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Warmer winter months leading to early allergy season

Dr. Adnan Khan warned patients that this warm February could lead to an early allergy season.
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Warmer winter months leading to early allergy season

Dr. Adnan Khan warned patients that this warm February could lead to an early allergy season.
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Dangerous strep throat cases on the rise

Doctors are seeing more cases of strep throat, especially in those age 40 to 60.
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Dangerous strep throat cases on the rise

Doctors are seeing more cases of strep throat, especially in those age 40 to 60.
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Dixon gives presentation at Leadership Summit

Dr. William Dixon spoke to the Herald-Whig about his recent presentation in Kansas City.
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Thirty-seventh Annual Folse-Birtch-Sumner Lectureship Grand Rounds | MLC

"A History of Innovation" by visiting professor M. Ashraf Mansour, MD, MBA, FACS The Folse-Birtch-Sumner Lectureship is an annual event celebrating the Department of Surgery's founding surgeons - J. Roland Folse, MD; Alan Birtch, MD; and David, Sumner, MD. Many former and current surgery residents, fellows, and faculty celebrate their legacy of hard work, dedication, and strength of character. This year's visiting professor, Dr. Ash Mansour, is Professor of Surgery and Director of Cardiovascular Medicine at Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, and Chief of Vascular and
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Durbin releases plan to address health care workforce shortages in rural Illinois

U.S. Senator Dick Durbin held a news conference with Illinois health care leaders Monday, May 22, to release his “Roadmap to Grow Illinois’ Rural Health Workforce.” The partnership with hospitals, community health centers, medical and nursing schools, community colleges, dentists, physicians, and nurses will organize efforts and provide new funding to address health care workforce shortages and staffing crises in rural Illinois.
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Durbin releases plan to address health care workforce shortages in rural Illinois

U.S. Senator Dick Durbin held a news conference with Illinois health care leaders Monday, May 22, to release his “Roadmap to Grow Illinois’ Rural Health Workforce.” The partnership with hospitals, community health centers, medical and nursing schools, community colleges, dentists, physicians, and nurses will organize efforts and provide new funding to address health care workforce shortages and staffing crises in rural Illinois.
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Durbin releases plan to address health care workforce shortages in rural Illinois

U.S. Senator Dick Durbin held a news conference with Illinois health care leaders Monday, May 22, to release his “Roadmap to Grow Illinois’ Rural Health Workforce.” The partnership with hospitals, community health centers, medical and nursing schools, community colleges, dentists, physicians, and nurses will organize efforts and provide new funding to address health care workforce shortages and staffing crises in rural Illinois.
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Department of Surgery residents present diverse research projects

The Department of Surgery was honored to welcome Ahmed Ghazi, MD as visiting professor for the 20th Annual Resident Research Day on Thursday, April 27. Dr. Ghazi is an Assistant Professor of Urology and Director of the Minimally Invasive Surgery Division at the Brady Urological Institute, Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD. Dr. Ghazi is an innovator in the field of surgical simulation training, and made a presentation about teaching medical students and residents using surgical simulation. He also spent the previous two days with the Division of Urology conducting simulation labs. His
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