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Peer Baekgaard defied death during World War II. Yet Alzheimer’s disease was a foe he couldn’t outrun. Now, Barbara Baekgaard and her family are helping ...

To keep Alzheimer’s disease from stealing memory, IU scientists are working to find hints of its presence and new ways to halt its insidious effects. ...

Dr. Hal Broxmeyer pioneered the use of cord blood to treat cancer and immune disorders. While the procedure has been performed 35,000 times, Broxmeyer still ...

IU School of Medicine alumnus Kent Brantly survived a near-death battle with the Ebola virus. But that hasn’t scared him away from the prospect of ...

For over 27 years, Mary Beth Gadus has waged a fight against breast cancer. In that span, she’s seen radical advances in treatment—some of which ...

Jane Ransel is like many pancreatic cancer patients. An innocuous ache turned out to be the only clue about a disease that can evade detection ...

Indiana’s health commissioner confronts an HIV crisis and high infant mortality rates.

The nation’s largest enrollment. Nine campuses. And a diversity of clinical settings. It’s how the IU School of Medicine is stemming a physician shortage across ...