June 21, 2024
The Checkup: Bird flu could survive pasteurization, study finds
New research suggests that some of the bird flu virus could survive the pasteurization process. But the researchers say we don't know how that translated into real life. For now, health experts affirm commercial milk is safe. The biggest concern right now is raw, unpasteurized milk.
Read MoreJune 20, 2024
Family caregivers: FSSA has thrown another '11th hour curveball' in Medicaid program transition
Families of medically complex children say the state has thrown another “eleventh-hour curveball,” with less than two weeks before the state implements a major change to a Medicaid program.
Read MoreJune 18, 2024
Health care leaders say community involvement is key in response to rural hospital closure
When a critical access hospital in southern Indiana closed in 2022, health care leaders invited the community to contribute to a response plan. Several of those leaders say community involvement was an important part of ensuring access to care.
Read MoreJune 18, 2024
Risky behavior still prevails for Indiana students, survey reports
A statewide survey for students conducted every other year monitors students’ health risks and behaviors in categories such as physical health, alcohol and tobacco use and unintended physical injury. The anonymous survey reports some concerning changes for Indiana youth since 2021.
Read MoreJune 17, 2024
More than $200 million in medical debt erased by Indiana community organizations
Community organizations in central Indiana partnered to relieve more than $200 million in “significant and compounding” medical debt for more than 112,000 Hoosiers. The goal is to alleviate the effect that medical debt can have on individuals, families and communities.
Read MoreJune 14, 2024
Why some health experts are worried after Southern Baptists vote to oppose IVF
Southern Baptists voted to oppose In Vitro Fertilization for the first time during their convention in Indianapolis. It’s a move that, some worry, could indicate a growing push among conservative groups to advance arguments for fetal personhood and further restrict reproductive choice.
Read MoreJune 13, 2024
IU Health to eliminate non-compete clauses for all primary care physicians
IU Health’s new policy would apply to new and existing contracts with primary care physicians.
Read MoreJune 13, 2024
New council begins work to reinforce Indiana's health workforce
One of the recommendations the Governor's Public Health Commission made in 2022 was to create a council focused on Indiana’s health workforce. That group met for the first time this week.
Read MoreJune 13, 2024
Drunk driving costs the U.S. billions in medical expenses and lives lost. One school uses a simulation to raise awareness
Driving under the influence of alcohol or marijuana has increased in recent years. Around 17% of teens say they’ve been a passenger of a driver who wasn’t sober, and the results can be deadly. One school is trying to educate teenagers and curb impaired driving.
Read MoreJune 11, 2024
Physicians file motion to block anti-abortion group's access to terminated pregnancy reports
Voices for Life, an anti-abortion group, filed a lawsuit last month against the Indiana Department of Health to regain access to individual terminated pregnancy reports. Two Indiana physicians who provide abortion care in the state filed a motion Tuesday to the group from obtaining the reports.
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