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Being a veterinarian and helping animals can bring a lot of joy. But the job also comes with a host of stressors that can affect veterinarians mental health, and the field is starting to have more conversations about it.

Untreated mental health cost Indiana $4.2 billion in 2019. The state has adopted a new law in an attempt to make it more accessible. But many people still endure barriers to seeking treatment.

Voters in Ohio, Virginia and Kentucky signaled support for abortion rights, even where it wasn't directly on the ballot, more than a year after the Supreme Court rolled them back.

The nitrate standard was set decades ago to prevent methemoglobinemia, also known as blue baby syndrome –– a rare blood disorder that affects how blood cells deliver oxygen. Even so, it is common for farming communities across the Midwest to have elevated levels of nitrate that still meet federal standards.

Care farms are agricultural places for people with physical or mental health challenges to process their emotions, while performing farming tasks and working with animals. Its a popular concept in Europe that hasnt gained as much traction in the United States yet. But a new national network hopes to change that.

A bipartisan group of lawmakers agree: Medicare and Medicaid are failing 12 million of the country's most vulnerable patients.

Recent surveys suggest that half of U.S. adults experience loneliness and the impact is not equal based on age and demographics. As more attention has been brought to the impact of loneliness and social isolation on peoples mental and physical health, some researchers, congregations and health organizations are taking steps to address it as part of preventative care.

A new service added to the 988 Lifeline will offer suicide prevention and mental health crisis counseling through American Sign Language for people who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing without the need for an interpreter.

Girls in the U.S. are experiencing record high levels of violence, sadness and suicide risk. A school-based program is helping them.

State departments of health across the region have taken some action and issued advisories as the synthetic drug-involved overdose death toll has risen in recent years.