December 19, 2012
New leaders at UI Health to enhance patient-centered careUI Health has recruited four top health care executives to its leadership team.
December 18, 2012
Procedures to delay childbearing costlyFreezing eggs or ovarian tissue to delay childbearing for social reasons may prove too costly for society, a UIC analysis says.
December 11, 2012
Exhibit 4 Smiles delivers holiday gifts to Children’s Hospital University of IllinoisThe holidays arrive early for chronically ill children at Children’s Hospital University of Illinois when Exhibit 4 Smiles volunteers deliver hand-selected gifts to more than 100 kids.
December 5, 2012
Work begins on new Mile Square Health Center facilityUniversity, government and community leaders came together Monday to break ground for a new Mile Square Health Center facility several blocks from the UI Hospital.
November 29, 2012
Mile Square Health Center Breaks Ground for New FacilityGroundbreaking Ceremony for new Mile Square Health Center
November 28, 2012
Renowned Mexican singer recovering after robotic surgeryRenowned Mexican singer Vicente Fernández Gómez traveled from his home country to undergo robotic surgery at the UI Hospital Nov. 8.
November 27, 2012
Mexican Singer Vicente Fernández Gómez Receives Life-Saving Surgery at UI HospitalRenowned Mexican singer Vicente Fernández Gómez underwent a robotic left hepatectomy, a surgical procedure to remove a portion of the liver, Nov. 8 at the University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System.
November 20, 2012
Pediatric Cancer Patients Celebrate at Thanksgiving PartyChildren’s Hospital University of Illinois will host a Thanksgiving party for more than 120 pediatric cancer patients and their families.
November 20, 2012
Conference Focuses on Emerging Health Issues in Underrepresented Minorities“Bridging the Gap: Emerging Health Issues in Underrepresented Minorities,” a symposium for clinicians, healthcare leaders and basic researchers to raise awareness of disparities in minority health care and provide viable emerging treatment options.
November 13, 2012
Glaucoma Specialist Named Head of Ophthalmology at UICDr. Rohit Varma, a leading eye specialist and epidemiologist at the University of Southern California’s Keck School of Medicine, has been named head of ophthalmology and visual sciences at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, pending approval by the UI Board of Trustees.