Articles tagged as: Health
November 9, 2022
Epidemiologist: Winter holidays expected to be 'pretty active COVID season'
Two new subvariants of the COVID-19 omicron strain are gathering steam nationally. Epidemiologists say cases of these subvariants are likely to peak during the holidays.
Read MoreNovember 4, 2022
Why doesn’t Indiana have more competition when it comes to health care and insurance providers?
Indiana has a small number of large health care provider networks that generally serve the entire state. Various studies demonstrate this may be the reasoning behind higher health care prices in Indiana. One listener wondered why Indiana doesn't have more competition.
Read MoreOctober 14, 2022
Indiana announces first flu death of the season, experts say flu shot is effective
The Indiana Department of Health announced Friday the states first flu death of the season. Last year, 82 Hoosiers died from flu.
Read MoreOctober 11, 2022
Epidemiologist says Hoosiers should get bivalent vaccines before winter
What is a bivalent COVID-19 vaccine? Epidemiologists in Indiana recommend Hoosiers get bivalent COVID-19 vaccines before winter.
Read MoreSeptember 29, 2022
Feds allege age-based hiring discrimination at Lilly in lawsuit
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleges Lilly's managers changed practices to hire more young employees, including requiring higher levels of review and approval for older applicants, through at least 2021. The commission says managers knew these practices constituted unlawful age discrimination, but continued them anyway.
Read MoreSeptember 29, 2022
New opioid treatment center in Martinsville opens in late October
A new opioid treatment center is complete in Martinsville after Wednesday’s ribbon cutting ceremony.
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