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Clinical trials offer patients access to cutting edge cancer treatment protocols. Simmons Cancer Institute (SCI) strives to be an active participant in the development of these new standards of care. Studies at SCI encompass new approaches to cancer from prevention and screening/diagnostic modalities to advances in treatment strategies. Please contact our Clinical Research Office to determine in you have a patient that may qualify for a study. What is a clinical trial? A clinical trial is a study done to find new ways of helping people with different health care needs. The main goal of a

Center seeks patients, care partners to advance therapies

Closing Care Gaps with Telehealth Expansion in Illinois A global pandemic has accelerated the use of telehealth services to keep patients healthy at home and to protect health care professionals on the front lines. Across the country, academic medical centers like SIU School of Medicine (SIU SOM) are using emergency, temporary rules for telehealth to reach medically underserved populations in small urban and rural areas in need of better health outcomes. Health disparities and care gaps for rural and underserved communities preceded COVID-19 and will remain when the crisis has ended. It’s time

A Cochlear implant is a surgically implanted electronic device that provides a sense of sound to a person who is profoundly deaf or severely hard of hearing, particularly if the deafness is a result of damage to the sensory hairs in the ear. Audiologists and surgeons at SIU HealthCare can diagnose whether a patient is a candidate for implant surgery, and perform the implantation.

Cognitive disorders are a category of mental health problem that include difficulties with learning, memory, and problem solving. Make an appointment with an SIU HealthCare provider for a diagnosis.

Did you know cold and flu season in America could last as long as October through May? With the season’s arrival, it is clear that the coronavirus pandemic has made things quite a bit different this time around. Read on to learn about similarities and differences between COVID-19 and the flu. It will help you know what to do if you or a loved one starts to feel ill. COVID-19 and seasonal flu: how are they similar and different? 1. The virus that causes COVID-19 is different from the virus that causes the seasonal flu. COVID-19 and the seasonal flu (also called influenza¬¬) are both contagious

Colic is indicated by episodes of crying for more than three hours a day for more than three days a week for three weeks in an otherwise healthy child between the ages of two weeks and four months. Its cause is unknown.