News
Could a glass of wine a night increase your cancer risk?
June 26, 2017
Could your happy hour beverages be increasing your cancer risk?
This year, the Midwest is thick with ticks
June 22, 2017
According to the Chicago Tribune, the tick population is spreading, most notably in the Midwest and Northeast.
150 Children with Cancer to Attend Camp COCO
June 21, 2017
Medically supervised camp kicks off June 25
Bringing balance back: Ear cells regenerated in mammals
June 19, 2017
The inner ear is lined with two types of hair cells that help us to hear and balance. The cells respond to sound waves for hearing and head and body movement for balance. As we age, the cells are injured or die off, and our hearing and balance suffer as a result.
Is it heat stroke or heat exhaustion?
June 15, 2017
Whether you’re visiting the local waterpark, playing sports outdoors, working in your garden or resting in a car on a warm summer day, hot temperatures could spell a heat-related illness like heat exhaustion or heat stroke.
SIU Medicine Names New Associate Dean for Equity, Diversity, Inclusion
June 12, 2017
El-Amin to focus on education, patient care, community improvements
ThinkFirst and have a safe summer
June 12, 2017
With warm weather comes a host of exciting outdoor activities: swimming, boating, biking, road trips, fireworks and camping to name a few. But, when precautions aren’t taken, many of these activities can also end in injury. One group at SIU School of Medicine makes it their mission to prevent that.
Opioid Conference Offers Guidance For Health Care, Law Enforcement Professionals
May 31, 2017
The United States is in the midst of an opioid overdose epidemic.