Tag Archives: Flu

Indiana University Health hospitals in Southern Indiana are lifting visitor restricts, as the number of influenza cases levels out. Officials say the restrictions on hospital visitors were introduced due to this year’s exceptionally harsh flu season. Infection Program Manager for IU Health Bloomington says this year’s flu season was the worst she’s ever seen. The Indiana State Department of Health …

Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb is calling for a special session of the state’s legislature to convene in May; The number of Indiana counties under an emergency declaration continues to grow; Indiana University Health for Southern Indiana is reinstating visiting hours at its hospitals; The Indiana Department of Natural Resources is accepting public comment over proposed rule changes until this Friday; The City of Bloomington …

Experts in the Centers for Disease Control and the Indiana State Department of Health are saying his year’s flu season is particularly bad. On Friday, the I.S.D.H. updated their list of flu-related deaths to 167 reported individuals. Deputy state health commissioner and state epidemiologist Pam Pontones says this flu season—which is measured from October 1st until mid-May—has been marked by …

Experts in the Centers for Disease Control and the Indiana State Department of Health are saying his year’s flu season is particularly bad; Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill releases an opinion letter in opposition of proposed hate crime legislation up for consideration by in the Indiana Senate; Two areas of north Bloomington could get relief from water main breaks and low water …

People living with HIV in South-Central Indiana now have a primary care service through IU Health Bloomington. The Indiana State Health Department recorded the first flu death in the state last week, the victim was under the age of 18. The United States Department of Agriculture is promising to ‘increase the efficiency’ of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP …