When Heather Woock was in her late 20s, she started researching her family history. As part of the project she spit into a tube and sent it to Ancestry, a consumer DNA testing service. Then in 2017, she started getting messages about the results from people who said they could be half-siblings.

Alzheimer's disease affects more than 5 million Americans, but the disease is still a mystery to scientists and doctors.

State Health Commissioner Kris Box says the flu season is well underway and she expects it will likely get worse in coming weeks.

Newly released Indiana Department of Health data from 2018 show the infant mortality rate decreased from 7.3 to 6.8 for every 1,000 births.

Researchers at Indiana University have found a new therapy that significantly slows tumor growth in some cells.

The federal government recently raised the smoking age to 21 to help curb teen vaping. Some are applauding the decision as a win for public health. Others worry it was a knee-jerk reaction.

Just a few weeks ago, some Midwest state legislatures were aiming to raise the legal age for smoking. But Congress moved first, setting a new national age limit of 21.

Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly announced Friday it will acquire California-based biopharmaceutical company Dermira for a little more than $1 billion.

More and more Americans are living without health insurance. That's forcing some to search far away for healthcare -- even across state lines.

The DOJ alleges the network paid physicians well above market value for referrals and paid bonuses to physicians if they referred a certain number of patients to the hospital.