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Why Dr. Oz wants you to retire later

February 8, 2026
The Washington Post

Getting the average American to work one year longer by starting earlier or retiring later would generate about $3 trillion for the economy, said the administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

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Indy-based, foster youth-focused nonprofit faces $600K state, federal funding loss

December 23, 2025
Taylor Wooten

The cuts, which represent about 12% of Foster Success’ budget for its Indiana programs, will curb access to basic needs assistance, education and job training, financial empowerment and networking.

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Indianapolis public health office mismanaged oversight of most contracts, audit finds

April 29, 2026 | Farrah Anderson, WFYI and Side Effects Public Media

The city’s public health office, established in 2016, oversees programs focused on homelessness, violence reduction and behavioral health.

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Former state Sen. Jim Merritt’s book examines if state is ready for another pandemic

March 20, 2026 | Marek Mazurek

Former state Sen. Jim Merritt has a new book out titled “Lessons Learned: Are We Ready for the Next Pandemic? History Says No.” detailing Indiana’s response to the COVID-19 Pandemic.

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Braun declines to sign needle exchange legislation

March 9, 2026 | Leslie Bonilla Muñiz, Indiana Capital Chronicle

A bill letting Indiana counties continue syringe service programs became law Monday without Indiana Gov. Mike Braun’s signature.

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Push for tighter rules looms over Indiana needle exchange program

February 11, 2026 | Tom Davies, Indiana Capital Chronicle

Republican lawmakers are divided over limiting disease spread versus arguments of enabling drug abuse.

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EPA says it will no longer consider health costs in pollution regulations

January 13, 2026 | The Washington Post

The change is part of the Trump EPA’s broader goal of slashing regulations, saying they are hindering economic growth.

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Indiana unveils multiyear rural health plan in newly released federal application

November 26, 2025 | Casey Smith, Indiana Capital Chronicle

The plan is described as a “collaborative effort” to be jointly led by the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration and the Indiana Department of Health.

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Health district takes shape ahead of IU Health hospital completion

August 29, 2025 | Taylor Wooten

The recently established Indy Health District is dedicated to reducing health inequity across Indianapolis. It stretches from St. Clair Street north to 38th Street, encompassing 1,500 acres.

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Why many Americans are rethinking alcohol, according to a new Gallup poll

August 13, 2025 | Associated Press

CNBC reported earlier this year that non-alcoholic beer sales were expected to surpass ale as the second-largest beer category worldwide. Retail sales for non-alcoholic beer surpassed $17 billion in 2023.

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Nestle says it will remove artificial dyes from US foods by 2026

June 25, 2025 | Associated Press

Nestle joins Kraft Heinz and General Mills as major food companies to pledge they would remove artificial dyes from their U.S. products.

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Youth tobacco use continues to decline but nicotine pouches gain popularity

June 25, 2025 | Madelyn Hanes, Indiana Capital Chronicle

Since 2000, the Indiana Department of Health has surveyed more than 4,800 public middle and high school students every two years to monitor tobacco trends.

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Retailers, researchers criticize Indiana plan to exclude soda and candy from SNAP

June 12, 2025 | Whitney Downard, Indiana Capital Chronicle

Gov. Mike Braun and Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith are fans of the new exclusions—and so is U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

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Indiana health department reports possible record-low infant death rate

June 10, 2025 | Casey Smith, Indiana Capital Chronicle

If the rate holds after final review, it would be Indiana’s lowest since the state began tracking the measure in 1900.

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Council OKs Merkley as director of city’s Office of Public Health and Safety

May 5, 2025 | Taylor Wooten

Andrew Merkley, administrator for the Division of Homelessness Policy and Eviction Prevention, has worked in the Indianapolis Office of Public Health and Safety since 2020.

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Falls by seniors a significant contributor to health care costs, Butler analysis finds

April 23, 2025 | Daniel Lee

The analysis—conducted and presented by Butler University students—was the winning entry into the recent Total Cost of Care Data Challenge contest.

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Indiana joins growing list of states with 3 or more cases of measles

April 9, 2025 | Associated Press

The United States has experienced more than double the number of measles cases it saw in all of 2024.

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Trump administration to pull back $11B in COVID funding from local health departments

March 25, 2025 | Associated Press

The Department of Health and Human Services said it would “no longer waste billions of taxpayer dollars responding to a non-existent pandemic that Americans moved on from years ago.”

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U.S. reverses plan to shut down free COVID test program

February 18, 2025 | The Washington Post

Internal documents show that officials at HHS had been considering whether to continue the program or dispose of millions of tests.

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Trump casts psychiatric and weight-loss drugs as threats to children

February 17, 2025 | The Washington Post

President Donald Trump has instructed his administration to scrutinize the “threat” to children posed by antidepressants, stimulants and other common psychiatric drugs.

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Inspectors find unsanitary conditions at Boar’s Head plant in Indiana

January 14, 2025 | Associated Press

The U.S. Agriculture Department released the inspection records that documented unsanitary conditions at several Boar’s Head deli meat plants, not just the factory that was shut down after a deadly outbreak of listeria poisoning.

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Steer-In restaurant eyes reopening after health department shutdown

January 13, 2025 | Dave LindquistDave Lindquist

A customer’s sighting of a mouse in Steer-In’s dining room led to a call to the health department, restaurant co-owner Casey Kehrer said.

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