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  • Lindsay Weaver speaks at a podium during a press conference during COVID

    A prescription for improving the state's health

    From her earliest memories, being a doctor was “just what I wanted to do.” Today, Lindsay Weaver, MD, is state health commissioner — Indiana’s top doctor.

    Laura Gates  |  May 29, 2024
  • Catching their breath

    A respiratory therapist’s expertise and longstanding ties proved essential in helping Liberia confront COVID-19.

    Laura Gates  |  Mar 18, 2022
  • James Gilman giving a tour to U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams.

    The Problem Solver

    From his days at IU School of Medicine to leading the nation’s largest research hospital, James Gilman has spent his career overcoming obstacles to offer ...

    Chelsea McClellan  |  May 21, 2021
  • Omar Alani receives COVID-19 vaccine.

    Shot in the Arm

    To pick up the pace of vaccinations, Indiana University launched clinics on campuses to expand access to students, faculty and staff.

    Matthew Harris  |  May 20, 2021
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    Tweaks Keep the Pipeline Open

    Training the next generation of healers during a pandemic can be a daunting task, but IU School of Medicine found ways ...

    Bobby King  |  Nov 11, 2020
  • Composite image of medical students

    Donning Scrubs Instead of Gowns

    This spring, more than 120 medical students offered to graduate early and join the frontline of a health care system grappling with a surge of patients ...

    Bobby King  |  Nov 11, 2020
  • Ben Higgins works as a contact tracer.

    Points of Contact

    Slowing coronavirus requires more than robust testing. It takes a team of contact tracers to connect with people who test positive—one ...

    Matthew Harris  |  Nov 10, 2020
  • Portrait of Matt Rutz, MD

    How to Fight Isolation

    Every person facing COVID-19—patients, families, and physicians—find themselves isolated to some degree. Shrinking the psychological distance is vital.

    Matt Rutz  |  Nov 10, 2020
  • Aaron Carroll records an episode of his YouTube series.

    Trusted Voice of Reason

    Aaron Carroll is seemingly everywhere—blogs, pods and TV—helping the public grapple with evolving information as the pandemic unfolds.

    Bobby King  |  Nov 10, 2020
  • A child rests in an iron lung

    A Tale of Two Viruses

    Daly Walker was struck by polio when he was a boy. Today, he compares America’s response to polio in the 1950s with COVID-19 today.

    Daly Walker  |  Oct 16, 2020