'Why don't they report?': Domestic violence
When a domestic violence matter becomes news, one question is always shouted the loudest: why didn’t she leave? And with that question comes the implication that, by staying in the relationship, the survivor somehow deserved what happened. As the second part in our two-part series examining why survivors of assault don’t report, we’re looking at domestic violence. Why don’t victims leave, and why don’t they call the police?
Internal Medicine provides Diabetes Education and Counseling at Springfield Housing Authority Sites
During the last two weeks of July, SIU Department of Internal Medicine clinic staff and faculty, along with 10 medical students, visited each of the three Springfield Housing Authority (SHA)
New Physician Assistants Help Ease Health Care Provider Shortage in Rural Illinois
35 learners complete SIU Medicine's Physician Assistant Program
International Scholar, Syrian Native to Present Pearson Lecture
Talk to focus on history of Islamic medicine
Health Care Organizations, SPS 186 Partner to Provide Back-to-School Physicals, Vaccines
Children entering pre-k, kindergarten, 6th or 9th grade, or who are new to Springfield Public School District 186, are required to have school physicals and immunizations. Meningococcal vaccines are
Summer Issue of the Library Newsletter
The Summer 2017 issue of the Library Newsletter is now available on our newsletter page.
World Breastfeeding Week: Mother knows breast
The month of August is marked by several significant events: the Illinois State Fair, kids returning to school and, of course, World Breastfeeding Week, celebrated Aug. 1-7 every year worldwide! In
SIU Medical Students Working with Regional Physicians
Family physicians in six Illinois communities are hosting students from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine July 31 – August 25. The students are participating in the school’s Family
SIU Medicine Pediatrician Accepting New Patients in Decatur
Looking for a pediatrician to schedule a back-to-school physical for your child? Southern Illinois University Medicine will open a pediatrics clinic in Decatur on August 2. Sandra Yockey, MD, a board