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'Light the Night Pink' to Celebrate Breast Cancer Patients, Survivors
Event to raise awareness for breast reconstruction
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A "Little Leap" to Boost Babies' Brain Power
Between birth and age 3, a child’s brain undergoes an impressive amount of change. The brain doubles in size in its first year, and by three, it reaches 80 percent of its adult volume. This period of
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Denim & Diamonds Fundraiser Reveals Hundreds of Auction Items
Simmons Cancer Institute (SCI) at Southern Illinois University Medicine 's 17 th annual Denim & Diamonds fundraiser Saturday will feature more than 400 auction items, including luxury vacation rentals
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SIU School of Medicine Employees Honored for Service
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine honored 56 of its employees for their years of service at campus facilities in Springfield, Decatur and Quincy. The following employees included: 45
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Guest View: A Pediatrician's Thanks
A thank you to teachers from the Office of Population Science and Policy's Executive Director, Dr. Sameer Vohra here ! - October 04, 2017
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Flack, Hingle Receive Mastership from the American College of Physicians
The Awards Committee of the American College of Physicians recently announced that the orgnization's Board of Regents selected John M. Flack, MD, MPH, MACP, and Susan Thompson Hingle, MD, MACP, to
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Denim and Diamonds 'helps people you and I live and breathe with every day'
Simmons Cancer Institute (SCI) at Southern Illinois University Medicine will host the 17th annual Denim & Diamonds fundraiser Saturday, October 14, at the Crowne Plaza Springfield. The event features
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Five Graduate at Summer Commencement
Surrounded by faculty, family and friends, five Southern Illinois University School of Medicine graduate students received their diplomas at a summer commencement ceremony on September 22 at the South