LatinoUSA: Margarita came to Indianapolis 13 years ago to help her sister, who had been diagnosed with brain cancer. After her sister died, Margarita stayed, but then a few years ago, she began having health problems of her own. When she went to the hospital, she was told that her kidneys didn’t work anymore.
WFYI /Side Effects Public Media: After several weeks over the summer without a reported case, new coronavirus infections are turning up at the Indiana Women’s Prison, and some employees want more testing to protect those inside.
NPR/KHN: Samples of blood and other bodily fluids at the coroner's office in Marion County, Ind., are tested for controlled substances.
NPR: Steve McCaffrey's work promoting Vivitrol via legislation in Indiana is part of a larger pattern. An investigation by NPR and Side Effects Public Media has found that in statehouses across the country, and in Congress, Alkermes is pushing Vivitrol while contributing to misconceptions and stigma about other medications used to treat opioid addiction.
NPR/KHN: Philip Kirby says he felt pressured into taking Vivitrol for his heroin addiction by his drug court treatment program. "Like I couldn't come into the program until I got it," he says.
inewsource: Last year, Orange County required Victor Valero to start paying a share of cost for his care at Park Anaheim Health Care. He was left with $35 a month before he stopped paying his bills.
WFYI/Side Effects Public Media: Turnover in Indiana prisons is a long-standing problem that has grown worse during the coronavirus pandemic. Former employees at the Indiana Women's Prison say the issue stems from the harsh work environment and staff culture.