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Farrah Anderson/Side Effects Public MediaAcross the U.S., some people with mental illness wait months in jail for court-ordered competency evaluations, with little to no mental health care. One Indiana man's case reveals how delays prolong suffering — and expose a system unequipped to help. -
Benjamin Thorp/Side Effects Public MediaLong ER waits in the U.S. are common, especially for older patients. Some wait for many hours or even days to get a hospital bed. That's according to a new data analysis by Side Effects Public Media and the Associated Press. And experts say things will only get worse as the U.S. prepares for a "silver tsunami."
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Indianapolis Zoo and Eli Lilly are part of a push to move medical industry away from using horseshoe crab blood and towards synthetic genetically engineered alternatives. -
A federal judge temporarily stopped a Trump administration attempt to end billions in COVID-era health grants that would affect addiction supports, community health worker funding and childhood vaccination programs. -
A House committee amended controversial legislation that will reintroduce previously halted work reporting requirements to Indiana's Medicaid expansion program. Among other things, the committee made changes to who is exempt from the work reporting requirements. -
Eli Lilly's Alzheimer's treatment is approved for use in the U.S. but the European Medicines Agency recommended against the approval of the drug on Thursday. -
There is a donated kidney shortage in the U.S. It’s leaving more than 100,000 people on a years-long waitlist. And despite that, thousands of deceased donor kidneys last year were discarded. A new Indiana-based organization is trying to revive those discarded kidneys to serve more patients. -
The attorneys general sent a letter saying the FDA needs to take action because high demand for the weight loss drugs paired with shortages has created a market for counterfeits. -
After the Trump administration gave notice to Kentucky’s health department this week they were cancelling nearly $150 million in grants, Beshear said he would fight to maintain funding. -
Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear has vetoed legislation that would overrule his executive order limiting conversion therapy on minors in the state. -
Republicans pushed an unexpected update to Kentucky’s abortion ban through the state legislature this week, passing it in less than 24 hours. -
Pharmacy benefits managers, or PBMs, are meant to lower drug prices by acting as a middleman between drug manufacturers and either insurance companies or employers who sponsor health plans. Advocates said employers and consumers often don’t understand what PBMs are and how they work.
