July 27, 2023
Medicare will begin historic negotiations with pharma to reduce drug prices. It's complicated
Whats a fair price to pay for prescription drugs? Medicare will soon face this and other tough questions when it begins historic price negotiations with drugmakers.
Read MoreJuly 25, 2023
More frequent heat waves aren’t just an inconvenience. They’re a threat to public health
People with preexisting health conditions and those who live in lower income neighborhoods are at the highest risk during heat waves.
Read MoreJuly 19, 2023
What to do if there are PFAS in your water
So far, IDEM has found unhealthy levels of PFAS in 19 drinking water utilities . Some listeners who get their water from these utilities wanted to know how they can protect themselves and their families.
Read MoreJuly 17, 2023
An experimental Alzheimer's drug outperforms one just approved by the FDA
In a large study, the experimental drug donanemab slowed the progression of Alzheimer's by about 35%. That's slightly better than the drug Leqembi, which was fully approved by the FDA on July 6.
Read MoreJuly 15, 2023
Mental health crisis line 988 fields significantly more calls, 12 times as many texts in first year
Finding sustainable staffing and funding models remain top priorities as 988 enters its second year. Congress allowed states to fund 988 the same way 911 is funded – through dedicated cell phone fees. Eight states have done this so far. Every other state is relying on unpredictable federal and state funding.
Read MoreJuly 11, 2023
Abortion bans build off each other. Indiana’s will impact people across the region
Indianas looming abortion ban will mean people in the Midwest and South will need to travel further, wait longer and jump through extra hoops to access abortion care.
Read MoreJuly 10, 2023
Indiana Department of Health, local organizations launch campaign to promote vaccine clinics
The Indiana Department of Health, along with local health departments and other statewide health care entities, have launched the Start Smart campaign to promote immunization clinics.
Read MoreJuly 10, 2023
Families with transgender kids are increasingly forced to travel out of state for the care they need
Families around the U.S. are scrambling to navigate new laws that prohibit their transgender children and teenagers from accessing gender-affirming care.
Read MoreJuly 7, 2023
Report: Maternal mortality rates nearly doubled for white, Hispanic Hoosiers in 20-year study
Indiana had one of the highest maternal mortality rate increases in the nation between 1999 to 2019, according to a new study.
Read MoreJuly 6, 2023
Indiana abortions increased in 2022 with more than usual out-of-state patients. But the trend changed this year.
Indiana providers performed more abortions in 2022 compared to every year since 2018, according to the latest state abortion count released by the Indiana Department of Health. But the number of abortions dropped in the first quarter of 2023 compared to the same period last year.
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