
Holiday Hours
The SIU Center for Family Medicine in Decatur has updated its holiday schedule with reduced hours and closures: Thursday, Nov. 22, Thanksgiving Day | Closed Friday, Nov. 23 | Closed Monday, Dec. 24

New Publication: Hepatic Involvement in Systemic Sarcoidosis
Congratulations to the Department of Internal Medicine! The American Journal of Case Reports recently published "Hepatic Involvement in Systemic Sarcoidosis," authored by SIU Medicine faculty and

New Publication: Malignant Peritoneal Mesothelioma: A Rare Cause of Ascites
Congratulations to the Department of Internal Medicine! The Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports recently published "Malignant Peritoneal Mesothelioma: A Rase Cause of Ascites,"

Rural Health Summit Releases Report on Rural Health in Illinois
Rural Health Summit Releases Report on Rural Health in Illinois Identifies great challenges and a path forward Springfield, Ill. - Rural Illinois residents face significant challenges and health

AWIMS Mentorship Mixer
AWIMS Mentorship Mixer October 2018, MCLI Kudos to Dr. Abbot and Dr. Waqar for their hard work in making this energizing and fun-filled event possible.

CHEST Annual Meeting in San Antonio, Texas
2018 CHEST Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas. October 6-10, 2018. Please visit http://chestmeeting.chestnet.org/ for more information regarding the 2019 CHEST Annual Meeting in New Orleans, LA

Study of Green Tea Extract May Yield Key to Hearing Protection for Cancer Patients
SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS: If you could take a drug that would help cure your cancer, but it would make you go deaf, would you still take the drug? Cisplatin is a widely used anticancer drug that

Sanner, Gaebel Receive Blue Devil Pride Award for Excellence
Quincy Public School District Superintendent Roy Webb awarded two SIU Center for Family Medicine - Quincy staffers with the Blue Devil Pride Award for Excellence on Friday, October 12. Deb Sanner, who

Could it be abuse? 10 signs of trouble
by Jeanné Hansen, LCSW, SIU Department of Psychiatry It is almost 2:30. School gets out at 3:00. As if on cue, Will gets restless. He fidgets in his seat. He looks at the clock nervously. He taps his