Highlights

'Sexuality After Cancer Treatment' Author to Present at Simmons Cancer Institute

September 20, 2018

Simmons Cancer Institute at SIU Medicine and Susan G. Komen Memorial will host an evening with Judy Kneece, nurse and author of “Sexuality After Cancer Treatment, the Guide to Restoring Your Sex Life,” at 6 pm, Tuesday, Oct. 2, at Simmons Cancer Institute (SCI), 315 W.

Can’t I Please Get Some Sleep? Natural Ways to Support Healthy Sleep

September 12, 2018

If you’ve already been evaluated by your doctor and you are in the midst of a period of having a difficult time falling asleep or staying asleep, what can you do to help yourself? Here are some suggestions and tricks to help you get those healthy zzzzz’s.

'Mammogram Mondays' Begin in October

September 11, 2018

Area health organizations have added two new locations to their list of sites offering free mammograms in October: Taylorville and Hillsboro. Women who are uninsured or under-insured can receive a free mammogram each Monday in October.

SIU Clinic First to Study New High Blood Pressure Device-Based Treatment

September 6, 2018

Over 100 million Americans have hypertension, and more than half of those who are on antihypertensive medications still don’t have their blood pressure under control.

Medical Students Working with Local Physicians

September 6, 2018

Family physicians in ten Illinois communities are hosting students from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine September 4–28. The students are participating in the school’s Family Medicine Preceptorship Program.

Head and Neck Clinic is Moving October 1st

August 31, 2018

ENT surgeons, Dr. Arun Sharma and Dr. Pardis Javadi will be relocating their clinics from the Simmons Cancer Institute
to the new Ear Nose & Throat Clinic | Hearing & Balance Center at 720 N. Bond Street on October 1, 2018