May 17, 2022
Indiana schools can stock naloxone, but only a few do. One group hopes to change that
A 2017 Indiana law allows school districts to stock the opioid reversal medication naloxone. Overdose Lifeline is a non-profit substance use advocacy group that wants to help equip schools to prevent overdoses.
Read MoreMay 13, 2022
The nationwide formula shortage is fueling a spike in demand at breast milk banks
The nationwide shortage of baby formula is also impacting Hoosier families. More than 40 percent of retailers across the country reported being out of formula stock during the first week of May.
Read MoreMay 11, 2022
If Roe falls, many in the Midwest will have to travel to access abortion
A decision from the U.S. Supreme Court this summer could remove federal protections for abortion across the U.S. Most of the Midwest and about half of all states are certain or likely to ban or severely restrict access to abortion if given the chance.
Read MoreMay 10, 2022
How one Midwest doctor is preparing for a world without Roe
Overturning Roe v. Wade, as a leaked draft document indicates the U.S. Supreme Court might do, would end the constitutional right to an abortion. For Michigan OB-GYN Lisa Harris, the leak confirmed she needed to double down.
Read MoreMay 6, 2022
Hoosier babies and toddlers worse off in key factors, compared to other states
Indiana is worse than the national average in many key indicators of child welfare, according to a recent report from Zero To Three, a young child advocacy organization.
Read MoreMay 5, 2022
Delaware County gets grant to run state addiction services program at county jail
The program will soon come to Delaware County, thanks to a $472,000 grant from Mental Health America Indiana and the Indiana Forensic Support Services.
Read MoreMay 5, 2022
Where can you go if you’re too healthy for the hospital but too sick for the streets?
Medical respite programs provide homeless people a safe place to recover from surgery or acute illness, learn to manage a chronic condition, and get help finding permanent housing. The decades-old concept has taken off in recent years.
Read MoreMay 2, 2022
Longer growing seasons spells bad news for allergy sufferers in Indiana
On average, the Indiana cities studied had eight more days above freezing last year than they did in 1970. Indianapolis added the most days with 16. South Bend was the only city studied in Indiana to lose days — it lost nine.
Read MoreApril 28, 2022
Indiana passes 1.7M confirmed COVID-19 cases, sees slight uptick since April 1
Indiana surpassed 1.7 million confirmed cases following its dashboard update Wednesday, adding its most recent 100,000 new cases over the last four months.
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