Loyola University Health System

Two trustees seek top spot in River Forest

2013-03-27 00:00:00

After running on the same slate four years ago, two trustees are facing off for River Forest Village Board president. Michael Gibbs, who is serving his first term, is running on the Pride in River Forest slate, which includes trustee candidates Lissa...

Hospitals speed up flu testing for hectic season

2013-01-14 00:00:00

Laboratory testing for the flu has traditionally taken so long to yield results that most people recovered before finding out if they actually had the virus. But about half a dozen Chicago-area hospitals can now diagnose influenza in just more than an...

Short quiz could identify at-risk dialysis patients

2012-11-28 00:00:00

Nephrologists are only too familiar with dialysis patients challenged by disabilities and myriad health issues. But a recent study by Johns Hopkins University found that a simple quiz to determine how well dialysis patients perform daily living tasks...

Early breech births are more likely to face other complications, study finds

2012-11-14 00:00:00

Most babies are born head first. But a minority are born feet, butt or knees first, which doctors call "breech," from the Middle English word "breeches" for trousers. Doctors have long known that a breech birth increases the odds of complications, but a...

Too soon for the flu?

2012-09-21 00:00:00

It's time to get your flu shot. Or is it? The answer to that question depends on whom you ask. The sign in the pharmacy window might suggest flu season is already here, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging everyone at least 6...

Baseline brain testing grows in popularity

2012-08-17 15:21:00

Amid growing concerns about concussions, more student athletes are having their brain function tested prior to injury in a procedure called baseline testing that is becoming increasingly mainstream. Baseline tests can be used for comparison to...

Health tips for freshmen

2012-07-25 00:00:00

Attention, freshmen: You will likely pick up more than knowledge and new friends when you start college. There's a good chance you'll at least catch a cold from living in the tight quarters of a dormitory, physicians and students say. "The thing (about)...

Illinois faces questions in implementing health overhaul

2012-06-29 00:00:00

Inside a conference room at Mount Sinai Hospital shortly after 9 a.m. Thursday, board members broke into an extended applause. Elsewhere, the chief executive of Cook County's public hospital system, one of the nation's largest, said the U.S. Supreme...

Labor and delivery nurses face demands of Planet Birth

2012-05-05 00:00:00

For many nurses who specialize in labor and delivery, a fascination with birth is what ultimately draws them to the work. Take Judi Martini, nurse manager of labor and delivery of the neonatal intensive care unit at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, who'...

Treatment Options for Blood Cancer Patients Conference

2012-04-13 09:18:10

The Leukemia Research Foundation, in cooperation with Loyola University Health System and the National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP) hosts the Treatment Options for Blood Cancer Patients Conference Saturday, May 5, 2012, deom 7:30 am to 12:15 pm. The...

More moms choose to limit childbirth pain

2012-04-25 00:00:00

The exhaustion and nausea were unavoidable during Burnetta Herron-Mitchell's three-day labor, but an epidural analgesia helped keep the pain at bay before she delivered her baby girl Rhys. Typically called an epidural, this type of analgesia is...

You could die of a broken heart, doctors say

2012-02-22 00:00:00

For centuries, there have been songs, writings and proclamations about losing love, with many often using the term "a broken heart" to describe the pain. But it appears there is medical truth to the notion that a traumatic emotional experience can lead...

Steve Blye has joined Legat Architects as senior design director and associate director of health care. In the former role, Blye will lead planning efforts, collaborative design charrettes and conceptual development of a variety of faciliies.

2013-04-19 00:00:00

Dr. Alexander Dzakovic, a pediatric and transplant surgeon, has joined Loyola University Health System. He will also be an assistant professor in the departments of surgery and pediatrics at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine.

2013-03-13 10:40:00

Dr. T. Marsha Ma, has joined Loyola University Health System�s nationally renowned cardiology team as a pediatric cardiologist. She also is an assistant professor in the Department of Pediatrics at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine.

2013-02-05 12:18:00