Health & Medicine

Our health is precious to us. And choosing a medical doctor is essential, yet personal. But for many members of minority communities, it can be difficult to find a skilled…

If you’ve noticed terms such as “self-care” becoming more prevalent in our cultural lexicon, it’s for good reason. According to IU Distinguished Professor of Sociology Bernice Pescosolido, mental health is…

An unfortunate truth of health care: When need exceeds access, communities go unserved. However, there’s a positive prognosis for those suffering from substance use disorder. Researchers at the IU School…

If you are one of the many folks who found yourself struggling with mental health during the pandemic (or anytime for that matter), Y. Joel Wong, professor of counseling psychology…

If you want to understand how the pandemic is affecting families in the United States, an old adage still applies: “Mother knows best.” “Mothers are the key to family health,”…

In early 2019, on the eve of a national preventive oncology conference in Tampa, Fla., Victoria Champion, BSN’70, MSN’75, PhD’81, was among a group of accomplished researchers who gathered at…

Indiana University senior Carmen Zavala spent her summer trying to save lives. As a student research assistant in the Hohmann Lab at IU, Zavala investigated possible solutions to reducing harmful…

For patients who have just received a cancer diagnosis, the immediate need is clear: battling the life-threatening dangers of the cancer itself. Yet often overshadowed in this fight are the…