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Gender roles affect mental health, too

Before attending a mental health workshop, Latricia Hanyard didn’t know what she was feeling could be depression.  Hanyard, 47, began experiencing symptoms in 2013 after...

Some Hoosier moms live in ā€˜maternal care deserts’ far from pregnancy care

New mom Briante Melton of Indianapolis met her best friend at her lowest moment. ā€œI just felt kind of like hopeless,ā€ she says. ā€œLike I was...

COVID-19, other health issues influenced by where you live, experts say

When Marion County Health Commissioner Dr. Virginia Caine fell down a flight of stairs recently, a pill to treat her arthritis became a way...

As schools reopen amid COVID-19, teachers worry about their mental health

Teaching is already challenging enough without a pandemic shaking up how the classroom operates. As schools reopen, many districts are focused on keeping their...

Health advocates say some COVID-19 testing lacks cultural sensitivity

On a Friday evening in late June, Liliana Quintero received a call from one of the Spanish interpreters working at a COVID-19 testing site...

PACE celebrates National Recovery Month

In 1989,Ā The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services AdministrationĀ (SAMSHA) launched National Recovery Month to increase awareness surrounding mental health and substance abuse. At the...

Purdue Extension: growing communities one garden at a time

Located within an Indianapolis food desert, 25 volunteers gathered on a hot July day to build six raised garden beds and plant cool-season vegetable...

Why it matters that addiction is a disease

People often hold strongly to vastly differing ideas and opinions about addiction. Many people see heroin addicts as despicable, depraved criminals, without conscience or...

Sickle cell treatment improving locally, but still ā€˜sort of a problem’

Adult sickle cell disease patients have had a treatment option to reduce pain and the need for blood transfusions for about two decades now.Hydroxyurea,...

Assistance in Paying Medical Bills is Available in a Variety of Ways

Having to pay expensive medical bills is something many Americans are frightened of causing them to neglect the medical care they need to avoid...

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