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Some medicines affect your ability to sweat, stay hydrated, or even to notice if you're overheating. Doctors say keep taking them, but make sure to keep yourself cool.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is changing how federal agencies handle vaccine recommendations. Some parents are hurrying to get kids their shots, fearing future changes could limit access.

Hospitals across the Midwest are bracing for cuts to services and staff in the wake of funding changes created in President Donald Trump's budget bill.

A second plaintiff has joined a federal lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s cuts to a program that screens coal miners for black lung.

Appalachian states have had some of the highest overdose rates in the country over the past decade. But officials have been slow to adopt some harm reduction efforts that could save lives.

The U.S. has hit an unwelcome milestone in measles cases this year. The CDC is reporting 1,288 cases across the country. The disease was declared eliminated 25 years ago.

As Midwest cities like Indianapolis struggle with an HIV epidemic, federal support is being curtailed.

Hoosiers enrolled in Medicaid – and their family members or caregivers – may have a chance to directly contribute to policy and administrative discussions. The Family and Social Services Administration is accepting applications for the Beneficiary Advisory Council.

House Republicans cleared a final procedural hurdle early Thursday and are now one vote away from passing President Trump's sweeping tax cut and spending bill before a self-imposed July 4 deadline.

Indiana Gov. Mike Braun was in New Albany Tuesday to highlight a new law aimed at preventing health issues that could lead people to need long-term care and divert the need for Medicaid services.