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October 14, 2014
Indiana Doctor Witnesses Unfolding Ebola Epidemic At Liberian Hospital
Joshua Mugele is an Indianapolis emergency room doctor who was working in Liberia when that hospitals' first Ebola patient showed up. The hospital was ill prepared for handling an Ebola patient.
Read MoreOctober 10, 2014
Friends Pitch In For Indy Man's High-Tech Legs
A life changing car accident nine years ago left Indianapolis' Jeremy Warriner a double amputee. Warriner's friends are helping him fundraise for his third set of prosthetic legs that carry a combined price tag of over $100,000 dollars.
Read MoreOctober 1, 2014
Marion County Health Department To Offer Flu Shot Clinics
The Marion County Public Health Department will offer low-cost seasonal flu shots at six special flu vaccine clinics during the month of October.
Read MoreSeptember 17, 2014
Campaign Aims To Reduce Indiana's Infant Mortality Rate
The Indiana Department of Health is launching a public awareness campaign aimed at its top health priority - reducing the state's high rate of infant deaths.
Read MoreSeptember 17, 2014
Severe Respiratory Illness Confirmed In 12 States, Including Indiana
The virus can cause mild to severe illness, with the worst cases needing life support for breathing difficulties. Kids with asthma have been especially vulnerable. No deaths have been reported.
Read MoreSeptember 11, 2014
IU Health Restricting Visitation As Precaution Against Respiratory Virus
A recent surge in cases of enterovirus D68 in the Midwest has prompted Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health to put visitor restrictions in place, effective Monday, Sept. 15.
Read MoreSeptember 9, 2014
Serious Respiratory Illness Possibly In Indiana
The Indiana State Department of Health reported Monday that laboratory results show three people in northern Indiana recently tested positive for a virus similar to the germ that causes the common cold. It says more testing is needed to determine if it's the same enterovirus causing the outbreak confirmed in Missouri and Illinois.
Read MoreAugust 25, 2014
People With Down Syndrome Are Pioneers In Alzheimer's Research
By age 40, the brains of people with Down syndrome start to resemble those of Alzheimer's patients. Scientists hope to speed up Alzheimer's drug development by studying people with Down syndrome.
Read MoreAugust 21, 2014
Contagious Kisses? We Answer Your Questions About Ebola Recovery
Two Americans were released Thursday from an Atlanta hospital after treatment for Ebola. The news has generated a flurry of questions about what happens after you survive Ebola. So we asked the CDC.
Read MoreJune 27, 2014
When Heat Stroke Strikes, Cool First, Transport Later
To stop deaths from heat stroke, specialists say athletes and the rest of us should ease into a new sport, drink extra fluid, and - most importantly - get cool fast when body temperature spikes.
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