Health

The president and chief executive officer of Riley Children's Foundation says a newly-awarded $5 million gift is "monumental" in the hospital's fight against Duchenne muscular dystrophy. ... Read More

An Indiana family has given $5 million to Riley Children’s Health to help the hospital become a national leader in the research of Duchenne muscular dystrophy... Read More

Indiana University Health has unveiled $1 billion in investments for statewide community health initiatives. The health system says the effort is part of a "renewed commitment to price affordability for its patients."... Read More

Several Indiana hospitals are included in The Chartis Group's annual lists of the Top 100 Critical Access Hospitals and the Top 100 Rural & Community Hospitals. Chicago-based Chartis, which provides advisory services and analytics to the healthcare industry, says the program honors outstanding performance among the country's rural hospitals.... Read More

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has awarded another approval for Jardiance developed by Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly and Co. (NYSE: LLY) and Boehringer Ingelheim in Germany. The company says Jardiance has been approved to treat adults with any type of heart failure.... Read More

For the sixth straight year, the Indiana University School of Medicine is celebrating a record-breaking year of research funding. In 2021, the institution brought in more $217 million from the National Institutes of Health, which is $5 million more than the previous year. Of the top 20 research projects throughout the U.S., eight departments of the IU School of Medicine appear on the list.... Read More

Nonprofit health plan CareSource is partnering with Wayspring in Tennessee, a treatment services provider for people with substance use disorder, to launch the SUD Home program in Indiana. CareSource says the program aims to reduce the burdens and barriers on members with substance use disorder throughout rehabilitation.... Read More

Indiana University Health has designated its first Dementia Friendly hospital. IU Health Bedford Hospital is receiving the designation, which comes from the health system's Community Health Alzheimer’s and Dementia Resource Service, trains organizations on how to interact with and assist individuals with dementia.... Read More

Officials at Indiana’s largest health system said Tuesday that its hospitals have weathered the worst of the latest COVID-19 surge, although they are still treating hundreds of patients with the illness.... Read More

Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly and Co. (NYSE: LLY) says it will invest $700 million to establish the Lilly Institute for Genetic Medicine in Boston to accelerate the development of RNA and DNA-based medicines. ... Read More

Indianapolis-based Solutions Healthcare Management has been acquired by Pinnacle Healthcare Consulting in Denver. While financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, Pinnacle says the deal creates one of the most comprehensive physician advisory companies in the country.... Read More

The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded a $213 million contract modification to Roche Diagnostics in Indianapolis. The contract boost is for the production of COVID-19 rapid antigen tests for the U.S. Army.... Read More

The Indiana Department of Health is changing its COVID-19 guidance for K-12 schools and childcare programs throughout the state. Among the changes, schools will no longer have to report COVID-19 cases to the state or conduct contact tracing beginning February 23.... Read More

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. (NYSE: CLF) is settling over alleged violations of the Clean Water Act and other laws for an August 2019 discharge of ammonia and cyanide-laden wastewater into the East Branch of the Little Calumet River, which flows into Lake Michigan. The discharge led to fish kills and also caused beach closures along the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore.... Read More

West Lafayette-based Inotiv Inc. (Nasdaq: NOTV) is reporting a first quarter net loss of $83 million, compared to a loss of $366,000 during the same period last year. Chief Executive Officer Robert Leasure says, despite the drop, the company's recent acquisitions and partnerships will help mitigate potential supply bottlenecks.... Read More

Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly and Co. (NYSE: LLY) says it has an agreement with the U.S. government to supply up to 600,000 doses of its investigational drug bebtelovimab, an antibody therapy used for the treatment of the COVID Omicron variant. ... Read More

The Eli Lilly and Company Foundation Inc. has elected Cynthia Cardona as president. Cardona will also serve as senior director of social impact for Lilly.... Read More

Franciscan Health Crown Point’s new $200 million hospital has reached a major milestone. The hospital held a topping off ceremony this week to celebrate the installation of the final steel beam used in the construction of the building, which is set to open in 2024.... Read More

Indiana University's board of trustees has approved the architectural design for the IU School of Medicine's new Medical Education Building in Indianapolis. IU says the 11-story, 325,000-square-foot facility will be used to address instructional and research needs of programs.... Read More

Texas-based AppleGate Recovery has acquired Lucina Treatment Centers, a group of five opioid treatment centers in central and northeastern Indiana. AppleGate, a subsidiary of BayMark Health Services, says the acquisition includes two Indianapolis offices as well as locations in Kokomo, Muncie and Fort Wayne.... Read More