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Past 12 Months May   5/7/08   Loyola Preemie Coming Home in Time for Mother's Day After Mom's Tough Pregnancy, Emergency C-section MAYWOOD, Ill. - Andrea Jaffray has much to celebrate this Mother's Day. May 11 is Jaffray's birthday. It's also the birthday of her husband, Alex, and two of their children, Doug and Ryan. Jaff April   4/28/08   Loyola Cardiologist Saves Legs as Well as Hearts MAYWOOD, Ill. - Bernice Smith of Maywood already had lost her right leg to diabetes, and now her left leg was in danger of amputation. But there was a chance her leg could be saved if adequate bloo   4/25/08   Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing Hosts Annual Health Fair MAYWOOD, Ill. -- More than 1,500 high school students were treated to a variety of health promotion interventions and tips for healthy living during a health fair sponsored by Loyola University's Nieh   4/25/08   Our Money. Your Guns. No Questions Asked! MAYWOOD, Ill. – Medical students, doctors and faculty from Loyola University Health System pitched in with area churches and residents to raise $3,800 to help remove 18 guns from the streets of Maywoo   4/24/08   Loyola Transplant Surgeon Pioneers New Way to Increase Supply of Organs MAYWOOD, Ill. - Transplant surgeons such as Dr. Robert Love of Loyola University Health System are pioneering a new way to increase the supply of organs from deceased donors. Today, most organs are   4/23/08   Device that Produces Tiny Skull Vibrations a Big Help for Hearing Impaired, Loyola Study Finds OAKBROOK TERRACE, IL. - Although Jim McGinn of Wheaton is completely deaf in his right ear, he still can hear from that side. A sound processor McGinn wears just behind his right ear converts sound   4/17/08   $1.5 Million Robot at Loyola Cuts Risk of Drug Errors MAYWOOD, Ill. - A new pharmacy robot at Loyola University Hospital is designed to eliminate the type of life-threatening human medication errors that injured actor Dennis Quaid's newborn twins. Lo   4/3/08   Loyola's New Hospital Tower Houses Nature-Inspired Patient Areas And Leading-Edge Technology (MAYWOOD, Ill.) APRIL 3, 2008 - Loyola University Hospital's new patient tower does more than give the hospital a grand front entrance in the heart of the campus. The $120 million project also will he March   3/18/08   Loyola to offer free oral, head and neck cancer screenings MAYWOOD, Ill. - Oral, head and neck cancers - most of which are preventable - account for approximately 3 percent of all cancer cases in the United States, according to the American Cancer Society. In   3/18/08   Loyola uses virtual-reality video game to help burn patients play their way to pain relief MAYWOOD, Ill. - To a patient recovering from severe burns, no place would be more soothing than a polar landscape of gently falling snowflakes, snowmen, penguins, igloos and icy rivers. That's the   3/6/08   Loyola Groups Support Cancer Patients, Families, Caregivers MAYWOOD, Ill. - A diagnosis of cancer affects the patient as well as their family and friends. All can struggle with shock, disbelief, fear, anxiety, guilt, sadness, anger and other strong emotions th   3/6/08   Thousands of Survivors of Congenital Heart Defects Facing Specialist Shortage MAYWOOD, Ill. - Born with a serious congenital heart defect that requires regular medical check ups, Vanessa Mukite wasn't prepared for the dilemma she faced when she entered adulthood. Like thousands   3/5/08   Loyola Doctor Offering Voice-Saving Laser Several times a month, Catherine Garoufalis' chronic laryngitis would get so bad she couldn't even answer the phone. "I had no voice whatsoever," said Garoufalis, a mother of four who lives in   3/5/08   Loyola Doctor Offers Easier Screening for Esophageal Cancer Patients who are screened for cancer of the esophagus typically have to take a day off work because the procedure requires conscious sedation or general anesthesia. But Dr. Lee Akst of L   3/4/08   Loyola Hires Nurse Managers in Preparation for $120 Million Hospital MAYWOOD, Ill. - In preparation for the needs of its new $120 million hospital, Loyola University Hospital in Maywood, Ill., has begun adding nurse managers who have vast experience in administration a   3/4/08   Loyola GI Oncology Center to Host Free Dinner, Provide Latest Information on Colorectal Cancer To coincide with National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month in March, the GI Oncology Center at Loyola University Medical Center will host a free event to share the most up-to-date information on the February   2/15/08   LOYOLA RECEIVES $10 MILLION FOR NURSING EDUCATION BUILDING MAYWOOD, Ill. - A new building that will house the Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing is on its way to taking up residence on the campus of Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Ill., thanks to a   2/6/08   LOYOLA OPENS CARDIOVASCULAR CENTER to SERVE NORTHWEST SUBURBS Loyola University Health System has opened a new cardiovascular clinic in Park Ridge that will make it much easier for Chicago and Northwest suburban patients to see Loyola's top-rated heart and vascu January   1/31/08   GAIN CONTROL OF RISKS NOW, SAYS LOYOLA HEART-IMAGING EXPERT MAYWOOD, Ill. January 30, 2008- Dr. Charlotte Bai, a noted cardiologist with special expertise in cardiac imaging, has a special message for people with risk factors for heart disease: What you don’t   1/29/08   Loyola University Health System and Gottlieb Health Resources join forces to enhance health care in Chicago suburbs January 29, 2008, Maywood, Illinois - Gottlieb Memorial Hospital in Melrose Park will, pending state approval, become part of the Loyola University Health System, which includes Loyola University Medi   1/7/08   Loyola Brings Medical Oncologists and Research To Central DuPage Hospital January 7, 2008--Loyola University Health System (LUHS) and Central DuPage Hospital (CDH) have entered into a 10-year agreement that will bring medical oncologists from Loyola's Cardinal Bernardin Can December   12/5/07   LOYOLA FIRST IN MIDWEST TO USE NEW TECHNOLOGY TO HELP PREVENT POTENTIALLY DEADLY SURGICAL ERROR MAYWOOD, Ill. - Every year, in the United States about 1,500 people have surgical objects accidentally left inside them after surgery, according to medical studies. About two-thirds of the surgica   12/4/07   LOYOLA FIRST CENTER IN NATION TO DIAGNOSE AND TREAT HEART- RHYTHM DISORDERS WITH FDA-APPROVED, 3-D REAL-TIME HEART "MAPPING" TECHNOLOGY MAYWOOD, Ill. - December 4, 2007 - Specialists at Loyola University Health System are the first in the nation to use new ultrasound technology to guide ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF), offering p November   11/21/07   NEJM STUDY CONFIRMS ROLE OF NEW ORAL COMBINED THERAPY IN EXTENDING SURVIVAL, DELAYING DISEASE PROGRESSION IN MULTIPLE MYLOMA PATIENTS Multiple myeloma is a cancer that often develops resistance to standard therapy. However, a new multi-center study that included physican-reseachers from Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of M   11/5/07   Loyola's President & CEO Wins National Population Research Prize for Pioneering Work in Hypertension (MAYWOOD) November 5, 2007 - Loyola University Health System President and CEO Paul Whelton, MB, MD, MSc, has been awarded the American Heart Association's 2007 Population Research Prize for his 20 ye October   10/29/07   LOYOLA TO ADOPT MRSA SCREENING FOR ALL PATIENTS PRIOR TO HOSPITALIZATION (MAYWOOD) October 29, 2007 - Loyola University Medical Center will begin an aggressive screening program to detect methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, commonly known as MRSA, for every planne   10/16/07   Loyola physicians to help host free day of health and wellness for women MAYWOOD, Ill. - Loyola University Medical Center health experts will team up with Margaret Stender, president/CEO of the Chicago Sky of the Women's National Basketball Association; and state Sen. Kimb   10/16/07   It's not too soon to begin preparing for the flu MAYWOOD, Ill. - With flu season just around the corner, there is no time to dilly dally before getting vaccinated against an illness that usually strikes hardest in late fall and winter. "The time   10/4/07   Research at Loyola Brings New Answers To Women with Pelvic Prolapse or Incontinence For generations, women stayed quiet when they had troubling pelvic problems or incontinence symptoms that they considered "too private" to mention to their doctors. Today, that "sisterhood of silen September   9/26/07   Muccino named new assistant dean of education at Stritch School of Medicine MAYWOOD, Ill. - From childhood, Keith Muccino, SJ, MD, had no interest in excelling in only one profession. He recalls his father asking, '"Wouldn't you like to just concentrate on being good at on   9/26/07   Mendez appointed new assistant dean for student affairs at Stritch School of Medicine MAYWOOD, Ill. - Being there when his students need him is what James G. Mendez said is his primary responsibility as the new assistant dean for student affairs at Loyola University Chicago Stritch Sch   9/26/07   Prominent cardiothoracic surgeon caring for patients in Homer Glen MAYWOOD, Ill. - Prominent cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Robert B. Love has begun caring for patients at Loyola Center for Health at Homer Glen, 15750 Marian Drive, Homer Glen. Love, professor and vic   9/10/07   Loyola opens Center for Facial Nerve Disorders MAYWOOD, Ill. - For people who cannot smile, blink, salivate or control their facial muscles due to facial nerve weakness or paralysis, Loyola University Health System has opened the Center for Facial   9/4/07   New Web site helps Illinois residents quickly find nearest health services MAYWOOD, Ill. - Thanks to federal funds that the National Library of Medicine provided to Loyola University Medical Center, locating the nearest healthcare services to your home in Illinois is about t   9/4/07   MAYWOOD, Ill. - During an emergency, your cell phone could be a lifesaver by allowing you to quickly summon assistance. If you're unconscious or worse, it could also make it easier for emergency worke August   8/29/07   Loyola Opens First Immediate Care Center in Homer Glen MAYWOOD, Ill. - The Loyola Center for Health at Homer Glen is expanding its advanced specialty care in the Homer Glen/Lockport area with the addition of immediate care services for people with non-cri   8/29/07   Loyola Recognized as Level I Trauma Center by American College of Surgeons MAYWOOD, Ill. - If you suffer a serious, life-threatening injury in Illinois, there is only one hospital where your chances of getting all of the specialty care available on a moment's notice has been   8/27/07   LOYOLA RESEARCH SERVICES DIRECTOR RECEIVES NATIONAL AWARD MAYWOOD, Ill. - It's blunt but true - grants are the lifeblood of medical research. Without access to federal, state and private funding sources, it would be virtually impossible for medical and ac   8/27/07   LOYOLA SEEKING WOMEN WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES FOR RESEARCH STUDY MAYWOOD, Ill. - Are you a woman with type 2 diabetes who frequently feels overwhelmed, anxious, irritable and blue? You should know that these feelings can make the self-care and management of your   8/24/07   Loyola offers five free cancer networking groups MAYWOOD, Ill. - Loyola University Health System is adding a gastroenterology cancer group to its fall 2007 line-up of networking groups. Beginning in September, Loyola will hold free networking group   8/23/07   Robotic-assisted Surgery Minimizes Scars, Reduces Recovery Time for Hysterectomy, Other Women's Procedures (MAYWOOD, Ill.) Women's pelvic surgeries - including hysterectomy, prolapse repair and procedures to correct incontinence - are getting a high-tech makeover at Loyola University Health System's Urogyn July   7/30/07   Loyola's Surgery Chair Takes Place Among Research Leaders On Nation's Center for Scientific Review (MAYWOOD, Ill.) JULY 30, 2007 - As one of the nation's leading authorities on burn injury and its treatment, Dr. Richard Gamelli, chair of the Department of Surgery, Loyola University Chicago Stritch   7/26/07   Loyola pioneers treatment that brings hearing to both ears OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill. - Thomas Lynch, age 2, is now able to hear on both sides of his head with a device and surgical procedure pioneered by a surgeon-led team at Loyola University Medical Center.   7/23/07   Loyola University Chicago Niehoff School of Nursing Names New Dean MAYWOOD, IL) July 23, 2007 - Mary Klotz Walker, RN, PhD, FAAN, professor and dean of the College of Nursing at Seattle University, Seattle, Wash., has accepted the position as dean of the Marcella Nie   7/18/07   Disc Replacement in Neck Relieves Pain, Preserves Mobility MAYWOOD, Ill. - The neck and arm pain caused by degenerative cervical (neck) disc disease may be eliminated by replacing the problem disc with a metal-on-metal artificial disc, said Loyola University   7/18/07   Hospital quality rankings: What is behind the numbers? MAYWOOD, Ill. - The plethora of hospital ranking systems can be confusing when you need to select a physician or hospital. Tempting as it is to use one of the "best of" listings, how do you know whic   7/16/07   U.S. News & World Report ranks Loyola's heart program MAYWOOD, Ill. - For the fifth year in a row, U.S. News & World Report has ranked Loyola as one of the top 50 hospitals nationwide for Heart and Heart Surgery in the magazine's annual "America's Best H June   6/29/07   Loyola: Umbilical cord blood is alternative to embryonic stem cells An alternative to embryonic stem cells, umbilical cord blood (the blood that remains in the umbilical cord and placenta following birth) contains adult stem cells and offers excellent opportunities fo   6/22/07   LOYOLA GETS HIGH MARKS FOR LOW DEATH RATES (MAYWOOD, IL) June 22, 2007- Loyola University Medical Center has been ranked among the best in the nation for treatment of heart failure, according to a study by the U.S. Department of Health and Hum   6/2/07   Loyola-led multicenter national study: 21-gene test impacts doctor, patient early-breast-cancer-treatment plans A new prospective study shows a 21-gene test of a patient's breast cancer tumor may change doctor and patient treatment decisions, including the need for chemotherapy. Researchers at Loyola Unive   6/2/07   ESTROGEN LEVELS, SEX APPEAR TO PLAY ROLE IN LUNG CANCER SURVIVAL Women with advanced lung cancer survive longer than men if they are age 60 or older, but researchers no found difference by sex among people younger than 60, a finding that may point the way to improv May   5/21/07   Loyola urogynecologist: Both procedures offer relief with a few trade-offs (MAYWOOD, Ill.) May 21, 2007 - A study that compared two traditional surgical procedures for treating stress incontinence in women has found that a fascial sling, crafted of a woman's own pelvic muscl

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