For many of us, the term preventative chemotherapy is confusing. Chemotherapy is a treatment for a disease, not medication to prevent cancer, right? And if surgery removed all traces of the cancer, why would a patient need to go through chemo?

For many of us, the term preventative chemotherapy is confusing. Chemotherapy is a treatment for a disease, not medication to prevent cancer, right? And if surgery removed all traces of the cancer, why would a patient need to go through chemo?

Observed every year in May, Mental Health Awareness Month is a crucial opportunity to prioritize mental wellness in the workplace. And what workplace is more challenging than life on the farm? Admittedly, the farm is a wonderful place to be. Karen Leavitt Stallman, SIU Medicine’s Farm Family Resource Initiative Program Coordinator and Ag Resource Specialist, grew up on a farm and knows this well. “I love spring on our farm in Randolph County. We see nature waking up. New calves are born. Fields are planted. What I enjoy most are the many morel mushrooms in the woods,” Stallman says. “But, from

SIU oncologist Dr. Waqas Azar and his wife, Dr. Noor Khalid, joined 76 other guests from around the world this spring at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum to take the U.S. Oath of Citizenship.

SIU oncologist Dr. Waqas Azar and his wife, Dr. Noor Khalid, joined 76 other guests from around the world this spring at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum to take the U.S. Oath of Citizenship.

SIU oncologist Dr. Waqas Azar and his wife, Dr. Noor Khalid, joined 76 other guests from around the world this spring at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum to take the U.S. Oath of Citizenship.

SIU oncologist Dr. Waqas Azar and his wife, Dr. Noor Khalid, joined 76 other guests from around the world this spring at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum to take the U.S. Oath of Citizenship.

Adhering to a healthy diet can do more than help you lose some weight. Whether it’s lowering risk of heart disease, Type 2 diabetes, helping the digestive system or simply keeping your eyes, skin and teeth in better shape, eating healthier can make a significant difference for your body. It’s also good for the brain. The MIND diet As we age, Alzheimer’s is something many of us worry about developing. Studies are clear – a healthy diet goes a long way in protecting brain health. It’s something clinicians and researchers at the Smith Alzheimer’s Center at SIU Medicine take seriously. A study at