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The U.S. FDA, along with the CDC, are investigating four consumer complaints of infant illness received from September 20, 2021, to January 11, 2022, related to infant formula products from the Abbott Nutrition facility in Sturgis, MI.

February 3 is National Women Physicians Day.

Read the latest health alerts from the Indiana Dept. of Health.

CDC is updating recommendations to enhance protection for healthcare personnel, patients, and visitors, and ensure adequate staffing in healthcare facilities.

The Indiana Department of Health wishes to alert clinicians to the increasing seasonal Influenza A activity in young adults and college and university while SARS-CoV-2 is also circulating.

The Indiana Department of Health announced today that Hoosiers ages 5 to 11 are now eligible for a free COVID-19 vaccine.

Indiana is experiencing a significant increase in the number of women with infectious syphilis.

An Executive Order signed by Gov. Eric J. Holcomb on September 30, 2021, extends the deadline for license renewals and opioid CME requirements.

We are thrilled to share that Teresa L. Lovins, MD, FAAFP has been elected to the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) Board of Directors.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) reviewed the U.S. FDA’s amended Emergency Use Authorization of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for booster doses.

State health officials are urging Indiana residents to protect themselves from mosquito bites following the identification of the first West Nile virus case of 2021 in a Lake County resident and the detection of West Nile virus in mosquitoes in multiple counties.

Read the full letter from the Indiana Academy of Family Physicians and the Indiana Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics.

The CDC is assisting the FDA and several state and local health departments with an ongoing investigation of Burkholderia cepacia complex (Bcc) infections in healthcare facilities.

This advisory provides current information on the clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of common arthropod-borne viral (arboviral) diseases in Indiana, such as those transmitted by mosquitoes and ticks.

The B.1.617.2/Delta variant, first identified in India, has multiple mutations in its spike protein allowing it to be more transmissible than any other variant to date.

Multistate Investigation of Non-travel Associated Burkholderia pseudomallei Infections (Melioidosis) in Three Patients: Kansas, Texas, and Minnesota.

State Health Commissioner Dr. Kristina Box is asking for your help in talking with pregnant individuals about the COVID-19 vaccine.

The Indiana Department of Health (IDOH) is alerting healthcare providers to an anticipated seasonal increase in Legionella infections combined with the associated potential increase of cases resulting from building reopenings.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is issuing this health advisory to notify clinicians and caregivers about increased interseasonal respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) activity across parts of the Southern United States.

The Indiana Department of Health is pleased to share a toolkit to give you quick access to the facts and benefits of the safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine.