Survivor shares insights 5 years after breast cancer diagnosis
By Sharon Mangas
For the Republic
I SAT near my kitchen window mid-August 2016, gazing out at Sandy Hook Lake. I contemplated the bottle of pills...
HUMAN CELL RESEARCH: Scientists reverse pancreatic cancer progression in ‘time machine’
WEST LAFAYETTE — What makes pancreatic cancer so deadly is its covert and quick spread. Now, a “time machine” built by Purdue University engineers...
Q&A: CRH oncologist talks about COVID-19 and cancer care
Health officials across the country say that COVID-19 and cancer can be a dangerous combination, as many cancer patients have a suppressed immune system...
Breast cancer survivor pens second book, now helping other breast cancer patients worldwide
More than three years ago, Niyati Tamaskar’s whole world changed with the mention of just one word: cancer. Today, her many words as a...
Whittington reflects on time leading “Peyton’s Angels”
In June of 2013, the family of 5-year-old Peyton Whittington held an informal carnival in their backyard. Two days later, Peyton died of a...
FAITH OVER FEAR: Local cancer patient turns to faith, family and ‘Good Vibrations’ to...
Something just didn’t feel right to Terry Kutsko.
It was 2015, and Kutsko, who was 52 years old at the time and owner of a...
Colors for a cure: JohColors for a cure: John Brown says little things that...
Right out of the gate, powerful people were expecting great things from a 1977 Columbus North High School graduate named John Brown.
Just after he...
Analytically oriented, retiree uncovers help for his prostate cancer
BROWN COUNTY — Having spent most of his professional career in engineering, it was common for Columbus native Henry Stitsworth to be around people...
Alzheimer’s walk raises $68,000 Sunday
Staff Reports
More than 250 residents participated in this year’s Columbus Walk to End Alzheimer’s — both in person at Bartholomew County Fairgrounds and by...
US unemployment claims fall to 360,000, a new pandemic low
WASHINGTON — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits has reached its lowest level since the pandemic struck last year, further evidence that...
