Local mountaineer Nick Selby successfully summited Mount Everest in May 2025. However, on his way down from the peak, he suffered frostbite to his fingers that would require treatment.

The annual Kenniebrew Lecture discusses health disparities and factors affecting population health. Kelly Hurst, EdD, will deliver the 2026 keynote at 5:30 p.m., Feb. 12, at Memorial Learning Center in Springfield.

The Southern Illinois University Foundation will host Voices of Impact: Celebrating SIU Black Alumni Changemakers from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 6,

SIU Center for Family Medicine has been selected as one of only 10 organizations nationwide to participate in the American Diabetes Association’s Obesity Master Trainer program, a designation that

Members of SIU School of Medicine’s Class of 1995 were given a unique opportunity to see Broadway-level entertainment up close during a reunion in New York City. And the musical was written by Dr. Mike Sheedy, one of their own.

On annual getaways, Dr. Matthew Johnson brings his knowledge, skills and colleagues on international missions to provide cleft lip and palate surgeries to children in underserved communities.

SIU medical students are coordinating a community-based soccer program designed to meet the needs of athletes ages 5+ with physical or mental disabilities.

Springfield Plastics presented Simmons Cancer Institute with a check for more than $143K as part of its 'Drain for the Cure' fundraising efforts in 2025.

The Illinois Academy of Physician Associates has selected Dr. Courtney Ledbetter for its 2025 Community Impact Award.