March 23, 2018
IU Health Highlights Importance Of Hand-Washing In Experiment
Viruses can remain infectious on different surfaces for days, and your hands become the vehicle.
Read MoreMarch 21, 2018
Indiana Alzheimer's Cases And Costs Rise
A new look at Indiana Alzheimer’s numbers shows in 2015 at least 2,513 Hoosiers died from the disease, a 14 percent increase from the previous year. The report also estimates Indiana Medicaid spending will top $980 million.
Read MoreMarch 21, 2018
Opioid Overdoses May Be Seriously Undercounted
Standards for how to investigate and report on overdoses vary widely across states and counties and as a result, opioid overdose deaths are not always captured in the reported data.
Read MoreMarch 20, 2018
Report: Half Of Indiana Pharmacists Support Selling Syringes To Likely Drug Users
Researchers from Indiana University, Butler University and more surveyed responses from about 300 managing pharmacists from across Indiana.
Read MoreMarch 20, 2018
Indianapolis Paramedics See ODs From Bug Spray-Laced Drugs
Emergency responders say people searching for a greater high have been spraying heavy-duty insect spray on marijuana, tobacco and even banana leaves, and then smoking or ingesting it.
Read MoreMarch 19, 2018
Marion County Hospitals Lifting Visitor Restrictions
The Marion County Health Department requested the temporary visitor restrictions in January when flu activity began to peak.
Read MoreMarch 16, 2018
Health Focus At New Children's Museum Experience
The indoor/outdoor Riley Children’s Health Sports Legends Experience aims to get children excited about good health habits.
Read MoreMarch 15, 2018
Partnership Connects Addiction Disorder Patients To Treatment
Open Beds, the state’s Family and Social Services Administration and Indiana 2-1-1 have teamed on a new online platform.
Read MoreMarch 15, 2018
S. Indiana Needle Exchange Expands From 1 Day A Week To 4
Clark County's needle exchange had been open each Thursday, for six hours, since it began operations in Jeffersonville in January 2017.
Read MoreMarch 14, 2018
Disparity Among Indiana Counties Impacts Health
This year’s data also includes a look at how racial disparity plays into health across Indiana.
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