Brenna Westlake was born in December 2011 with Harlequin Ichthyosis (HI), a very rare and sometimes fatal skin disease. Babies born with HI lack a protein that moves fats to the skin’s surface layer to create a strong barrier.

Within an operating room, surgeons sometimes notice little things that they wish they could do better. A change that could improve the medical outcome or the patient’s post-op convalescence is not to be ignored.

Within an operating room, surgeons sometimes notice little things that they wish they could do better. A change that could improve the medical outcome or the patient’s post-op convalescence is not to be ignored.

Within an operating room, surgeons sometimes notice little things that they wish they could do better. A change that could improve the medical outcome or the patient’s post-op convalescence is not to be ignored.

Within an operating room, surgeons sometimes notice little things that they wish they could do better. A change that could improve the medical outcome or the patient’s post-op convalescence is not to be ignored.

Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) is a mental health program designed to treat patients with serious mental illness and a history of treatment failure. These individuals tend to suffer from severe psychiatric disorders such as Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder. The purpose of the AOT Program is to give participants the tools needed to help manage mental illness so they are better prepared to live safely in the community. Many people who participate in this program spend less time in the hospital than they had before. The SIU Team will help to ensure participants have access to the mental

Simmons Cancer Institute at SIU Medicine and our community partners, Regional Cancer Partnership, Memorial Health and Springfield Clinic are hosting a free event for our community. Participants should not be under the care of a dermatologist and is 18 or older. Registrations is required. Please call 217.545.3837 to register for this event.

Simmons Cancer Institute at SIU Medicine and our community partners, Regional Cancer Partnership, Memorial Health and Springfield Clinic are hosting a free event for our community. Participants should not be under the care of a dermatologist and is 18 or older. Registrations is required. Please call 217.545.3837 to register for this event.

A team of SIU medical research scientists recently had their cancer study results published in a special issue of the international, peer-reviewed, open access journal Life.

A team of SIU medical research scientists recently had their cancer study results published in a special issue of the international, peer-reviewed, open access journal Life.