News Releases for IU School of Medicine

Attacking Emerging Health Risks Through Innovative Health Information Technology

Shaun Grannis, M.D.October 6, 2009 — Researchers from Indiana University and the Regenstrief Institute, with its world-renowned medical informatics research group and regional health information exchange, have been awarded a $4.8 million grant by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to create the Indiana Center of Excellence in Public Health Informatics, one of only four such centers in the nation.

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Researchers at IUPUI to Study Goals, End of Life Decisions in Advanced Cancer Patients

Kevin RandOctober 1, 2009 — Imagine being told you have an advanced form of cancer that threatens to end your life. What goals would you set for yourself, how might those goals influence what kind of health care you want, and would the health care you receive match those goals?

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Top IUPUI Faculty to Present at Cutting Edge Lecture Series

August 13, 2009 — The IUPUI Office of Academic Affairs has announced its Cutting Edge Lecture Series for the fall of 2009. This series will give the community the opportunity to engage in dialogues with top university professors about rapidly changing fields of inquiry.

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Americans Remain Divided on Government Involvement in Health Insurance, IU Survey Shows

August 10, 2009 — - Researchers from Indiana University’s Center for Health Policy and Professionalism Research (CHPPR) have found that support for government-sponsored health insurance for individuals under age 65 remains virtually the same regardless of how the plan is described or how involved the government would be.

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IU Press Publishes First Book on IU-Kenya Partnership

June 29, 2009 — Indiana University Press has just published the first book on the IU-Kenya Partnership, author Fran Quigley announced last week.

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N.I.T.E. Ride On June 27 to Impact Campus, Downtown Area

June 18, 2009 — Motorists and pedestrians can expect traffic blockages near downtown Indianapolis medical facilities and the IUPUI campus on Saturday, June 27, 2009, as the annual N.I.T. E. (Navigate Indy This Evening) Ride takes place. The bicycling event begins at 11 p.m. June 27 at the Major Taylor Velodrome.

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IUPUI Study Finds Fast Food Not a Weighty Problem for Kids

Robert Sandy, Ph.D., professor of economics and assistant executive vice president of Indiana UniversityJune 16, 2009 — INDIANAPOLIS – A new study by Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) researchers contradicts the conventional wisdom that living near a fast food outlet increases weight in children and that living near supermarkets, which sell fresh fruit and vegetables as well as so-called junk food, lowers weight.

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IU Trustees OK Option for Possible Wishard Land Swap

June 12, 2009 — The Indiana University Board of Trustees today (June 12) approved a plan that would enable the Health and Hospital Corp. of Marion County to swap land with the university so that it could eventually build a new Wishard Memorial Hospital facility directly west of the IUPUI campus.

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This Week on "Sound Medicine"

June 9, 2009 — This weekend, June 13 and 14, 2009, "Sound Medicine" radio show host Barbara Lewis and her guests will discuss child booster seats, autism myths and things to consider before joining a clinical trial.

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IUPUI Hosts Screening, Discussion of "2 Million Minutes" Documentary with Film's Executive Producer

May 18, 2009 — IUPUI Hosts Screening, Discussion of “2 Million Minutes” Documentary with Film’s Executive Producer

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