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On a recent afternoon, Brittany Combs drove a white SUV through a neighborhood at the northern end of Austin, Indiana. In the back of her vehicle, there…
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The Indiana General Assembly took action Wednesday on a bill that would allow needle exchanges in some counties. Needle exchanges allow drug users to…
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More than 130 people have tested positive since December, and the outbreak is no longer contained to just Scott County.As the number of people living with…
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Legislation that would allow needle exchanges in some Indiana counties cleared the House Public Health Committee on Monday. Last week, Gov. Mike Pence…
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Southeastern Indiana is battling an HIV outbreak. The new cases are mostly linked to injection drug use and have reignited a debate over needle exchanges, which are currently illegal in the state.
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Indiana Gov. Mike Pence issued an executive order today declaring a public health emergency in Scott County in response to a growing outbreak of HIV. His…
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A couple of weeks ago, Scott County public health nurse Brittany Combs started getting a lot more calls asking about STD testing.“We kinda just talked…