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Dr. Kruse & Triple Aim+1
SIU Medicine and its programs hit the marks Written by Karen Carlson | Photographed by Jason Johnson Dean and Provost Jerry Kruse, MD, MSPH, closes nearly every presentation with a particular slide
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Dr. Jason Kegg has been named Medical Director of the Illinois Emergency Medical Services Program
Jason Kegg, MD, Emergency Medicine, has been named medical director of the Illinois Emergency Medical Services Program at the Illinois Department of Public Health. When he's not treating emergencies
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New articles in PubMed by SIU School of Medicine authors February 8, 2019
SIU School of Medicine authors published 37articles in the past month that were added to PubMed. See the list of articles at https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/myncbi/carol.gordon.1/collections
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SIU physician prepared for an Olympic task
David Jeong, MD, has achieved an impressive goal this month: He’s made it to the Olympics. The director of sports medicine and geriatric musculoskeletal medicine at SIU Center for Family and Community
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Culinary Medicine Aims to Cook Up Nutritional Solutions
A new collaboration between the Lincoln Land Community College Culinary Institute and Southern Illinois University School of Medicine aims to blend the art of food and cooking with the science of
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New device helps reduce stroke risk in patients with AFib
Patients with irregular heart rhythm called atrial fibrillation, or AFib, have an increased risk of blood clots, which can lead to a stroke. A new device aims to help reduce that risk. Implanted into
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Service Dog to Visit Library February 27, 2019
The Library’s February Study Break will have a special guest in addition to the usual treats and coffee. Stop by the Dirksen Conference Room on February 27th from 2:00 – 4:30pm to meet Gibson, the
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3D Printer in the Medical Library
The assortment of plastic toys on the Library front desk were printed with our XYZ da Vinci 3D printer. Models for these toys were downloaded from thingiverse.com and printed in ABS plastic. In
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'Just Medicine' Author to Discuss Racial Bias in Health Care
Implicit bias is the single most important determinant of health and health care disparities, argues author and lawyer Dayna Bowen Matthew. She will address questions of race, inequality and health