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SIU Medicine enrolling patients for Parkinson’s disease clinical trial
January 11, 2021
SIU Medicine is recruiting patients with early-stage Parkinson’s disease to study a new drug that could become a potential treatment for the debilitating condition.
SIU Medicine Covid-19 Testing Locations in January
December 22, 2020
All SIU Medicine COVID-19 testing sites are closed December 23 – January 3 for the holidays. Testing resumes on January 4, 2021.
SIU Medicine Covid-19 Testing Locations in December
December 1, 2020
SIU Medicine will continue COVID-19 testing for the Springfield community in December. All SIU Medicine COVID-19 testing sites are closed December 23 – January 3 for the holidays. Testing resumes on January 4, 2021.
SIU System report highlights health care, education and justice-related issues impacting Illinois veterans
November 12, 2020
Carbondale, IL – The Southern Illinois University System President’s Office released recommendations from its first Veteran’s Summit held last fall in Mt. Vernon.
SIU Medicine Launches Clinical Trial to Study PTSD
November 5, 2020
Do you suffer from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) or know someone who does?
Medical Students Training with Local Physicians
November 5, 2020
Family physicians in several Illinois communities are hosting students from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine through November 20. The students are participating in the school’s Family Medicine Preceptorship Program.
New Endoscopic Technologies Pioneered by Dr. Abdul Swied
October 30, 2020
Abdul Swied, MD, an advanced endoscopist in SIU’s Division of Gastroenterology, has begun using the world’s first single-use duodenoscope approved by the FDA.
Farm Family Resource Initiative offers new helpline
October 28, 2020
SPRINGFIELD – Area farmers who need someone to talk to about the everyday stresses of farming and pandemic-related challenges now have a new resource.
SIU Medicine COVID-19 Testing Locations in November
October 27, 2020
SIU Medicine will continue regular COVID-19 testing for the Springfield community in November.