Narcan is a nasal-spray version of the life-saving medication naloxone, which can reverse an opioid overdose. It recently became available over-the-counter. Heres what that means for public access.

The Indiana Department of Health (IDOH) confirmed its first two flu deaths Thursday and is urging Hoosiers to get vaccinated.

Noncompete agreements are a common part of physician contracts restricting their employment options. Hospitals love them, most physicians hate them and some states are trying to limit them. A new law in Indiana is facing its first real test in courts.

The study committee heard from researchers, community leaders and lawyers. Committee members were tasked with discussing how adult-use cannabis would relate to workforce issues and teen use.

Open enrollment for 2024 coverage on the Health Insurance Marketplace begins on Nov. 1. This years open enrollment period is especially important for people who lost coverage due to Medicaid unwinding.

The study contained recommendations to further decrease vaping, particularly for youth. These include making tobacco and e-cigarettes harder to access for youth, increasing the prices of these products and making flavored cartridges for youth more difficult to obtain.

Nurse practitioners say a licensing requirement in Indiana is contributing to higher health care costs and lack of access for patients. The American Association of Nurse Practitioners includes Indiana among the states that limit nurse practitioners from doing the full scope of their job.

Some Indiana lawmakers raised concerns about the proposed Medicaid reimbursement rate for a common behavioral treatment for people with autism. They say it could put access at risk. The director of Indiana Medicaid formally presented the new rate at a State Budget Committee meeting Friday.

One year after the U.S. Supreme Court ended the constitutional right to abortion, the number of legal abortions actually increased nationwide, according to a new report by the Society of Family Planning.

A new analysis shows more and more people get their care from health providers other than physicians.