As Indiana's top health official for three years, Adams championed harm reduction methods in response to the opioid crisis.

The health of Hoosiers may be impacted as the climate continues to change and a new report examines how environmental trends, including continued warming, could impact health statewide.

State law now requires prescribers to receive opioid prescription training every two years. The Indiana State Medical Association will develop an app to help them do this.

Last month Indiana became the second state to receive federal permission to add a work requirement to its Medicaid expansion program.

A new state law establishes a hierarchy for family members in health care decision-making. It deals with situations where the patient can't make decisions for themselves - and hasn't designated a representative.

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.

Researchers from Indiana University, Butler University and more surveyed responses from about 300 managing pharmacists from across Indiana.

Clark County's needle exchange had been open each Thursday, for six hours, since it began operations in Jeffersonville in January 2017.

The changes are part of last week's federal authorization, which allows Indiana to continue its Healthy Indiana Plan for another three years.

Alex Azar, head of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, announced the federal approval Friday in Indianapolis.