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COVID-19 Press Release: April 24, 2019
COVID-19 Update: April 24, 2020 This is a daily joint communication from the Sangamon County Department of Public Health along with Memorial Health System, HSHS St. John’s Hospital, Springfield Clinic
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SCOPE 2020: Artists' Statements
Glen Aylward, First Place: “Parkinson’s” Sixty thousand individuals are diagnosed with Parkinson’s yearly. There are a million people with Parkinson’s in the U.S. and Illinois is second in prevalence
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Hotline for IDOC
The Correctional Medicine IDOC COVID-19 Help Line will be operational 24-hours a day during the pandemic The Office of Correctional Medicine, in partnership with the Department of Internal Medicine
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COVID-19 Press Release: April 23, 2020
COVID-19 Update: April 23, 2020 This is a daily joint communication from the Sangamon County Department of Public Health along with Memorial Health System, HSHS St. John’s Hospital, Springfield Clinic
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Novel surgery offers relief for kidney stone injuries
SIU Medicine urologist Bradley Schwartz, DO, FACS, performs nearly 400 surgeries each year to remove kidney stones from patients. The hard deposits are made from minerals such as calcium, infection or
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Corrections, SIU Medicine partner to improve health care behind bars
Better Care Behind Bars Corrections, SIU Medicine partner to improve health care delivery in state facilities More than 76,000 Illinoisans live behind bars, and nearly 41,000 of those individuals call
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COVID-19 Press Release: April 22, 2020
COVID-19 Update: April 22, 2020 This is a daily joint communication from the Sangamon County Department of Public Health along with Memorial Health System, HSHS St. John’s Hospital, Springfield Clinic
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Corrections, SIU Medicine partnering to improve health care delivery in state facilities
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine and the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) are partnering to provide health care for individuals at state correctional facilities. “We are eager
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Better Care Behind Bars
CORRECTIONS, SIU MEDICINE PARTNER TO IMPROVE HEALTH CARE DELIVERY IN STATE FACILITIES by Lauren Crocks More than 76,000 Illinoisans live behind bars, and nearly 41,000 of those individuals call state