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Class of 1975 graduate celebrates 50 years with IU School of Medicine—West Lafayette

Patrick O’Neil, MD, Class of 1975, has been teaching at IU School of Medicine--West Lafayette for nearly 50 years. The campus honors him for his longstanding commitment to training physicians in Indiana.

Laura Gates  | Apr 04, 2025
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A Cold Start

Hello, World! Welcome to my corner of the blog-o-sphere, where I hope to keep posts short, too-the-point, and short. My name is George Feeney Kane.

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IU, IU School of Medicine – Northwest to host Freshman to Physician Seminar

In celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. weekend, IU Northwest and IU School of Medicine – Northwest – Gary will host a Freshman to Physician seminar on

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Andrew Rowan, MD, joins IU School of Medicine Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

The IU School of Medicine Department of Orthopaedic Surgery continues to expand its expertise in the field of orthopaedic spine with the recruitment of Andrew

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'All people with cancer deserve that kind of care'

By Matthew Harris Courtney Roberts peered out the window of Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Eldoret, Kenya, and she instantly recognized an alley she

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Childhood Obesity: The Ongoing Epidemic

By: Meagan O’Neill, MD Last month, the New England Journal of Medicine published a study that projected current trends of childhood obesity in the United

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Celebrating the holidays with a person with Alzheimer’s disease or other dementia

By: Dr. Mary Guerriero Austrom  Holiday celebrations can be a comforting link with the past for people with Alzheimer’s disease (AD), and celebrating together can

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IU oncologist helps patient see his children grow up

By Matthew Harris Mordy Getz wanted to be alone for the recording session. So the New York real estate developer went to his empty office.

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Going fishing for new drug targets

By: Tim Corson, PhD Sometimes drugs work, and we don’t know why. Most drugs are designed to change the function of a protein in the

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Giving Back Globally: Faculty surgeon grants new beginnings

More than 30 surgeries. One week. 3,000 miles from home. Taha Shipchandler, MD, is no stranger to performing under pressure. As division chief for facial

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Scoring Points for Cancer Research

By Meghan McFadden Three years ago, Cassidy “Cass” Satterfield and Alana “Cookie” Cook were introduced to one another by their hometown hero, Ali Patberg, the

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