All Entries by Sherri McGinnis González

man with e-cigarette in mouth

June 16, 2014

E-cigs heavily marketed on Twitter, study finds

One third of commercial tweets offer discounts to purchase e-cig products

Beer glass

June 5, 2014

Alcohol may protect trauma patients from later complications

Intoxication seems to have ‘substantial protective effect’

tray of sample tubes

June 3, 2014

UIC conducts phase I drug study for advanced pancreatic cancer

Trial of new drug combination to fight major cause of cancer death

Dollar sign and stethescope

June 2, 2014

Transition to ICD-10 may mean financial, data loss for pediatricians

Coding impacts insurance reimbursement, staffing decisions

Ron Hershow and family at the Boston marathon

May 13, 2014

Boston Marathon runner finishes what he started

‘The whole city was out there cheering,’ says professor who returned for race

Child working in classroom

May 7, 2014

Summer treatment camp for kids with ADHD begins June 16

Seven-week session stresses positive feedback to improve behavior

Gallbladder under near-infrared light

May 6, 2014

UI Health surgeons ‘light up’ GI tract to safely remove gall bladder

Fluorescence allows surgeons to safely visualize structures of bile duct

Jacob Brody

April 28, 2014

Former dean Jacob Brody, national figure in public health, 1931-2014

School of Public Health mourns loss of respected leader

Kimberly Gossel and Dr. Enrico Benedetti

April 8, 2014

New approach leads to ‘only hope’ for successful kidney transplant

UIC physicians use orphan drug to fight destructive antibodies

Kimberly Gosell

April 3, 2014

With no hope of kidney match, woman receives successful transplant

Orphan drug renders destructive antibodies harmless

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