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‘Mammogram Mondays’ to aid area women in October
September 29, 2020
Free breast cancer screenings offered to under- and uninsured
SIU Medicine Group to Study COVID’s Potential Effects on Alzheimer’s
September 10, 2020
Medical researchers at SIU School of Medicine’s Neuroscience Institute are studying how the novel coronavirus may accelerate the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. Their data could help identify patients that are more susceptible to the disease’s cognitive and physical decline.
Medical Students Training with Local Physicians (September 2020)
September 8, 2020
Family physicians in several Illinois communities are hosting students from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine throughout September. The students are participating in the school’s Family Medicine Preceptorship Program.
SIU Medicine Launches New COVID-19 Testing Site for the Fall
September 4, 2020
After Labor Day, SIU Medicine will launch a new testing site at Abundant Faith Christian Center and other sites to meet COVID-19 response needs throughout the community. The final day for SIU Medicine testing at the Sangamon County Department of Public will be today, Sept. 4.
Telehealth Patient Story - Maternal Fetal Medicine Spring 2020
August 25, 2020
Autumn Bohac of Effingham was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes when she was 16 years old. Now a 29-year-old mother of four, her health care journey reveals the everyday anxiety and pain that rural patients feel.
Telehealth Patient Story - Ears, Nose and Throat Clinic Summer 2020
August 25, 2020
Instead of renting a wheelchair-accessible vehicle, driving two hours and risking exposure to COVID-19, the Hall family from Tuscola, Illinois jumped at the chance to have a telehealth visit with an SIU Medicine surgeon.
SIU School of Medicine Receives Top International Award
August 25, 2020
An international medical education organization has selected Southern Illinois University School of Medicine to receive one of its inaugural awards for institutional excellence.
Class of 2024 Welcomed to Carbondale Campus
August 21, 2020
Seventy-four medical students from the Class of 2024 have begun their academic medical training at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. The students are starting four years of intensive education to become physicians.
Healthcare organizations remind visitors: Masks required at hospitals, clinics
August 12, 2020
SPRINGFIELD – Local healthcare organizations on Friday emphasized that anyone visiting a hospital or clinic must wear a mask at all times, saying that the public’s compliance is critical to reduce the community spread of COVID-19.