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Drug that prevents HIV little known in Black community, where disease rates are highest

A drug that prevents HIV infection has been available for five years. But even in San Francisco, a city where one might expect information...

CDC sees decline in death from diseases that disparately plague African-Americans

Diseases resulting from tobacco use, obesity and diabetes, plus heart disease and stroke are some of the leading causes of death among African-Americans, according...

Health law sign-ups start, and some see a ‘hostile takeover’

It’s sign-up season for the Affordable Care Act, but the Trump administration isn’t making it easy — cutting the enrollment period in half, slashing...

Ask the IU Health Expert -Know Your Breast Cancer Risk

One in every eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer at some point in their life. Early detection is the key to improving...

R.E.D. Alliance fights breast cancer disparities through faith

Though white women are more likely than Black women to be diagnosed with breast cancer, Black women are more likely to die from the...

Putting ability first: AccessABILITY helps Hoosiers stay in control of their dreams

When Sabrina Tumlin-Ward was 17, she was the victim of a shooting. The bullets hit both of her knees, and though she recovered from...

Indianapolis Recorder to hold health fair

Next Wednesday, Oct. 4, the Indianapolis Recorder Newspaper will hold its annual Community Health and Wellness Fair. The fair will be held at Ivy...

Ask the IU Health Expert: Living fully with sickle cell disease

Sickle cell disease impacts hundreds of thousands of Americans and, for most people living with the disease, requires complex and lifelong treatment. Riley Hospital...

Managing chronic pain with alternative treatment options

For a dose of reality on the impact of opioid abuse, consider this: In the U.S., illicit and prescription drug overdoses now kill more...

Soiree raises awareness of devastating disease

For the past 8 years, the Indiana Hemophilia & Thrombosis Center and the Indiana State Department of Health have hosted the annual Sickle Cell-abration...

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