Category Archives: Health
Should you sleep with your pet?
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - It is hard to say no to your furry friend when they jump in bed and want snuggles, but have you ever wondered if you should Is it clean? Is it safe? Molly Mengerink, Lead Sl...
Dec 08, 2025 AllaSerebrina / Depositphotos.com
Hoosier health officials recommend best practices for food safety
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - As families and loved ones celebrate the season by coming together for holiday meals, the Indiana Department of Health (IDOH) is reminding Hoosiers of food safety tips to ...
Nov 25, 2025 melastmohican / Depositphotos.com
At least 15 babies contract infant botulism tied to baby formula
(ADAMS) - America's infant botulism outbreak is growing with multiple states affected, including New York and New Jersey, despite a nationwide recall of a certain baby formula. The FDA warned parents ...
Nov 12, 2025
Indiana Department of Health furloughs dozens of workers amid shutdown
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) -The ongoing federal government shutdown has resulted in nearly 50 Indiana Department of Health employees being furloughed starting Monday. The agency notified 48 workers th...
Nov 07, 2025
Hoosier health officials report first flu death of this season
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Health officials are confirming Indiana's first flu death of the season. The Indiana Department of Health did not say where the flu case happened or the person's identity ...
Oct 28, 2025
Hoosier health officials urge safe sleeping for infants
INDIANAPOLIS, IND. (ADAMS) - The Indiana Department of Health (IDOH) is urging parents to take steps to protect the health and safety of their infants following a surge this month of deaths caused by ...
Aug 19, 2025 Elnur_ / Depositphotos.com
New website aims to support expectant moms in NE Indiana
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The St. Joseph Community Health Foundation has launched PrenatalPath.com, which connects expectant mothers and families with quality, free or low-cost prenatal and infant ca...
Aug 15, 2025 Milkos / Depositphotos.com
Report: Plastic pollution a dangerous health threat
(ADAMS) - Plastic pollution is a health danger costing at least $1.5 trillion a year. That's according to a new report out Monday in the medical journal The Lancet. The report looked at data from a ra...
Aug 05, 2025 jaggat / Depositphotos.com
Judge: Medical debt to stay on credit reports
(ADAMS) - Medical debt will remain on credit reports after a federal judge vacated a Biden-era rule. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule would have removed the debt; however, the judge found...
Jul 16, 2025 sbartsmedia / Depositphotos.com
Indiana marks over a month with no new cases of measles
UPDATE (May 28, 2025): ALLEN CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - Indiana's measles outbreak is over. All eight cases in the Hoosier state were reported in Allen County. There were no new cases found since April 21st,...
May 28, 2025 tashatuvango / Depositphotos.com
