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An excessive heat warning and an air quality alert are making life challenging in Indiana and across the Midwest this week.

Women from some racial and ethnic minority groups are more likely to have negative health care experiences during pregnancy and delivery affecting quality of care and health outcomes. A report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found about 30% of Black, Hispanic, and multiracial women reported mistreatment, compared with 20% overall, while obtaining maternity care. ...

Researchers in Ohio are working on a new project looking at the health impacts of the February East Palestine train derailment. The Healthy Futures Research Project is seeking participants from the area who were subjected to chemical exposure in the aftermath of the train accident. The team from Case Western Reserve University will look at short and long term health issues, including screening for cancer, as well as metabolic and autoimmune diseases. ...

Coloradans received nearly 2 million potentially unnecessary health care services in 2021, at a cost of some $134 million for patients and health insurers, according to a new report. Dr. Lalit Bajaj, chief quality, equity and outcomes officer with Childrens Hospital Colorado explained, avoiding "low-value care" procedures - which can include certain tests and overprescribing drugs - is not about saving money. ...

An excessive heat warning and an air quality alert are making life challenging in Indiana and across the Midwest this week. For those who are unhoused, finding relief can be difficult, but a familiar organization is stepping up. The Wheeler Missions mens shelters in Bloomington and Indianapolis said they are prepared to help those who need water, food and a safe place to escape the heat. ...

House Bill 1087, authored by Rep. Justin Moed, D-Indianapolis, would require the Indiana Department of Correction—with some exceptions—to return offenders to the county where they lived when they were convicted.

“I asked his aunt to adopt him so he has a permanent, good home,” Vanda said.  A tent outside an east side Walmart has been Vanda and Terry’s home lately. Its where Diana Walker found them last Thursday night.  “It was 11 degrees and I asked her husband ‘Is there anything you need?’ and he said, ‘blankets,’” Walker said.  Helping isn’t new to Walker. She runs Dwelling Place Ministries on the east side and often feeds people who are hungry. Some of them are homeless too. I...