
Flu season: Tips to protect your health
Flu season is here, so it’s a good time to review information about the contagious respiratory illness and learn what steps you can take to protect yourself, your family and your community from the flu.

IU-trained anesthesiologist assistants work in hospitals across Indiana, addressing shortage of anesthetists
The Anesthesiologist Assistant program at IU School of Medicine is meeting a critical need for anesthesia professionals. Graduates work in hospitals across the state of Indiana

Dual degree program trains medical students in public health for broader approach to preventive care
IU School of Medicine and the Fairbanks School of Public Health have partnered to launch a four-year MD/MPH program, training medical students in public health, an

Sickle Cell Awareness Month: Understanding the science and the impact on patients
National Sickle Cell Awareness Month, observed each September, offers a time to learn about a genetic blood disorder called sickle cell disease.

Backpacks and back health: What parents and students should know this school year
Aki S. Puryear, professor of clinical orthopaedic surgery, shares key takeaways you can use to protect against backpack-related injuries.

Team player: Turchi works to drive innovation in lung cancer research
John Turchi arrived at IU with a novel approach to make platinum-based, DNA-damaging therapies like Cisplatin more effective for lung cancer. The approach has paid

Neuroscience experts collaborate to advance minimally invasive procedure to treat movement disorders
Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery specialists in the Department of Neurological Surgery and movement disorder specialists in the Department of Neurology have been performing the deep

Two IU leaders in Alzheimer's disease research receive international acclaim
IU Alzheimer's disease researchers Bruce Lamb and Donna Wilcock received prestigious awards at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference, recognizing them as leaders and mentors in

Where medicine meets the court: Breast cancer awareness in the ‘All-Star’ arena
To bring more awareness to breast cancer, Indiana University’s Susan G. Komen Tissue Bank partnered with the WNBA All Star Game held this year in

IU School of Medicine names 2025 Showalter Scholars
The 2025 Showalter Scholars Award winners are Yao-Ying Ma, Adrian Oblak, Nathan Schmidt and Tuan Tran. The award honors early-career scientists with a track record of