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Kidney injury risks
IU School of Medicine researchers found that sick children risk kidney injury if given nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.
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Psychiatry chair
Thomas McAllister has been named chair of psychiatry and begins this summer, pending approval by the IU Board of Trustees.
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Fort Wayne visit
IU President Michael A. McRobbie will visit the IU School of Medicine-Fort Wayne on Feb. 1.
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| editor’s picks
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| News to Use
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Bioethical challenges
Karen Rothenberg, a leading expert on legal issues in health care, is the keynote speaker at this year's McDonald Merrill Ketcham Award Lecture on Feb. 7.
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| Opportunities
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Teaching awards
The deadline is approaching for nominations for the IU Trustee Teaching Awards, which recognize faculty excellence in teaching.
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| Grants
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Indiana CTSI fellowships
Applications are due Feb. 4 for Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute research fellowships.
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| Kudos
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Diagnostic radiology
Two IU School of Medicine-Fort Wayne faculty members have co-authored a textbook that explains how radiologic images are clinically useful.
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| faculty & staff spotlight
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Improving standard of care
IU lung cancer researchers developing new anti-cancer agents, led by John Turchi, have made major gains recently.
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| student spotlight
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Juggling act
IUPUI student Rachael Bazzell is pursuing an advanced degree and holding a full-time job with the American Cancer Society.
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Honoring donors
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| On Jan. 25, faculty, staff and students at the IU School of Medicine-Northwest participated in a memorial ceremony for six patient donors who selflessly gave their bodies to the medical school's human anatomy program to help educate the next generation of physicians.
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| podcast
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| 'Sound Medicine'
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| This week, "Sound Medicine" interviews end-of-life experts about how medical technology has changed death and dying in the 21st century, what it means to have a living will, and the role of hospice programs. Guests include Frank Ferris, M.D., above, of the Institute for Palliative Medicine at San Diego Hospice, and Joanne Harvey, MSW, author of "Dying to Live: Embracing the Journey."
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