Like many of you, the team at SIU Medicine is doing its part to help slow the spread of COVID-19 and keep our community safe. With so much uncertainty and daily developing news about the global pandemic, it can be hard to know what steps to take to protect yourself and your family. Informed patients tend to be healthier patients. That's why SIU Medicine physicians promote the use of research-based medicine and why we encourage people to stay educated about wellness topics that matter to them. With this in mind, we'd like to go over a few things about the COVID-19 disease we think are important

Like many of you, the team at SIU Medicine is doing its part to help slow the spread of COVID-19 and keep our community safe. With so much uncertainty and daily developing news about the global pandemic, it can be hard to know what steps to take to protect yourself and your family. Informed patients tend to be healthier patients. That's why SIU Medicine physicians promote the use of research-based medicine and why we encourage people to stay educated about wellness topics that matter to them. With this in mind, we'd like to go over a few things about the COVID-19 disease we think are important

Lung cancer claims the lives of 433 Americans every day, according to the Lung Cancer Foundation of America. The best way to eradicate this devastating disease is to prevent it from occurring. Here are some tips to raise awareness of the risks for lung cancer and improve your overall health. Don’t smoke If you’ve never smoked, you’ve avoided the chief cause of lung cancer. Are you the parent of little ones? Talk to them about the dangers of smoking sooner rather than later. If you have these conversations when they are young, they will be prepared to positively react to peer pressure when they

It doesn't matter where you are on your health journey and what sort of challenges are going on around you. Having a trusted and knowledgeable healthcare professional in your corner can provide you with a lot of peace of mind. But that's certainly not the only benefit. Check out these top five reasons why our team at SIU Medicine strongly encourages people to build a relationship with a primary care doctor in their area. Five reasons you need a primary care doctor 1. You're more likely to follow through on important health and wellness habits A study from JAMA Internal Medicine found that

As we celebrate National Women’s Health Week, here are a few tips for healthy eating. Most of us know what we eat matters. This week, try to make it a goal to eat a few more fruits and vegetables every day and work out every day. Those things alone can make all the difference in improving your health, and especially the health of your heart. Here are a few other suggestions and a healthy recipe: Go easy on portions. How much we eat can be just as important as what we eat. Skip the seconds. Eat the rainbow. Choose a red fruit today, a purple vegetable tomorrow. Vegetables and fruits are good

As we celebrate National Women’s Health Week, here are a few tips for healthy eating. Most of us know what we eat matters. This week, try to make it a goal to eat a few more fruits and vegetables every day and work out every day. Those things alone can make all the difference in improving your health, and especially the health of your heart. Here are a few other suggestions and a healthy recipe: Go easy on portions. How much we eat can be just as important as what we eat. Skip the seconds. Eat the rainbow. Choose a red fruit today, a purple vegetable tomorrow. Vegetables and fruits are good

As we celebrate National Women’s Health Week, here are a few tips for healthy eating. Most of us know what we eat matters. This week, try to make it a goal to eat a few more fruits and vegetables every day and work out every day. Those things alone can make all the difference in improving your health, and especially the health of your heart. Here are a few other suggestions and a healthy recipe: Go easy on portions. How much we eat can be just as important as what we eat. Skip the seconds. Eat the rainbow. Choose a red fruit today, a purple vegetable tomorrow. Vegetables and fruits are good

Modern medicine and technology have made leaps and bounds in almost every way—including the way you and your family can access the care you need. SIU Medicine provides communities with virtual care services for a variety of conditions and issues. We offer a one-of-a-kind telemedicine experience for anyone in Illinois who is looking for high quality healthcare while staying in the privacy and safety of their own home. And whether you're staying home because of COVID-19 or for any other reason, now is the perfect time to take advantage of our expanded virtual care services. What is virtual care

During this shelter-at-home time, we’re all trying to be extra careful about what we’re eating – plenty of fruits and vegetables for strong immunity, plenty of water for good hydration, plenty of exercise. We may want to add plenty of vitamin D to the list. Known as the sunshine vitamin, our bodies can actually make vitamin D when exposed to sunlight. However, dark winter days, abundant rain and even sunscreen make it more difficult in central Illinois. Up to 50 percent of the world’s population may not get enough sun, and 40 percent of U.S. residents are deficient in vitamin D. We simply

You might already know that Traditional Asian Medicine (TAM) has a long history. Did you know that this extensive timeline includes the treatment of many women’s health concerns? Some of the complaints worth mentioning are menstrual cramps, premenstrual discomfort and symptoms of peri-menopause such as hot flashes, insomnia and heart palpitations. When participants of randomized controlled trials of acupuncture for various conditions are asked to record their quality-of-life in journals or questionnaires, there is typically improvement in many aspects of their lives. In practice, our