When Jessica Bell was born two months early, her parents Kara and Jim Bell weren’t sure what the future would hold. As doctors expected, Jessica’s lungs weren’t fully developed and she had trouble breathing. The neonatal specialty team from Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University…
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Doctors have long had mixed feelings about patients who show up for their appointments with armloads of Internet research. The tendency to self-diagnose based on web-based research has even spawned a whole new term: cyberchondriac. Most medical experts realize that online research by patients is here…
Read MoreWhen it comes to unexpected childhood injuries, Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health provides the highest level of care available. That’s what 11-year-old Kaleigh Newlin learned after an afternoon of sledding in January 2011, with her dad and brother ended with a broken tibia…
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Diabetes is when there is not enough insulin produced by your pancreas or when the body cannot properly use the insulin that is being produced. The insulin is necessary so the cells can take the glucose from the blood and turn it into energy needed for daily life. If the insulin is not regulated…
Read MoreWhen Ryan Daines’s parents realized he had type I diabetes, they took him straight to Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health. Ryan’s dad, Robert, an EMT/firefighter, and mom, Suzette, a school nurse, had the medical training to know he needed a specialty doctor. “We…
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People who have bad knees have one thing in common. Many believe that total joint replacement may be inevitable for them. Not so, according to Eric Orenstein, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Indiana University Health Arnett Hospital. After conservative non-surgical options are exhausted, some patients may…
Read MoreQuality care starts with the patient-doctor relationship. That’s what Allie Feldman and her family discovered when she was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease at the age of four. Crohn’s disease an inflammatory bowel disease that causes inflammation of the lining of the digestive tract.…
Read MoreNo one should have to fight cancer alone. Connecting peers with similar experiences is one of the goals of the 9th Annual Cancer Survivor’s Symposium on Saturday, June 15th. The free event, sponsored by Indiana University Health and hosted by the Cancer Support Community of Central Indiana, aims…
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Just a few decades ago, student athletes practiced and played sports without the benefit of today’s basic necessity: immediate access to medical care. Today most schools have a certified athletic trainer onsite to triage injured students and decide whether to treat or refer them to a doctor for…
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What are some of the misconceptions about grief? There are many misconceptions. Some of the most common ones are: All losses are the same. Grief declines steadily over time. It is better to put painful things out of your mind. There is no reason to be angry at the one who died. You will not be affected…
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