Articles tagged as: public health
February 2, 2025
Trump administration purges websites across federal health agencies
Research and basic information on subjects ranging from tuberculosis surveillance to adolescent health disappeared from federal health agency websites.
Read MoreJanuary 23, 2025
Federal health agencies told to halt all external communications
In a memo obtained by NPR, acting Health Secretary Dorothy Fink forbade staff from public communications on most matters until Feb. 1, unless they get express approval from "a presidential appointee."
Read MoreSeptember 29, 2024
Getting the COVID vaccine during pregnancy protects newborns from hospitalization
Babies under six months can't be vaccinated directly against COVID. A new study found that most infants hospitalized for COVID had mothers who didn’t get the vaccine while they were pregnant.
Read MoreAugust 19, 2024
The Checkup: Busting popular misconceptions around childhood vaccinations
Do vaccines cause autism? Can your child get multiple vaccines at the same time? And why do you need to vaccinate your child against disease that are no longer around?
Read MoreJuly 20, 2024
The CDC issues a warning after at least 2 deaths in a listeria outbreak linked to deli meat
The U.S. public health agency said it was still investigating information about what specific products have been affected.
Read MoreJuly 16, 2024
Marian University gets $29 million to offer scholarships and upgrade medical school
Marian University recently received $29 million from the Tom & Julie Wood Family Foundation. The financial gift will provide more scholarship and academic opportunities for students.
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 MoreMay 9, 2024
The Checkup: What you need to know about bird flu, your food and risk to humans
The H5N1 bird flu has been common across wild bird populations for the last few years leading to the culling of millions of chickens in the United States. Now that it's showing up in dairy cows and milk samples, what does this mean for our food and transmission to humans? Experts say, your milk is safe, and as of now, the risk to human health is low.
Read MoreJanuary 24, 2024
Indiana earns failing grades in some tobacco prevention and cessation policies, new report suggests
Indiana scored failing grades in most categories included in the State of Tobacco report 2024 by the American Lung Association.
Read MoreJanuary 4, 2024
Local health departments receive $75 million in first round of public health funding
Eighty-six Indiana counties recently received the first round of public health funding to come from the state's Health First Indiana initiative. Local health departments that opted into the funding have since received a total of $75 million from the state.
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