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April 16, 2018
Patients And Healthcare Workers Benefit From Art Therapy
Art therapy and therapeutic art making have found a home at the IU Neuroscience Center.
Read MoreApril 5, 2018
UIndy Launches Addiction Counseling Programs
College of Applied Behavioral Sciences Dean Anita Thomas says most current behavioral health programs don't offer enough training specializing in addiction.
Read MoreApril 2, 2018
Health Needs Survey Headed To Hoosiers
Hospital systems around the state have partnered to survey more than 80,000 households about their healthcare needs.
Read MoreMarch 29, 2018
Breastfeeding Boost Attributed To Affordable Care Act
The ACA required coverage of lactation support services and equipment and this resulted in thousands more women breastfeeding their babies and doing so for a longer time.
Read MoreMarch 27, 2018
Report: Crisis Intervention Team Identifies Positives, Limitations In Mental Health Access
A crisis team intervention pilot program in Indianapolis has released initial findings.
The Marion County Sheriff's office says more than 40 percent of inmates suffer from a mental illness and the Mobile Crisis Assistance Team, MCAT, was created to try and reduce the criminalization of mental illness and prevent people from entering the system.
Read MoreThe Marion County Sheriff's office says more than 40 percent of inmates suffer from a mental illness and the Mobile Crisis Assistance Team, MCAT, was created to try and reduce the criminalization of mental illness and prevent people from entering the system.
January 15, 2018
Manchester's Offers Unique Online Pharmacy Course
Pharmacogenomics or PGx is the study of how genes affect a person's response to drugs. Until now, drugs have been created with the idea that they will effect everyone the same. The study of PGx can make treatment more personalized and it can mean less error and better outcomes.
Read MoreJanuary 12, 2018
Marion County's Flu Activity Rising
Marion County health officials say this season's rate of flu activity and respiratory complaint reports is greater than last season's.
Read MoreJanuary 5, 2018
Doctors Find Functional Solutions As Flu Rates Increase
Local doctors are adjusting and taking a more practical and less hazardous way of diagnosing patients.
Read MoreNovember 15, 2017
Teen Moms In Some States Are Denied Pain Relief During Childbirth
In 13 states, including Indiana, Ohio and Wisconsin, people under 18 who are in labor cannot consent to their own health care.
Read MoreApril 20, 2017
Study: Antidepressants During Pregnancy May Not Increase Risks
The new study finds the link between antidepressants taken during pregnancy and developmental disorders is not due to the medications.
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