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Central Illinois residents can help support cancer research at an event this spring. SIU School of Medicine students are organizing Relay For Life on Saturday, April 13, at Sacred Heart-Griffin High School in Springfield.

7.10.19. Taylorville Daily News. Dr. Janet Albers, Family Medicine. SIU Center for Family Medicine will open free-standing location in Taylorville. http://taylorvilledailynews.com/local-news/450965?fbclid=IwAR1M12Z0G_Kv… 7.9.19. Fox Illinois. Dr. Douglas Carlson , Pediatrics. Child vaccines especially important after recent measles outbreak. https://foxillinois.com/news/local/child-vaccines-especially-important-… 7.6.19. State Journal-Register. Matt Mannion , Class of 2022, Ehitare Emuze, Alikem Agamah , both Class of

8.7.19. IEEE Pulse. Andrzej Bartke, PhD, Internal Medicine. What science has to say about longevity. https://pulse.embs.org/july-2019/old-age-divine-age-why-not/ 8.5.19. Springfield Moms. SIU Center for Family Medicine celebrates National Health Center Week. http://springfieldmoms.org/siu-center-for-family-medicine-rooted-in-our… 8.4.19. Herald-Whig. Quincy Family Medicine faculty produce new books, research. https://www.whig.com/20190804/people-and-professions-reported-aug-4-2019 7.29.19. State Journal-Register. Drs. Abishek Kulkarni, Youssef Chami, Mukul Bhattarai, all of Internal

Do you suffer from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) or know someone who does? SIU School of Medicine has launched a clinical trial to study the safety and efficacy of an investigational drug for PTSD. Local researchers are evaluating an investigational drug that has received FDA approval for schizophrenia and as an adjunctive therapy for major depressive disorder. In the new study, doctors want to evaluate the investigational drug in combination with the drug sertraline for treatment of PTSD. Jeffrey Bennett, MD , is associate professor of psychiatry at SIU School of Medicine and the

After Labor Day, SIU Medicine will launch a new testing site at Abundant Faith Christian Center and other sites to meet COVID-19 response needs throughout the community. The final day for SIU Medicine testing at the Sangamon County Department of Public will be today, Sept. 4. “We are so grateful for our partnership with Sangamon County Department of Public Health to provide testing throughout the last two months,” said Jerry Kruse, MD, MSPH, Dean and Provost of SIU School of Medicine. “As the seasons change and we prepare for colder temperatures, we are pleased to be moving the testing center

The Department of Population Science and Policy is the school's first new department in nearly 30 years

Home visits help first-time, low income moms and families achieve success

The Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS) and SIU School of Medicine will establish a new Pandemic Health Worker Program to support the health and wellness needs of people at home during this pandemic. The goal of the program is to remove barriers to health and community services for the underserved population and those at risk during the pandemic. Pandemic Health Workers and teams will be deployed in communities in downstate Illinois to identify those in need and deliver health and wellness services to them through wellness check-ins, home deliveries, telehealth services

SIU Medicine’s Center for Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders is renewing its commitment to Springfield area residents and its 93-county service region with a new partner: Memorial Medical Center. The team will provide care beyond the medical center by offering community-based resources, trainings, research opportunities and support groups. SIU Medicine and Memorial Medical Center will formally announce the partnership with a reception and ribbon cutting at 5 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 5, at the Memorial Center for Learning and Innovation, 228 W. Miller St., Springfield. SIU’s state-designated