Health

Rule To Include Drugs Prices In Ads Challenged

By Jill Sheridan • Jun 19, 2019

Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly is challenging a new federal rule that would require drug companies to include prices in TV ads.

Reducing high drug prices is one of President Donald Trump’s priorities, and the move for more transparency through advertising was announced last year. 

Program To Use Intervention, Support To Tackle Gun Violence In Indianapolis

By Jill Sheridan • Jun 19, 2019

Indianapolis’s criminal homicide rate has been on the rise in recent years. The majority of deaths are from gunshots and young black men are more likely to be killed. The city recently announced the adoption of a program to reduce the number of gun related deaths.

Report: Indiana Improved Kids Health Ranking

By Jill Sheridan • Jun 17, 2019

The well-being of Hoosier children ranks in the middle of the pack, according to the Kids Count Data Book.

The annual report finds Indiana in the 29th spot overall, a slight decline from last year.  The data measures trends in well-being, including health, economics and family and community. 

Report: Indiana Makes Progress On Opioids, Decreasing Prescriptions

By Jill Sheridan • Jun 12, 2019

A new report highlights moves Indiana has made to address the opioid epidemic. A reduction of opioid prescriptions tops the list.

Indiana Health Goals Fall Short In Economic Report

By Jill Sheridan • Jun 12, 2019

Indiana has made strides in a plan to improve the state’s economic outlook but a number of health measures could be holding back progress.

Study: Poor Sleep Unlikely To Cause Obesity In Children

By Jill Sheridan • Jun 8, 2019

Parents have long been told that poor sleep habits and obesity are linked, a new study that finds there is more to the story.

Indiana University Lands 'Moonshot' Funds To Support Immunotherapy Research

By Jill Sheridan • Jun 3, 2019
Sophie Paczesny, MD, PhD, professor of pediatrics and of microbiology and immunology at IU School of Medicine and a researcher at the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center. (Courtesy of IU Simon Cancer Center)
Jill Sheridan

Work to advance immunotherapy for cancer treatment is getting a boost in Indiana through “cancer moonshot” funding. 

Report: Indiana Ranks Fifth Worst For Black Homicides

By Jill Sheridan • Jun 1, 2019
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A new report from the Violence Policy Center, or VPC, finds Indiana has the fifth worst rate of African American homicides in the nation.

Grant Supports Increased Access To Addiction Treatment

By Jill Sheridan • May 30, 2019
Jon Agley is a researcher at Prevention Insights at Indiana University. (Courtesy of IU)

Two Indiana health organizations will partner to connect more people with “medication-assisted treatment,” or MAT for opioid addiction. 

MAT prescribes both medication, like methadone or suboxone, and counseling and therapy.  It is widely accepted as an effective way toward recovery.

Advocates: Indiana Abortion Decision Shows Court Not Ready To Overturn Roe

By Brandon Smith • May 29, 2019
People rally outside the Statehouse in 2016 over an Indiana anti-abortion law. (FILE PHOTO: Brandon Smith/IPB News)
Brandon Smith

Advocates on both sides of the abortion debate say the U.S. Supreme Court doesn’t appear any closer to overturning Roe v. Wade after its decision in an Indiana case Tuesday.

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