SIU School of Medicine will host the first use of the newest edition of the Advanced Trauma Life Support course in the United States on April 29–30. The Southern Illinois Trauma Center (SITC) at Springfield Memorial Hospital and the Memorial Learning Center are piloting the training.

Illinois has reported its first confirmed case of measles this year-an unvaccinated adult in Marion. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is investigating the case and identifying potential exposure sites across the community, including restaurants, gyms, grocery stores and laundromats. This development comes amid a national and global rise in measles cases. As of mid-April, over 800 cases have been confirmed across 25 U.S. states. What is measles? Measles is a highly contagious virus that spreads through the air when an infected person coughs or sneezes. The virus can linger in the

Rhonda, age 58, spent years in silence, struggling with pain she felt was too personal to discuss. It was easier to endure the discomfort than bring it up—even with her husband of 38 years. Despite seeing multiple health care providers, she often left appointments with more questions than answers, hesitant to share the deeply personal issues affecting her quality of life. And then, Rhonda met Team SIU. What started as an itchy scalp turned into painful sores and hair loss. SIU dermatologist Dr. Rebecca Larsen diagnosed Rhonda with lichens planus, a painful, inflammatory autoimmune condition

Old MacDonald had a farm and probably an aching back, too. Research shows that farmers experience more back pain than the general population due to the physical demands of the job. Because back pain can reduce productivity and increase medical costs, preventing back injuries is imperative for farmers.

Old MacDonald had a farm and probably an aching back, too. Research shows that farmers experience more back pain than the general population due to the physical demands of the job. Because back pain can reduce productivity and increase medical costs, preventing back injuries is imperative for farmers.

Old MacDonald had a farm and probably an aching back, too. Research shows that farmers experience more back pain than the general population due to the physical demands of the job. Because back pain can reduce productivity and increase medical costs, preventing back injuries is imperative for farmers.

Patients in central and southern Illinois now have access to a more precise, safer way to detect lung cancer, thanks to a new robotic-assisted technology available through a partnership between SIU Medicine and Springfield Memorial Hospital. Pulmonologists Taylor Stone, MD and Mingchen Song, MD , performed the first biopsies using the platform last month. The Ion navigational bronchoscopy system reaches deep into the lung, to biopsy nodules that were previously difficult to access. Its ultra-thin, flexible catheter provides stability and precision, allowing physicians to collect tissue samples

Patients in central and southern Illinois now have access to a more precise, safer way to detect lung cancer, thanks to a new robotic-assisted technology available through a partnership between SIU Medicine and Springfield Memorial Hospital. Pulmonologists Taylor Stone, MD and Mingchen Song, MD , performed the first biopsies using the platform last month. The Ion navigational bronchoscopy system reaches deep into the lung, to biopsy nodules that were previously difficult to access. Its ultra-thin, flexible catheter provides stability and precision, allowing physicians to collect tissue samples

When their 4-year-old son was stricken with leukemia, Chad and Regan Hoesman turned to the children's cancer specialists at SIU Medicine and hoped for the best. A year into his treatment, their little boy received a big gift.

When their 4-year-old son was stricken with leukemia, Chad and Regan Hoesman turned to the children's cancer specialists at SIU Medicine and hoped for the best. A year into his treatment, their little boy received a big gift.