First Indiana Flu Death Reported
The Indiana Department of Health on Monday, Oct. 27 announced the state’s first flu-related death of the 2025-26 season.
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Federal Shutdown Enters Fourth Week, Layoffs Add Up
As the federal government shutdown enters its fourth week, hundreds of thousands of employees across the country are facing growing financial hardship and new uncertainty following a wave of layoffs announced by the Trump administration.
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Indiana Diabetes Diagnoses Trend Toward Younger Adults
Diabetes diagnoses are climbing, with about 37,000 adults diagnosed in Indiana every year, and doctors caution they are seeing more cases in younger patients.
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Indiana Health Department Reports Potential Record-Low Infant Death Rate
An early review of Indiana’s 2024 infant death records showed a year-over-year decline — potentially reaching a historic low, according to provisional data from the state health department.
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First Avian Flu Case In Kosciusko County
The first case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Kosciusko County has been reported by the Indiana State Board of Animal Health.
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Bullying And Its Impact On Mental Health
Bullying is a matter of life and death for many.
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Blood Disorder Impacts Hundreds Of Indiana Residents
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report the life-shortening blood disease sickle cell anemia affects about 100,000 Americans, mostly people of color.
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RSV rise puts Indiana hospitals on alert
Respiratory syncytial virus is on the rise in Indiana, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and it’s forcing some hospitals to implement visitor restrictions.
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Physicians advise prevention amid rise in whooping cough cases
Pertussis, also known as “whooping cough” for the loud sucking, whooping sound it causes as those infected struggle to breathe in, is a vaccine-preventable disease that’s been making a comeback since a drop during the pandemic.
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First Positive Case Of Chronic Wasting Disease Seen In Indiana
The Indiana Department of Natural Resources has confirmed Indiana’s first positive case of chronic wasting disease in LaGrange County.
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Indiana Animal Health Board Offers Update On Dairy Cow Illness
An illness spreading among dairy cows in some states has not yet been detected in Indiana, according to state officials, but producers should be on the lookout.
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Food And Drug Administration Approves COVID Boosters For Upcoming Season
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved the latest round of COVID-19 boosters, as public health officials brace for another cold and flu season.
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IU Research Shows Autism Diagnosis Training Hub Is Working
Indiana University’s training system is gaining recognition after research confirms primary care clinicians with specialized training are better at diagnosing autism in children.
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Autism Acceptance Month
April is known for spring, flowers and as Autism Acceptance Month.
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Public Health Infrastructure Bill Moves Forward
A bill earmarking funding for local public health departments advanced through a Senate committee Wednesday, despite the outcry of COVID-19 misinformation and state dictatorship.
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Health Department Urges Parents To Have Children Tested For Lead Under New Law
The Indiana Department of Health is encouraging all parents to have their children younger than age 6 tested for lead exposure as part of legislation taking effect Jan. 1.
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