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RSV, or respiratory syncytial virus, is a common cause of cold-like symptoms but can be serious for infants and the elderly. Cases dropped dramatically last year, with people staying home and social distancing, but began cropping up as pandemic restrictions eased.

Though deaths and hospitalizations for COVID-19 infections have stabilized, the Centers for Disease Control says as many as 4 million Americans are living with Long COVID.

This winter's record warmth provided the key ingredient for a Midwest outbreak of deadly tornadoes and damaging gorilla hail that hit parts of the Midwest Wednesday and Thursday, tornado experts said.

Children and teenagers may be at higher risk of experiencing depression and anxiety from social media use, according to a U.S. Surgeon General report released last week. But social media connections to community and resources may also contribute positively to their mental health. More research is needed to understand how networks like Facebook and Instagram affect young people during a critical period of brain development.

Some cybersecurity professionals are concerned that insurance policies designed to limit the damage of ransomware attacks might be encouraging hackers.

Indianapolis Lighthouse East will close in June due to dwindling enrollment, low test scores, and high teacher and principal turnover.

Indianapolis Public Schools' administration wants to remove the leaders of two failing schools and replace them with independent operators because students struggled for too many years without academic results on par with other city schools.

In the past year the number of teens using e-cigarettes has increased by 78% and experts are worried. Side Effects Public Media's Araceli Gomez-Aldana spoke with WFYI's All Things Considered Host Matt Pelsor about the rising numbers

Most of the suspects - and most of the victims - are young black men. That's opened up a difficult conversation about race and class.

The 40-year-old program had state funding cut last June. Now they're looking for donors and grants.