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Malnutrition Awareness week is September 19-23
INDIANA – Join the Division of Aging in recognizing the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition’s Malnutrition Awareness WeekTM, Sept. 19-23, 2022. Malnutrition is…
Communities across the state will attend Mental Health Summit
INDIANAPOLIS – Communities from across the state are working to improve responding to mental health needs—including for people involved in the courts. The teams are…
Daviess County Health Department now administering the new COVID-19 Bivalent booster
WASHINGTON– The Daviess County Health Department is now administering the new COVID-19 Bivalent booster. The FDA and CDC have authorized the use of the Covid-19…
Ascension St. Vincent Dunn in Bedford closing practices on December 16th
BEDFORD — Ascension St. Vincent Dunn and all Lawrence County Ascension Medical Group practices will be closing on December 16, 2022, according to Ascension St….
Free mental health services expanded in rural communities through state, IU partnership
INDIANA – Free and confidential support for stress, depression, or anxiety, as well as resources for food, clothing, housing, and health care, will be available…
Update: Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on email transition
INDIANA – The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) underwent an email transition over the Labor Day weekend (late Friday, September 2, to early…
CDC warns of an increase in respiratory illness among children that could lead to a polio-like condition
INDIANA – Doctors across the United States have seen an increase among children of a respiratory virus that can cause polio-like muscle weakness. In most…
Location for new COVID-19 Booster added to vaccine map
INDIANA – The Indiana Department of Health (IDOH) announced today that it has added locations that are offering the new bivalent COVID-19 booster vaccines, which…
Schneck offering free exams to women in need in October
SEYMOUR – Schneck Medical Center is offering free breast and cervical cancer screenings in October. The event will feature a clinical breast exam (not a…
Updated COVID-19 vaccine booster now available to anyone 12 and older
INDIANA – An updated COVID-19 vaccine booster is now available according to IU Health to anyone 12 and older who has completed their initial COVID-19 vaccine. Here’s…