Each year, 200,000 Americans experience mini strokes called transient ischemic attacks, or TIAs. More than one-third will later have full strokes. But TIAs, like strokes, are treatable and preventable.
Birth control pills nearly double the risk of stroke, according to a review article in MedLink Neurology. For women who take the Pill and also smoke, have high blood pressure or have a history of migraine headaches, the stroke risk is even higher.
Loyola Center for Fitness is inviting women to take some time for themselves to attend a free health and wellness day on Saturday, Oct. 24.
Loyola Center for Fitness Offers tips for a healthy and happy Halloween.
As the first year students prepared to enter the anatomy lab for the first time a dedication and blessing ceremony was held to honor those who have donated their bodies to the education of medical students.
A new cervical cancer vaccine approved Oct. 16 by the Food and Drug Administration was developed as a result of research at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine.
Textbooks and lecture notes overtaking living space, instead of Mom’s chocolate cake, index cards with recipes for fighting diseases, and the smell of the anatomy lab an ever present odor - medical school. Though studying remains paramount, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine (SSOM) students are getting out from behind the books and making an impact by volunteering in their local Maywood community, across the Chicago area and around the world.
Rosalind Beard owes her life to a stranger, who volunteered to be a donor for her life-saving bone marrow transplant. On Oct. 4, Beard met her donor, Tim Crawford, and gave him a long hug. Their emotional meeting occurred at Loyola University Medical Center, where Beard underwent a successful bone marrow transplant for Hodgkin's lymphoma.
High-risk surgery patients experienced shorter hospital stays when their care was co-managed by hospitalists and their surgeons, a study has found. And, patients reported they were treated by doctors with more courtesy and respect.
While most moms of young multiples are busy chasing their little ones around the house, marathon runner Becca Farrell, 34, has hit the road with her two-year-old triplets in tow to prepare for the race of a lifetime. This mom of three will lace up her running shoes later this month to participate in the Chicago Marathon.
Event to coincide with National Depression Screening Day in October.
Loyola University Chicago Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing (MNSON) has been awarded Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) funding through the RWJF New Careers in Nursing Scholarship Program. Grants provided through this program will be used for scholarships to maximize diversity and increase the quantity of students enrolled in MNSON’s Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing (ABSN) program.
Loyola physicians say in most cases staying home, resting are best strategies for getting better, not spreading infection.
New MRSA Clinic staffed by board-certified infectious disease physicians, researchers.
Loyola University Health System today announced that it received Magnet designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), an affiliate of the American Nurses Association. This distinction is the highest honor for nursing excellence.
As summer winds down and women prepare to trade in their beach ware for fall flair, they should be aware of fashion and beauty trends that may be harmful to their health.
Osteoporosis is a growing concern among breast cancer survivors and their doctors, because certain cancer drugs can cause bone loss. A new study has found that bone loss can be halted with a comprehensive regimen that includes both osteoporosis drugs and treatments that target secondary causes of bone loss.
Loyola University Medical Center has received a $2 million matching grant from The Coleman Foundation to renovate the hospital's nationally known bone marrow transplant unit.
Patients undergoing brain surgery sometimes are awakened during surgery to talk, so surgeons can steer clear of critical areas. Recent improvements in surgical techniques are improving outcomes.
While the state of Illinois requires that women be screened for postpartum depression once at the time of delivery, Loyola University Health System implemented a more comprehensive program that requires women to be screened at 28 weeks, delivery, and two and six weeks postpartum.
Loyola infectious disease physician, researcher says major differences in medicine exist between the Spanish Flu era and today
A key statistic that consumer groups and the media often use when compiling hospital report cards and national rankings can be misleading, researchers report in a new study.
Loyola occupational health expert Helps businesses get ready for flu season.
With busy personal and professional lives it can be difficult to find time to exercise. Loyola Center for Fitness offers tips that allow you to work out in the three main fitness categories at or near your desk.
Even though the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention strongly recommends that all healthcare workers receive seasonal flu shots, only about 40 percent do so. Now some infectious diseases experts and hospitals say flu shots should be mandatory.
Cardiac resynchronization can delay the progression of heart failure, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine. The treatment reduced the risk of serious heart failure events by 41 percent.
Understanding the growing needs of in-patient care, Loyola University Hospital announces the creation of the Division of Hospital Medicine under the direction of Dr. Chad Whelan.
Nurses who care for the smallest and most vulnerable patients at Loyola University Health System (LUHS) have much to be proud of this year. One of their own was awarded the Robyn Main Excellence in Clinical Practice Award for the third year in a row. Barbara Hering, RNC, MSN, CCNS, received this honor from the National Association of Neonatal Nurses.
An initiative is underway to improve emergency medical care for Illinois' youngest patients. Loyola University Health System (LUHS), in collaboration with the Illinois Department of Public Health and other area hospitals, has established a process to support facilities in managing critically ill and injured children across Illinois.
The Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) has granted Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine its maximum term of eight years' accreditation. This acknowledges Stritch's excellence in medical education including meeting or exceeding the national standards for structure, function and performance.
Possible neurological complications of heart surgery, ranging from headaches to strokes, are detailed in a new report in the online journal MedLink Neurology. For example, complications from bypass surgery can include vision problems, paralysis, hoarseness, movement disorders and disturbances in learning, memory, attention, concentration and mental agility.
For 14 months, Daniel Steinhauer could not eat or drink, due to the side effects of throat cancer surgery and radiation. But he learned how to swallow again in a therapy program that included exercising his swallowing muscles and undergoing electrical stimulation of throat muscles.
Loyola pediatric cardiologist says to reduce risks, it's important to be aware of symptoms that can easily go unnoticed.
Loyola University Medical Center (LUMC) has been named one of the nation's Most Wired Hospitals and Health Systems, according to results of the 2009 Most Wired Survey and Benchmarking Study. This week, LUMC took its electronic medical record system a step further by making myLoyolaSelect available to all primary care and internal medicine locations. This web-based tool allows patients to see select portions of their medical records, communicate securely with their physicians and review and pay their bills online.
Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine appoints New Chairman of Psychiatry, Behavioral Neurosciences.
Oncologists have debated whether patients with a certain type of advanced lung cancer would benefit from surgery. Now a major study published in Lancet has found that surgery significantly prolongs survival without progression of the lung cancer, but does not dramatically improve overall survival.
Hospital re-verified as Level 1 trauma center by the American College of Surgeons
Loyola University Health System Occupational Health Expert Comments on Impact Sick Employees Have on Businesses and How They Affect Workforce as well as Business Image.
Adverse work conditions may be to blame for the decline in the number of primary care physicians nationwide, according to a study published in the latest issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine.
Loyola achieves national standards for trauma care, research, education.
African Americans are more likely than other races to die from breast, prostate and ovarian cancers, but this disparity is not due to poverty or inferior healthcare, a first-of-its-kind study has found.
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.
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 breast lumps are benign. A recent study in the American Journal of Roentgenology suggests that a breast ultrasound examination might eliminate the need for biopsy in many cases.
Can there be a positive side to cancer? The answer is yes according to Dr. Patricia Mumby, associate professor Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences Department and director of Loyola Cardinal Bernadine Cancer Center Psychosocial Oncology Service. "Benefit-Finding" Helps Cancer Patients and Survivors see Positives Amidst Struggles.
With mixed emotions, Loyola says farewell to one of its most respected and deeply loved faculty members as Sheehan continues to follow God's leading and takes up his new position in July as the Provincial for the New England Province Society of Jesus. Sheehan is a leader in geriatric medicine. He also has been the personal physician to Cardinal Francis George, Archbishop of Chicago, for nearly seven years.
Loyola among first hospitals in nation to limit blood transfusions.
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 tops this list of liabilities, according to one reproductive specialist at Loyola University Health System (LUHS).
Nearly 1 in 10 patients with obstructive sleep apnea also experience "parasomnia" symptoms such as sleepwalking, hallucinations and acting out their dreams, a study has found. Researchers examined records of 537 adult sleep apnea patients at the Loyola Center for Sleep Disorders. Fifty-one patients (9.5 percent), reported one or more types of parasomnia symptoms.
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 companies still deny coverage, Loyola University Health System orthopaedic surgeon Dr. Michael Pinzur writes in Foot & Ankle International, the official journal of the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society.
Loyola Center for Fitness Gives Tips on Making the Most Out of Your Yard Work. 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 yard work is exercise and you may see a lot more people with dirt under their fingernails.
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