Theres a severe shortage of people to care for older Americans in their homes and nursing facilities, and things are only expected to get worse. Could providing long-term care workers with new career pathways be part of the solution?

A program allows high school students to explore the health care field and even promises a job offer upon graduation.

Two years into the pandemic, data shows that the toll on children's mental health has been profound. Children of frontline health care workers had a front row seat to the pandemics scariest moments from day one.

Stories about the stress health care workers on the frontlines have experienced are common. But their families have also been on an emotional rollercoaster for more than two years.

Unionized health care workers in northwest Indiana demanded better pay and pushed lawmakers to mandate a $15 an hour minimum wage as they rallied outside their union hall in Merrillville.

Medical professionals across the country are being vaccinated against COVID-19. For Dr. Gabriel Bosslet, a pulmonologist in Indianapolis, it was a day he'll never forget. He spoke with Side Effects Public Media's Carter Barrett, before getting the vaccine -- and just hours after the first dose.

The Indianapolis Coalition for Patient Safety, with members from central Indiana hospital systems, called on residents to adhere to safety measures, including masks and limiting social gatherings.

The Hoosier COVID Crisis petition calls for people to avoid gatherings, wear face masks, get the vaccine when its available and advocate for government financial support for those suffering the pandemics economic effects.

State Health Commissioner Dr. Kristina Box said the surgery restrictions will allow hospitals to shift health care workers to help care for patients with COVID-19.

Hospital officials across the state are worried about not having enough health care workers to care for the quickly growing number of severely ill patients.