Music can energize, soothe or relax us. And it can also help reduce pain. Researchers found that listening to a favorite song or story helped children manage pain after major surgery.

Last Friday and Saturday, the Indiana Dental Association put on the state's first Mission of Mercy event. Hundreds of volunteers provided free dental care - cleanings, fillings and extractions - to more than 1,200 people, many of whom hadn't seen a dentist in years.

Gastroenterologist, Dr. Monika Fischer, is an expert in fecal microbiota transplant, a procedure to infuse a healthy person's feces into the colon of a Clostridium difficile patient. It's a technique that's been shown to be highly effective, but is still not commonly available.

Pathologists are great at spotting cancer, but less so at identifying atypical cells or DCIS, a study finds. That could lead to women getting too much treatment - or not enough.

Clostridium difficile sickens nearly half a million Americans annually, killing about 29,000, say federal health officials. They warn hospitals and nursing homes to tighten hygiene protocols.

Our immune systems constantly fight off disease - protecting us from colds, flu and infection. An experimental treatment called immunotherapy is helping patients' immune systems fight off cancer.

A single X-ray or CT scan exposes a person to just a tiny bit of radiation, but over time, that exposure can add up to increased rates of cancer - especially for kids. Now, patients at Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis have a new option.

The vaccine is only about 23 percent effective against the dominant flu strain, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That's because the strain mutated slightly.

It's been tough to design tests because some people object to the idea that a comparison group won't receive the vaccine. But plans are moving ahead.

Around this time last year, approximately 100 cases of Shigellosis had been reported in Indiana. This year that number is more than 1,000.