News
'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.
SIU Medicine Launches New Department
September 20, 2018
The Department of Population Science and Policy is the school's first new department in nearly 30 years
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.
SIU Fertility & IVF Center Invites Families to 8th Birthday Party
September 6, 2018
The Fertility and IVF Center at Southern Illinois University Medicine will hold its 8th annual birthday party 1-4 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 16, at Erin’s Pavilion in Southwind Park, 4965 S. Second St. in Springfield.
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