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From early spring through late fall, Jennifer Burchett, a 2012 Purdue University School of Nursing alumna and a nurse at IU Health Methodist Hospital, can be found near the track watching professional IndyCar drivers race at extremely high speeds. With these high speeds comes the potential for crashes and significant injuries and health risks, which is where Burchett and the rest of the IndyCar medical team spring into action.  

Written By: Rebecca Hoffa, rhoffa@purdue.edu  From early spring through late fall, Jennifer Burchett, a 2012 Purdue University School of Nursing alumna and a nurse at IU Health Methodist Hospital, can be found near the track watching professional IndyCar drivers race...

Roughly 8-9% of young children have a speech sound disorder, which results in difficulties producing speech sounds correctly and often has no known cause, according to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders.  

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, speech-language pathologists (SLPs) have watched this statistic grow, as more families seek support for their children’s difficulties with producing speech sounds accurately. This includes Françoise Brosseau-Lapré, certified SLP and associate professor in the Purdue University Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, who is trying to uncover the root causes of speech sound disorder in her Child Phonology Lab within the College of Health and Human Sciences.

Written By: Rebecca Hoffa, rhoffa@purdue.edu  Roughly 8-9% of young children have a speech sound disorder, which results in difficulties producing speech sounds correctly and often has no known cause, according to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders.  ...

Bad posture while using mobile devices can catch up with users over time, which could create tension headaches and “tech neck,” a new catch-all term for sore neck, shoulders and back when sitting improperly while using a wireless device for an extended period of time.

Written by: Tim Brouk, tbrouk@purdue.edu You see them all over the Purdue University campus — students, staff and faculty alike all slumped over their smartphones, hunching over their tablets and craning their necks over their laptop computers. According to Craig...

Cervical cancer is deadliest among lower-income countries and is the leading cause of cancer deaths in Kenya, according to 2024 data from the World Economic Forum. This is a public health issue six Purdue University students were ready to tackle at last month’s Emory Morningside Global Health Case Competition. 

Written By: Rebecca Hoffa, rhoffa@purdue.edu  Cervical cancer is deadliest among lower-income countries and is the leading cause of cancer deaths in Kenya, according to 2024 data from the World Economic Forum. This is a public health issue six Purdue University...

From providing financial advice to engaging in impactful research and beyond, graduates of the Purdue University College of Health and Human Sciences are taking giant leaps in making lives better. Senior Amira Garwood and PhD student Yitong Wang are no exception as they each prepare to embark on their next big adventure after walking across the stage at the May 18 commencement ceremony. 

Written By: Rebecca Hoffa, rhoffa@purdue.edu  From providing financial advice to engaging in impactful research and beyond, graduates of the Purdue University College of Health and Human Sciences are taking giant leaps in making lives better. Senior Amira Garwood and PhD...

The connection Ashley Woltman feels with sick children or those who are cancer survivors stems from her own childhood. The Purdue Nursing senior was only 11 when she was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, a type of blood cancer that causes bone marrow to produce too many white blood cells known as lymphocytes.

Written by: Tim Brouk, tbrouk@purdue.edu Ashley Woltman calls it “the Spider-Man.” The Purdue University School of Nursing senior has interacted with sick children during her clinicals on the pediatric cardiology unit of Riley Children’s Health in Indianapolis, working in the...