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Medical student assists at accident scene

An automobile rollover on the interstate gave first-year medical student Carson Schaefer an opportunity to use his training to assess and treat trauma.
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Medical student assists at accident scene

An automobile rollover on the interstate gave first-year medical student Carson Schaefer an opportunity to use his training to assess and treat trauma.
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Medical student assists at accident scene

An automobile rollover on the interstate gave first-year medical student Carson Schaefer an opportunity to use his training to assess and treat trauma.
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Medical student assists at accident scene

An automobile rollover on the interstate gave first-year medical student Carson Schaefer an opportunity to use his training to assess and treat trauma.
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Neurology

A Seamless Phase 2A-Phase 2B Randomized Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Benfotiamine in Patients with Early Alzheimer’s Disease (BenfoTeam)

Active recruiting

The purpose of this study is to learn more about the safety, effectiveness and tolerability of the study drug called Benfotiamine, to determine whether it delays or slows the progression of the symptoms of early Alzheimer’s disease.

Contact: Stephanie Kohlrus 217-545-3013
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Neurology

A Seamless Phase 2A-Phase 2B Randomized Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Benfotiamine in Patients with Early Alzheimer’s Disease (BenfoTeam)

Active recruiting

The purpose of this study is to learn more about the safety, effectiveness and tolerability of the study drug called Benfotiamine, to determine whether it delays or slows the progression of the symptoms of early Alzheimer’s disease.

Contact: Stephanie Kohlrus 217-545-3013
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Simmons Cancer Institute

BC-IMT-04: Randomized, Open-Label Study of the Bria-IMT Regimen and Check Point Inhibitor vs Physicians' Choice in Advanced Metastatic Breast Cancer (BRIA-ABC)

Active recruiting

This is a multicenter randomized, open label study to evaluate overall survival with the Bria-IMT regimen in combination with Checkpoint Inhibitor [Retifanlimab], versus Treatment of Patients'/Physicians' Choice (TPC) in advanced metastatic or locally recurrent breast cancer (aMBC) patients with no approved alternative therapies available.

Contact: Kathy Robinson 217-545-1946
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New procedure in Springfield provides options for high-risk patients

A breakthrough in cardiac care has arrived in central Illinois. SIU Medicine cardiologist Ahmad Al Turk, MD , assisted by Abdul Moiz Hafiz, MD and Abhishek Kulkarni, MD , recently performed the first BASILICA procedure at Springfield Memorial Hospital, bringing new hope to patients with complex heart conditions. BASILICA is an innovative technique designed to make transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) safer. TAVR is a minimally invasive procedure used to replace a failing heart valve, but for some patients, it carries a serious risk of coronary artery blockage. BASILICA helps prevent
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New procedure in Springfield provides options for high-risk patients

A breakthrough in cardiac care has arrived in central Illinois. SIU Medicine cardiologist Ahmad Al Turk, MD , assisted by Abdul Moiz Hafiz, MD and Abhishek Kulkarni, MD , recently performed the first BASILICA procedure at Springfield Memorial Hospital, bringing new hope to patients with complex heart conditions. BASILICA is an innovative technique designed to make transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) safer. TAVR is a minimally invasive procedure used to replace a failing heart valve, but for some patients, it carries a serious risk of coronary artery blockage. BASILICA helps prevent
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New procedure in Springfield provides options for high-risk patients

A breakthrough in cardiac care has arrived in central Illinois. SIU Medicine cardiologist Ahmad Al Turk, MD , assisted by Abdul Moiz Hafiz, MD and Abhishek Kulkarni, MD , recently performed the first BASILICA procedure at Springfield Memorial Hospital, bringing new hope to patients with complex heart conditions. BASILICA is an innovative technique designed to make transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) safer. TAVR is a minimally invasive procedure used to replace a failing heart valve, but for some patients, it carries a serious risk of coronary artery blockage. BASILICA helps prevent
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