WARSAW — The Indiana Department of Health updates statistics on the spread of coronavirus each day. As of Friday morning, March 13, the state reported 73 people have been tested and 12 cases were confirmed. There wasn’t a change from data provided for Thursday, March 12. The numbers are based on figures from the state …read more.

 FORT WAYNE — While the Centers for Disease Control still considers COVID-19 to be a low threat to the general American public, VA Northern Indiana Health Care System Fort Wayne Campus is paying special attention to it.    Effective March 12, the Fort Wayne VA Campus will have a single point of entry to the …read more.

WINONA LAKE — Grace College issued a statement Wednesday night saying the campus is closely monitoring developments of the coronavirus. A response team has been assembled on campus to continually assess the situation, develop response plans and coordinate communication. Grace College administrators are in regular contact with local and state health departments, the Centers for …read more.

WARSAW — The Indiana State Department of Health is closely monitoring an outbreak of the 2019 novel (new) coronavirus or 2019-nCoV. This new respiratory virus was first identified in the city of Wuhan in China’s Hubei Province and continues to infect people in China and around the world, including the United States. ISDH is working …read more.

WARSAW — The alarming news that a Kosciusko County boy who died last December had suffered from influenza is underscored by cautionary comments from the county’s health officer. Dr. William Remington, Kosciusko County health officer, reported this week that county residents can’t be too prepared when it comes to bolstering their immune systems during the …read more.

The Centers for Disease Control is warning about an increase in heroin use and overdose in the Midwest and across the country, as a new federal study reports that heroin-related deaths have tripled since 2010. The national report also found that most deaths from the highly addictive drug occurred among while males age 18 to …read more.

Last year’s flu season affected an alarming number of people, and experts predict this year’s flu season could strike as early as October. That’s why the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends families protect themselves now with the 2013 influenza vaccine. Vaccinations have been proven to decrease the incidence of influenza and its potentially …read more.

ATLANTA (AP) — A new government survey shows 12 states now have very high obesity rates, and Indiana is among them. Overall, more than a third of adults are obese but rates vary by state. The latest figures are based on a 2011 telephone survey that asked adults their height and weight. For the first …read more.