A new statewide dashboard aims to streamline data collection on people with the sickle cell disease to better serve them and provide specialized care where they need it.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have confirmed five cases of monkeypox in Indiana since the state reported its first on June 18. But experts say the average Hoosier probably shouldn't be too worried.

Over the past 10 years, rates of childhood asthma in Indiana have decreased, but death rates have increased, according to a new study from the Indiana University School of Medicine.

The study looked at nearly 2 million adult residents tested for COVID-19 in Indiana between March 2020 and December 2020. The goal was to identify the communities that need the most public health intervention and support during and after the pandemic.

The study is largest of its kind, taking data from 1.8 million Hoosiers tested for COVID-19 between March 2020 and December 2020.

MaskCount lets users swipe or tap to indicate whether someone is wearing a mask. The location is marked, but no other identifying information is included.

Researchers at the Regenstrief Institute are creating codes to identify lab tests used to screen patients.

In the past five years, the Indiana Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program trained about 200 clinicians and 10,000 patients, family members and caregivers.

The class of drugs called anticholinergics are used to treat conditions ranging from depression to allergies. But they have been linked to an increased chance of developing Alzheimers or dementia.

The study points to health care access and information gaps as significant reasons why people may or may not receive cancer screenings.