Republican candidate for governor Mike Braun released a six-prong health care plan on Thursday, providing an advance copy to the Indiana Capital Chronicle that outlined the sitting U.S. senator’s priorities for the Hoosier State.... Read More
A California-based company that is developing an automatic, implantable insulin pump to control glucose levels for people with diabetes announced plans Monday to relocate to Westfield. PhysioLogic Devices Inc. will change its name to Portal Diabetes Inc.... Read More
A biotech company founded by a Purdue University chemistry professor has completed a $10.25 million Series A round of funding to further study its new influenza treatment that has shown rapid results.... Read More
Indiana State University's College of Health and Human Services has received a multimillion-dollar donation from the estate of alumna Dr. Peggy Sankey. The gift will support the purchase of new medical equipment for students.... Read More
Franciscan Health Crown Point broke ground on the new Dean and Barbara White Cancer Center. While the full financial investment is not being disclosed, the project is being funded in part by a $30 million gift from The Dean and Barbara White Family Foundation.... Read More
The Indianapolis-based drugmaker filed a suit in federal court this month, challenging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s ruling that the company’s experimental obesity treatment does not contain more than 40 amino acids and is therefore not a protein.... Read More
The Indiana Biosciences Research Institute in Indianapolis is seeking applications for the second annual Quantum Leap Award. The award was established in 2023 with the goal of helping startups bring their innovations closer to commercialization.... Read More
Out of the thousands of providers participating in the state’s new Medicaid managed care program for older Hoosiers, just 223 entities have applied to a state fund for temporary emergency financial assistance—and only 11 providers got it. ... Read More
Greenfield-based Elanco said Thursday it is now taking orders for the product, called Zenrelia, and expects to start shipping it in the coming days. With the approval, Elanco will enter the estimated $1.7 billion global canine dermatology market.... Read More
Two committees tasked with studying and addressing issues related to aging met Thursday, concluding that Medicaid waitlist progress was “barely treading water” and dissecting ongoing provider issues with the transition to managed care. ... Read More
Indiana University is teaming up with Indiana Biosciences Research Institute to create what they are calling a “joint center of excellence” to develop better personalized care for patients with diabetes, cancer, Alzheimer’s disease and pediatric rare disease. The two institutions said in a joint statement Wednesday the operation will be called The Joint Center of Excellence […]... Read More
A complaint filed last week with the Indiana Department of Insurance alleges gross violations of care at an Indianapolis behavioral health facility. According to the complaint, in March, Paige Dufour was referred to Options Behavioral Health for...... Read More
Carmel-based MBX Biosciences Inc. saw it shares jump nearly 48% in its debut Friday on the Nasdaq. The five-year-old company is developing treatments for endocrine and metabolic disorders, such as hypoparathyroidism, post-bariatric hypoglycemia and obesity.... Read More
Indiana University Health and Indiana University School of Medicine have appointed Michele Saysana as senior vice president of academic medicine and executive associate dean for clinical affairs.... Read More
The donation will help establish a new faculty chair in cardiovascular innovation, support improvements to patient care and physician training, and fund research. The amount is the largest single gift ever shared by the health system and the medical school.... Read More
The Monroe Circuit Court denied a motion Wednesday morning for a permanent injunction against Indiana’s near-total ban on abortion. The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana initially filed the lawsuit challenging Senate Enrolled Act 1 in September 2022.... Read More
Evansville business leader Wayne Kinney and his family are making a $6 million donation to the University of Southern Indiana's College of Nursing and Health Professions. The university said the money will be used to address the greatest needs of the college.... Read More
Elevance Health is the parent company of Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, which will serve as the provider for customers of IU Health Plans after the deal closes. The acquisition is expected to close at the end of the year.... Read More
The first project in northwest Indiana to receive READI 2.0 funds is the Duneland YMCA in Chesterton. The project is getting $1 million from the state to turn a former middle school into a YMCA.... Read More
An expanded facility to train nurses on the campus of Ivy Tech Community College Bloomington welcomed its first students at the beginning of the fall semester. The 4,000-square-foot nursing school expansion nearly doubled the number of training lab beds to 15.... Read More
