WATCH: State Health Officials Provide COVID-19 Update

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State Health Commissioner Dr. Kris Box and Chief Medical Officer Dr. Lindsay Weaver host a virtual media briefing to provide updates on COVID-19 and its impact on Indiana.

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Lawsuit alleges FSSA 'failed' its duty to provide medically complex children care

Indiana Disability Rights and ACLU of Indiana filed a federal complaint on behalf of two Indiana children who receive attendant care from their parents as well as the Indiana Protection and Advocacy Services Commission.

Health / May 16, 2024

New data shows Indiana had second largest decrease in overdose deaths in 2023

The rate of drug overdose deaths in the country decreased by about three percent in 2023, marking the first annual decrease since 2018. Provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows the number of overdose deaths in Indiana decreased from 2022 to 2023.