Written by Lauren Murphy | Photos by Jason Johnson Published in Aspect s magazine, Autumn 2017 (40-4) As American lifespans increase due to progress on other medical frontiers, the toll from Alzheimer’s disease grows. More than 5 million Americans are living with the disease, and by 2050 this number could rise as high as 16 million, according to the Alzheimer’s Association. Since 1987, the Center for Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders (CADRD) has diagnosed, treated and educated Illinois residents with Alzheimer’s and other dementia-related problems. In the last year, the center, along

Written by Lauren Murphy | Photos by Jason Johnson Published in Aspect s magazine, Autumn 2017 (40-4) As American lifespans increase due to progress on other medical frontiers, the toll from Alzheimer’s disease grows. More than 5 million Americans are living with the disease, and by 2050 this number could rise as high as 16 million, according to the Alzheimer’s Association. Since 1987, the Center for Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders (CADRD) has diagnosed, treated and educated Illinois residents with Alzheimer’s and other dementia-related problems. In the last year, the center, along

The Office of Population Science and Policy, Executive Director, Sameer Vohra, MD, JD, MA, FAAP quoted in Illinois Times recent article What's Behind Bad Behavior? Thursday, October 12, 2017.

Between birth and age 3, a child’s brain undergoes an impressive amount of change. The brain doubles in size in its first year, and by three, it reaches 80 percent of its adult volume. This period of a child’s life is the most important for brain development—and it’s inspired a new project from SIU Medicine’s Office of Population Science and Policy. Hillsboro Area Hospital serves as a community center, routinely hosts community events, houses a gym and has a day center within the confines of the hospital walls. Partnering with physicians, academics, early childhood workers, educators and

A thank you to teachers from the Office of Population Science and Policy's Executive Director, Dr. Sameer Vohra here ! - October 04, 2017

The Department of Population Science and Policy strives to protect the most vulnerable of our populations by participating in programs and projects that focus on early childhood development and health. There are both in school and out of school factors that change the way that young students learn and their ability to focus. Some of these things include sleep, stress, housing, and asthma. Our projects include: A program focused on household trigger reduction strategies for low-income families by using community health worker home visits aimed at reducing the emergency department visits of

SIU Medicine partners with The Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation and SIU medical students to address the legal needs of low-income patients and social determinants of health. This program focuses on the unmet legal needs of patients and pairs them with a no-cost lawyer that can help to address upstream, a non-clinical factor that affects health. This program introduces medical students to the complicated web of social determinants of health. It allows them to participate in a clinical setting, practice good bedside manner, and become more aware of factors that affect a patient’s

SIU Medicine partners with The Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation and SIU medical students to address the legal needs of low-income patients and social determinants of health. This program focuses on the unmet legal needs of patients and pairs them with a no-cost lawyer that can help to address upstream, a non-clinical factor that affects health. This program introduces medical students to the complicated web of social determinants of health. It allows them to participate in a clinical setting, practice good bedside manner, and become more aware of factors that affect a patient’s

Surrounded by faculty, family and friends, five Southern Illinois University School of Medicine graduate students received their diplomas at a summer commencement ceremony on September 22 at the South Auditorium at SIU School of Medicine. The students were recognized by speakers Donald S. Torry, Ph.D., professor and chair of the Department of Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Cell Biology (MMICB), and Yueh-Ting Lee, Ph.D., professor and graduate school dean of SIU Carbondale. Rana Alfardan received a doctorate degree in Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Cell Biology. Mark Schroeder