate in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’s Next Generation ACO Model.
Every year, thousands of babies worldwide die from a condition, once called “water on the brain,” in which the head swells from a buildup of excess fluid. But no baby need die from this condition, now called hydrocephalus.
Thirty-five Loyola University Medical Center physicians have been named to Chicago magazine’s 2016 Top Doctors list.
Triplets Finn, Kyle and Ava Santiago, who were born six weeks premature and underweight, went home from Loyola University Medical Center Dec. 24, just in time to celebrate their first Christmas.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, each year approximately 2.1 million patients in the Emergency Department are transferred to an intensive care unit. When that happens, relatives are also impacted and need a support system, according to Loyola University Health System (LUHS) licensed clinical social worker Kelly McElligott.
Loyola University Medical Center sports medicine physician Douglas Evans, MD is serving as team physician for the American team in an international hockey tournament in Slovakia.
Loyola University Health System offers a transport service including ambulances, Medi-vans and courier service.
Diseases such as lupus that cause rashes and other skin problems also can trigger migraine headaches, strokes and other serious neurological conditions, according to an article by Loyola University Medical Center physicians.
Eva M. Wojcik, MD, chair of the Department of Pathology of Loyola University Medical Center, has been inaugurated as president of the American Society of Cytopathology (ASC).
The new Loyola Center for Cancer Care & Research at Palos Community Hospital is offering cancer patients academic level care close to home. The center opened Dec. 7 on Palos’ south campus at the Palos Primary Care Center at 15300 West Avenue in Orland Park.
In addition to treating depression, a commonly used antidepressant medication also protects against compounds that can cause memory loss and dementia, a Loyola University Medical Center study has found.
Loyola offers HIV testing to all ED patients. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), of the 1.2 million Americans living with AIDS, one in eight do not know they are infected. To raise awareness for the importance of this potentially deadly infectious disease, December 1 is World AIDS Day.
Turkey itself doesn’t make you sleepy after a Thanksgiving meal. What makes you sleepy is eating very large quantities of turkey, stuffing, potatoes and pie. Turkey does contain tryptophan, but so do yogurt, eggs, fish, cheese and other meats.
An eye exam called that direct funduscopy, which can detect eye problems and neurological conditions, is being performed infrequently, a Loyola study has found. In not performing direct funduscopy, valuable clinical information may be missed, researchers said.
Loyola University Chicago Professor Katherine L. Knight, PhD, one of the nation's leading immune system researchers, has received the prestigious 2015 Marion Spencer Fay Award.
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