It’s flu season . Now more than ever, it is important to take good care of your health and avoid getting sick. Here are 6 common-sense tips for reducing your risk of flu, helping your entire family and community stay well during the months ahead. 1. Wash your hands. Wash your hands regularly with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. This is the best way to remove viruses, bacteria and other germs from your hands that could make you or other people sick. Handwashing with soap and water is best. An alcohol-based hand sanitizer will work when soap and water aren't available. Get in the habit

It’s flu season . Now more than ever, it is important to take good care of your health and avoid getting sick. Here are 6 common-sense tips for reducing your risk of flu, helping your entire family and community stay well during the months ahead. 1. Wash your hands. Wash your hands regularly with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. This is the best way to remove viruses, bacteria and other germs from your hands that could make you or other people sick. Handwashing with soap and water is best. An alcohol-based hand sanitizer will work when soap and water aren't available. Get in the habit

Most people who get infected with COVID-19 get better within weeks of the illness. Yet studies indicate about 1 in 4 experience lingering post-COVID symptoms. For these individuals, post-COVID issues extend a month or longer, and can include a wide range of new, returning or ongoing health problems. SIU Medicine has created a Post-COVID Recovery Clinic to support these “long haulers.” The patients can receive customized care from multidisciplinary specialists. Clinicians will help identify achievable health goals as a way to optimize patients’ quality of life and function. COVID-19 can affect

Most people who get infected with COVID-19 get better within weeks of the illness. Yet studies indicate about 1 in 4 experience lingering post-COVID symptoms. For these individuals, post-COVID issues extend a month or longer, and can include a wide range of new, returning or ongoing health problems. SIU Medicine has created a Post-COVID Recovery Clinic to support these “long haulers.” The patients can receive customized care from multidisciplinary specialists. Clinicians will help identify achievable health goals as a way to optimize patients’ quality of life and function. COVID-19 can affect

SIU Otolaryngology offers endoscopic surgical treatment of sinus diseases including sinusitis, nasal polyps and sinus tumors. Its surgeons have significant experience treating patients with complex sinus issues or multiple prior surgeries. Sinus disease treatment options | Endoscopic sinus surgery Many factors go into determining the most appropriate treatment for patients with sinus disease. Patients with sinus disease will likely require a CT scan of the sinuses. If there is concern for a tumor or brain fluid leak, an MRI might also be necessary. The majority of the diseases listed here are

February was National Cancer Prevention Month. According to the American Association for Cancer Research, more than 40 percent of cancers in the U.S. can be attributed to preventable causes. There is no better time to start taking the following steps to protect your health for the long haul. Drastically reduce your risk of developing cancer with these 10 tips from SIU Medicine. Don’t use tobacco and avoid secondhand smoke Smoking is the number one preventable cause of both cancer and cancer-related deaths. Besides lung cancers, this bad habit is linked to 17 other types of cancers. Cigarettes

February was National Cancer Prevention Month. According to the American Association for Cancer Research, more than 40 percent of cancers in the U.S. can be attributed to preventable causes. There is no better time to start taking the following steps to protect your health for the long haul. Drastically reduce your risk of developing cancer with these 10 tips from SIU Medicine. Don’t use tobacco and avoid secondhand smoke Smoking is the number one preventable cause of both cancer and cancer-related deaths. Besides lung cancers, this bad habit is linked to 17 other types of cancers. Cigarettes

February was National Cancer Prevention Month. According to the American Association for Cancer Research, more than 40 percent of cancers in the U.S. can be attributed to preventable causes. There is no better time to start taking the following steps to protect your health for the long haul. Drastically reduce your risk of developing cancer with these 10 tips from SIU Medicine. Don’t use tobacco and avoid secondhand smoke Smoking is the number one preventable cause of both cancer and cancer-related deaths. Besides lung cancers, this bad habit is linked to 17 other types of cancers. Cigarettes

When you think of medicine and healthcare, do you typically consider how your doctor was trained? Where he or she went to medical school? Do you wonder what sort of diversity in treatments or diseases they were exposed to during, and after, medical school? The clinical setting of your provider is important when you choose where to seek healthcare. While you may not have considered it before, being treated in an academic medical setting has more benefits than you may realize. So what is an academic medical setting and how does it benefit you? An academic medical setting means that doctors and