Health
How to stay healthy during the holidays
BEDFORD – Staying healthy during the holidays is essential as colder weather, indoor gatherings, and travel create ideal conditions for seasonal illnesses to spread. Local…
Renew or restart tobacco cessation goals for the new year
BLOOMINGTON – Quitting tobacco is a process, and the start of a new year can be agreat time to restart or renew tobacco cessation goals….
The Monroe County Board of Health will meet on Thursday, December 18
BLOOMINGTON – The Monroe County Board of Health will meet on Thursday, December 18th, at 4:30 p.m. in the Health Services Board Meeting Room on…
How to talk to children about their friends’ mental health
INDIANA – Our children often look to us for answers. Sometimes, when it comes to mental health, we don’t know what to say or how…
Bloomington and Paoli IU Health maternity teams recognized by U.S. News & World Report
BLOOMINGTON – IU Health Bloomington and IU Health Paoli Hospital work hard to ensure a safe, supportive, and compassionate environment for their Perinatal patients. Those…
Silent Nights: 350,000 Hoosiers expected to spend Christmas alone amid ‘Loneliness Epidemic’
INDIANA– As holiday displays shine with images of family and togetherness, a new survey by A Mission for Michael has shed light on a quiet, widespread…
New mutated flu strain subclade K detected in Indiana
INDIANA– Health officials across the United States, including Indiana, are on alert as a new, mutated strain of the influenza A (H3N2) virus, known as…
Major study links social media use to decline in children’s concentration
NATIONWIDE — A significant new four-year study tracking thousands of children into their teenage years has found that access to and increased use of social…
American Red Cross urges lifesaving donations: Give patients time this holiday season
INDIANA — The American Red Cross is issuing an urgent appeal to the public to schedule a blood or platelet donation this December, emphasizing that…
Hoosiers urged to act as lawmakers prepare to hear testimony on healthcare costs and medical debt
INDIANA – Indiana residents concerned about the rising cost of healthcare and resulting medical debt have a crucial opportunity to engage with state lawmakers this…
