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Rural areas in America have high death rates from car crashes, hunting accidents and other trauma. But many rural hospitals are only equipped to handle…

Bouncing on a purple exercise ball, Alyssa talks to her new teacher about what classes she needs to graduate. "There’s a Psychology 1 as an elective, I…

Temperatures are soaring, and that means Midwesterners are headed to summer fairs and festivals. They’ll eat plenty of high calorie foods ⁠—from corn dogs…

Experts often blame illicit fentanyl for skyrocketing overdose deaths among illegal drug users. Now a series of deaths at an Ohio hospital is raising...

An Illinois Senate bill aims to help children who are at risk of entering state custody because of issues caused by untreated mental illness. The...

The Indiana University School of Medicine’s (IUSM) Evansville campus has a new home. Once located on the campus of the University of Southern Indiana,...

The Illinois Department of Corrections continues to flounder in its efforts to care for inmates with mental illness, according to a new report authored...

A number of states have tied Medicaid coverage to work requirements. But legal challenges have followed — a sucessful attempt to stop the program in...

This story was originally published February 6. It has been updated as of February 9 at 1 pm. The Atchison-Holt Ambulance District spans two counties...

While serving time in jail, Emma King had to go to great lengths to find something as common as tampons. She and other women in prison eventually...