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City and organizers to push back against summer spike in crime and violence

TYLER FENWICK - October 20, 2020

Summer months become notoriously violent in Indianapolis. The sun stays out longer, the days and nights get warmer, and a long-recognized correlation between weather...

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Early detection helps decrease prostate cancer in Black men in Marion County

BEN LASHAR - June 13, 2019

When Reggie Jones attended Indiana Black Expo Summer Celebration’s health fair over 20 years ago, his tests indicated he should visit a doctor to...

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Debunking common skin cancer myths

BEN LASHAR - May 30, 2019

Now that the days are longer and the weather is warm, the amount of time spent playing and working in the sun increases —...

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Don’t confuse it with old age: Myositis diseases can be deadly

TYLER FENWICK - May 23, 2019

Muscle weakness and swelling, trouble walking up a flight of stairs, difficulty breathing: Don’t mistake these as inevitabilities of growing older. It could be...

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Hospitals use ‘village’ concept to tackle nursing shortage

BEN LASHAR - May 9, 2019

Shanna Reed, a nurse at the Innovative Unit at St. Vincent Indianapolis, remembered a cancer patient she befriended. Near the end of the patient’s...

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Reducing risk of stroke

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While driving Toby Miller felt his right arm weaken and slide off the steering wheel. He then became dizzy and pulled to the side...

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What is CBD oil?

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Indiana law forbids both medical and recreational marijuana, so many might be confused when they see cannabidiol (CBD) products now legally available in medicinal...

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The Independence Academy puts youth with autism on the path to finding a job

BEN LASHAR - April 25, 2019

Johanne Hesse described his son Paa-Nii as joyful and always smiling, but there was a period where Paa-Nii, who has autism, constantly lived in...

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The mind before, during and after opioid abuse

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In recent years, society went from describing opioid abuse as a moral failing to framing it as a disease. The change in tone is...

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How opioids affect the body and brain

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From stick marks and infections to the psychological alterations and pains of withdrawal, opioids can take a heavy toll on the body and brain....

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