People with cats shouldn't feed them raw milk, some animal health experts have warned.

Indiana will disperse a total of $150 million to local health departments in January 2025. Before lawmakers expanded public health funding, counties shared about $7 million from the state annually.

Nearly $5 million in federal funding is going to community organizations and hospitals in Indiana to address the states persistent disparities in infant and maternal health outcomes. Five organizations will receive funding to address the health care and social needs of parents and infants.

The southwest side of Indianapolis will welcome a new housing complex next spring that will support people recovering from substance use, with a focus on families.

Indiana Disability Rights and ACLU of Indiana filed a federal complaint on behalf of two Indiana children who receive attendant care from their parents as well as the Indiana Protection and Advocacy Services Commission.

The national Coalition of 100 Black Women and the Coalition of 100 Black Men of Indianapolis will host its first annual community health fair on Saturday.

The rate of drug overdose deaths in the country decreased by about three percent in 2023, marking the first annual decrease since 2018. Provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows the number of overdose deaths in Indiana decreased from 2022 to 2023.

The latest national abortion count by the Society of Family Planning found an increase in the number of abortions in 2023 compared to the year prior. But the numbers vary by state with some seeing sharp decreases due to fresh restrictions and bans.

While stories of private equity firms running amok in health care are easy to find, new research paints a more nuanced picture.

The Jane Pauley Community Health Center held a ribbon cutting Wednesday on the east side of Indianapolis for a new pharmacy that aims to lower the price of prescription drugs.