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A Battle Worth Waging

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 the IU School of Medicine make it a fight patients can win.

Karen Spataro  |  Feb 01, 2016

Getting a Head Start

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.

Karen Spataro  |  Feb 01, 2016

Life in the Blood

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 relentlessly seeks answers to make it better.

Matthew Harris  |  Feb 01, 2016

Entering Suffering

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 returning to life as a medical missionary.

Karen Spataro  |  Feb 01, 2016

Voicing a Tenor of Hope

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 started as mere hunches by researchers. Today, she and other passionate supporters are banding together to help fund scientists as they coax brilliant ideas into new ways to help patients.

Karen Spataro  |  Feb 01, 2016

Catching the Enemy

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 and slough off conventional therapies. The IU Simon Cancer Center has a team of scientists working to improve detection, screening and treatment.

Matthew Harris  |  Feb 01, 2016

Right Into the Fire

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

Matthew Harris  |  Feb 01, 2016

A Medical School for the Future

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 the state and training physicians for the future of health care.

Karen Spataro  |  Feb 01, 2016