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Policy experts say one way to help close the racial gap in maternal health outcomes is to ensure people on Medicaid dont lose coverage two months after pregnancy.

Hundreds of people in Indianpolis are living in their cars. A new program gives them a parking lot to stay

Children with sickle cell disease rely on daily doses of penicillin to prevent life-threatening infections. But lately, some are finding it hard to fill their prescriptions.

One Midwest researcher wants to see if theatrical portrayals of life with addiction can help reduce stigma among medical professionals toward people with substance use disorders.

Banana Ball’s Indianapolis Clowns are the country’s sixth team to play the game that blends competitive baseball, dance and theatrics.

An annual ranking of the 50 largest U.S. metro areas that assesses a city's fitness based on the built environment and personal health behaviors, listed Indianapolis last.

It’s estimated nearly 90,000 households in Marion County are without a computer and more than 200,000 people live in homes without broadband internet. Indianapolis Public Library branches provide free access to computers and the internet when they are open, and after hours the WiFi is from the parking lot.

What may have been considered a laughable endeavor just a few years ago now seems like a reasonable goal despite IndyCar’s truckloads of fuel and tires, as well as countless pollutants like emissions, chemicals and petroleum products. And that doesn’t include the waste that will come with hosting nearly 300,000 fans for the 106th running of the Indy 500 on Sunday.

Indianapolis needs more supportive housing – to transition out of addiction, or to live with access to mental health support – but some neighbors don’t want it in their backyards. There are zoning hurdles too.

Veterans are much more likely to kill themselves than people whove never served. And nearly 17 veterans nationwide die by suicide every day.