Ten years after undergoing a heart-lung transplant, Andrew Gaumer is looking forward to first Father’s Day. Andrew's wife gave birth to their first child on Mother's Day.
The effort to secure a stable, domestic source of a critical medical isotope reached an important milestone this month as the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory demonstrated the production, separation and purification of molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) using a process developed in cooperation with SHINE Medical Technologies.
Seven Loyola University Health System doctors have been named to the 2015 Negocios Now Who’s Who in Hispanic Chicago list.
An international collaboration involving two U.S. Department of Energy national laboratories has demonstrated a way to reach dramatically smaller focal sizes for hard X-rays, opening the door to research with hard X-rays at atomic-scale.
Researchers at UCLA and Argonne National Laboratory announced today a new method for creating magnetic skyrmion bubbles at room temperature. The bubbles, a physics phenomenon thought to be an option for more energy-efficient and compact electronics, can be created with simple equipment and common materials.
Understanding the effects that ultra-intense x-ray pulses will have on their potential targets is being studied by research teams at work Argonne National Laboratory’s Advanced Photon Source (APS) and the Argonne Leadership Computing Facility (ALCF), both of which are U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science User Facilities.
Dr. Michael Misialek offers five tips men should know about prostate cancer.
The American Physical Society has recognized the U.S. Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory as a Historic Site for its nearly five decades of contributions to high-energy physics.
Faced with a diagnosis of prostate cancer, men should “know the right questions to ask, understand their disease and fully engage in a two-way conversation with their doctor. Michael J. Misialek, MD, FCAP, offers tips for men to better understand a diagnosis of prostate cancer.
Most women understand the benefits of breastfeeding their infants, but there are physical and emotional roadblocks that can make it a challenge for moms. During the first weeks of a baby’s life it is vital for mom to be able to focus on caring for herself and nursing her infant.
Brain lesions in children can be especially challenging to diagnose, according to a report in the journal Frontiers in Neurology by a multidisciplinary team of Loyola University Medical Center physicians.
This is a conference that teaches aspiring and current business owners how to successfully operate an anesthesia business. This includes contracts, negotiations, coding compliance, practice models, and more.
Whenever your skin is injured, a scar may form, but there are things you can do at home to help care for these types of minor injuries and reduce the appearance of scars.
The handling of agricultural crop residues appears to have a large impact on soil's ability to retain carbon, making land management practices increasingly important, according to researchers at Argonne National Laboratory.
A newly launched Rare Lung Diseases Consortium will spearhead cutting-edge research on rare lung diseases, including lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM), Hermansky-Pudlak sydrome (HPS) and pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP).
Though summer hasn’t even officially started, it’s not too early to start thinking about your child’s back-to-school physicals and making sure they are up to date on their vaccines.
It may be better for patients to resume taking their blood pressure medication sooner after surgery than previously thought. A new study published in the Online First edition of Anesthesiology, the official medical journal of the American Society of Anesthesiologists® (ASA®), found resuming angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs), common medications used to treat high blood pressure, within two days after surgery decreased death rates in the first month following surgery.
When Vivien Jobb, 60, became a licensed practical nurse in 1974, she always dreamed of graduating from college with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree. She later earned an associate’s degree, became a registered nurse, and earned her ANCC Board Certification in Ambulatory Nursing, but her goal to complete college was put on hold as she raised a family and worked in a variety of nursing settings.
American Association of Nurse Anesthetists urges Senate Veterans Affairs Committee to allow CRNAs and all other advanced practice registered nurses to practice to the full scope of their education.
Today scientists at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, the European research facility, started recording data from the highest-energy particle collisions ever achieved on Earth.
Drawing on its Jesuit Catholic heritage, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine has long understood the importance of reflection in medical education as a key element in physician formation. With physician burnout on the rise, it is all the more integral for students to learn ways to engage better with the challenges faced in the medical profession. Stritch faculty members believe reflection is a fundamental tool to help students process and cope with the tremendous physical, emotional, and mental pressure that can accompany their vocation.
Wounded Warrior Project has launched a first-of-its-kind, hospital care network to connect wounded veterans and their families with world-class, individualized health care. Rush University Medical Center is one of five academic medical centers in the U.S. and the only hospital in the Midwest to be part of this new, national network.
With extra precautions and additional planning, day camp, and even sleepaway camp, can be a safe, healthy reality for kids with allergies and asthma, as well as kids with food allergies.
The Colorado Society of Anesthesiologists is pleased by today’s Colorado Supreme Court ruling on its lawsuit challenging a 2010 decision by then-Governor Bill Ritter exempting Colorado’s rural hospitals from the federal regulation requiring a physician to supervise a nurse anesthetist delivering anesthesia care during surgery.
Anastrozole provides a significant benefit compared with tamoxifen in preventing recurrence after a lumpectomy and radiation therapy in postmenopausal women ages 60 years or younger who had DCIS (ductal carcinoma in situ), a common diagnosis of non-invasive breast cancer. In women over age 60, it works as well as tamoxifen. These findings were presented today at the 2015 ASCO Annual Meeting in Chicago. The benefit reported in this trial appeared later in follow up of the women in the study.
The Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory recently signed an agreement with Arizona State University that will facilitate a broad portfolio of research shared between the two institutions.
Every time she ate, Carol Werkman felt terrible abdominal pain. And whenever she walked more than a few hundred feet, her legs would begin to hurt. Vascular surgeon Bernadette Aulivola, MD, successfully treated both problems, which were caused by poor circulation.
Thanks to Loyola’s care, Mason Patterson plans to join an estimated 2,500 people in the 4th Annual Health, Hope & Heroes 5K Run/Walk at 9 am on Sunday, June 14, on the campuses of Loyola University Medical Center and Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital located at 2160 S. First Ave., in Maywood, Ill. Race proceeds will support Loyola’s pediatric healthcare programs.
Cynthia Barginere, DNP, RN, FACHE, has been appointed in the new position of senior vice president and chief operating officer for Rush University Hospital, effective on June 1.
CAP Learning was recognized by the Association for Talent Development with an Excellence in Practice Award for its the Laboratory Medical Director Advanced Practical Pathology Program.
A growing number of diabetics are being diagnosed with a debilitating foot deformity called Charcot foot. Charcot foot often confines patients to wheelchairs, and in severe cases can require amputation. But a surgical technique that involves an external fixation device enables most patients to walk normally again.
Marilyn Parker, BSN, RN, was named Loyola University Health System’s Fanchon Knight Nurse of the Year during its annual Nurse Excellence Award Ceremony on Wednesday, May 6. Parker, who has worked at Loyola for 39 years, was honored for her leadership skills and her exceptional care of patients and colleagues.
Tips for handling summer allergies
Though many think e-cigarettes are helping to reduce the number of smokers in the US, research is showing the opposite is true when it comes to teens. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently released data showing that in just one year the number of middle and high school students using e-cigarettes has tripled.
Board-certified dermatologist Henry W. Lim, MD, FAAD, has been elected president of the American Academy of Dermatology.
The American Academy of Dermatology has announced the results of its annual election.
More than 500,000 people in the United States die each year of cancer-related causes. Now, emerging research has identified the mechanism behind one of the most common mutations that help cancer cells replicate limitlessly.
“The growing diversity of American households is causing parents to debate on the benefits and detriments of raising their children to be bilingual” says Megan Riordan, speech-language pathologist at Loyola University Health System. “Many respectable medical professionals often suggest that parents refrain from speaking their native language to avoid confusing their child.” Common questions asked by bilingual parents and expert answers.
It will be an especially emotional moment when double lung transplant recipient Rachel Sweet walks across the stage during her June 2 high school graduation. Through extraordinary discipline and determination, Rachel has managed to graduate on time, despite repeated hospitalizations for cystic fibrosis.
“Noise-induced hearing loss can be permanent. The damage to the ear cannot be repaired, but there are options to improve the hearing,” says Candace Blank, AuD, audiologist chief, Loyola University Health System. Here are sample decibels of common sounds and tips to save hearing.
“During the preschool period, children see and interact with a variety of print at home, in the community and at daycare or school,” says Kaitlin Vogtner Trainor, speech language-pathologist at Loyola University Health System. “This exposure to print builds phonological awareness skills, the recognition that words are made up of separate speech sounds, which leads to stronger reading and writing skills later in life.”
“Being aware of the benchmarks of development can help caregivers and parents make sure children in their care are progressing appropriately,” says Kaitlyn Vogtner Trainor, speech-language pathologist at Loyola University Health System. "Lapses in development can also help identify medical conditions.”
“Challenges with speech and language are likely to have an impact on the child’s overall development including in the areas of socials skills, academia and even can impact a child’s behavior,” says Kathleen Czuba, speech-language therapist, Loyola University Health System. “The earlier a child's speech and language problems are identified and treated, the less likely it is that problems will persist or get worse.”
“Sometimes baby talk is associated with nonsense words and sounds and even distorts sounds of words, providing inaccurate models of the infants and developing child, this is not encouraged,” says Kathleen Czuba, speech language therapist, Loyola University Health System. “Research in the field of child development and speech and language acquisition instead recommends the use of ‘parentese.’ This type of speech has been shown to positively support the development of speech and language.”
Pauline Camacho, MD, FACE, was elected president elect of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) at its 24th Annual Scientific and Clinical Congress in Nashville on Saturday, May 16.
The Loyola University Chicago Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing celebrated several special events for graduate and undergraduate Nursing, Health Systems Management, Exercise Science and Dietetics students recently.
Infants undergoing some types of surgery could have better recovery if they receive regional anesthesia rather than general anesthesia, according to two studies published in the Online First edition of Anesthesiology, the official medical journal of the American Society of Anesthesiologists® (ASA®).
Exposure to ultraviolet radiation is the most preventable risk factor for all types of skin cancer. But according to new research published in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, the majority of Americans are not regularly using sunscreen to protect themselves from the sun’s harmful UV rays.
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