Southern Illinois University School of Medicine and the University of Chicago Medicine will use a $1.13 million federal grant to study the opioid epidemic affecting the state’s 16 southernmost counties. The joint effort will initially focus on learning how and why people use opioids such as heroin, fentanyl and prescription painkillers for non-medical reasons and examine the impact on health. People with opioid use disorder, particularly those who inject the drugs, are more vulnerable to outbreaks of HIV, hepatitis and other infections. More

Louis Philipson, MD, PhD, Professor of Medicine (Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism) and Director of the Kovler Diabetes Center has been selected as a 2018 recipient of the Order of Lincoln Award by Gov. Bruce Rauner.  The Order of Lincoln Award is the state’s highest honor of professional achievement and public service. “This year’s Order of Lincoln recipients are an extraordinary group of individuals that truly embody President Lincoln’s relentless and passionate spirit for public service,” Gov. Rauner said. “They have positively changed their communities in numerous ways, and their contributions will impact Illinois and the world for generations to come. It is … Read More