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A judge has blocked the release of abortion records as a case over whether they can be subjected to public records requests moves through the court.

Judge grants injunction blocking Indiana from releasing abortion records

Ben Thorp

A judge ruled on Monday against the release of abortion records, also known as terminated pregnancy reports or TPRs, kept by the Indiana Department of Health.

The director for the Johnson County Health Department said it will use the funding for things like immunizations, fatality review, and trauma and injury prevention.

Six counties choose not to join first year of Indiana’s public health program. Here’s why one waited

Abigail Ruhman

When Indiana overhauled its public health system in 2023, county health departments had to opt-in to the program. Johnson County is one of six counties that opted in to participate next year.

Vaccinating earlier is better ahead of winter holiday gatherings — it takes about two weeks to develop antibodies against influenza.

Indiana Department of Health reports first flu death of the season

Lauren Chapman

The Indiana Department of Health reported the state’s first flu death of the season. More than 270 Hoosiers died during last year’s flu season.

Deputy Director Shelby Thomas, with the Office of Drug Prevention, Treatment and Enforcement, presents before a state committee on Nov. 14, 2024.

Most localities still holding onto opioid settlement funds

Whitney Downard, Indiana Capital Chronicle

Most local governments haven’t started spending their opioid settlement dollars, according to a state report presented on Thursday.

Representatives for the Goodwill Nurse-Family Partnership speak with a summit attendee on July 23, 2024, during the Labor of Love Summit at the JW Marriott Indianapolis.

Stakeholders from around the state gather to address infant, maternal mortality

Mia Hilkowitz, Indiana Capital Chronicle

The Labor of Love Summit was attended by hundreds of physicians, nurses, caregivers and public health officials.

Anti-abortion group argues that Indiana health department’s abortion records must be public

Casey Smith, Indiana Capital Chronicle

“Voices for Life,” which is suing the Indiana Department Health, expanded on its legal argument in new court documents.

Purdue University postdoctoral researcher Maria Murgia makes a deer tick easier to see by connecting the microscope to a laptop computer. Deer ticks, also known as blacklegged ticks, can carry Lyme disease.

Is there an outbreak of Lyme disease this year? No, but tick diseases are on the rise.

Rebecca Thiele

Ticks carry diseases by biting infected hosts like deer, mice or rabbits. So just because you got a tick bite doesn’t necessarily mean that you’ll get an illness.

Indiana health department confirms first flu deaths this season

Katy Szpak

The Indiana Department of Health (IDOH) confirmed its first two flu deaths Thursday and is urging Hoosiers to get vaccinated.

Health officials in the U.S. look to Australia’s flu season to predict the strain that will be most common here.

Indiana announces first flu death of the season, experts say flu shot is effective

Lauren Chapman

Health officials in the U.S. look to Australia’s flu season to predict the strain that will be most common here. Epidemiologists say flu shots are really effective against this year’s strain, but only if people get their vaccine.

As monkeypox spreads, is Indiana prepared for an outbreak?

Mitch Legan

Nobody in the U.S. has died from monkeypox, but officials say preparing the state’s health infrastructure will be key to keeping it that way.