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September 12, 2025
Central Indiana children are struggling with obesity. The pandemic made it worse
The Indiana Youth Institute is highlighting the rise of obesity in central Indiana youth.
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September 11, 2025
The Midwest has new neighbors: armadillos
As the climate warms, armadillos march north, forcing Midwestern communities to adjust to an unexpected newcomer.
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September 11, 2025
After years of abuse allegations, Options Behavioral Health is shutting down
The Acadia Healthcare facility has been at the center of several lawsuits and a Mirror Indy investigation.
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September 10, 2025
Roudebush VA Medical Center in Indianapolis to receive facility improvements
Indiana's primary Veterans Affairs hospital — the Roudebush Medical Center in Indianapolis — will receive several facility upgrades.
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"You can no longer go to the federal government." Former Surgeon General Adams on COVID vaccine guidance
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Can you get a COVID-19 vaccine this season? Health experts say federal guidance is causing confusion
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The Midwest has new neighbors: armadillos
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Public Affairs / September 9, 2025
Indiana asks to allow ban on providing abortion info to pregnant minors without parental consent
Indiana wants to make it illegal for anyone to tell a pregnant minor about legal abortion services in other states without parental consent. And the state asked a federal appeals court to allow it to do that in a hearing Tuesday.
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Local News / September 5, 2025
One year in, Indy Health District leader reflects on launch
Life expectancy data in Indianapolis shows significant disparities between neighborhoods. In some areas, including the near north side, residents are only expected to live into their 60s.
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