The Franciscan Health Foundation has received a grant from the Cigna Foundation to bolster its health improvement outreach for the growing Burmese population in Indianapolis. The more than $184,000 grant is being used to fund a Burmese Community Health Worker who will provide one-on-one, culturally appropriate help for clients with health and human service needs.... Read More
The Indiana Chamber of Commerce has announced new partnerships to help employers with on-site vaccine clinics and access to COVID-19 testing. The chamber says the goal is to help improve Indiana's low vaccination rate and reduce the number of hospitalizations.... Read More
As the number of COVID cases surge in Indiana, Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb signed executive orders Wednesday to extend the public health emergency and maintain orders that help Hoosiers impacted by COVID-19 across the state. ... Read More
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has paused the distribution of COVID-19 antibody therapies developed by Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly and Co. (NYSE: LLY), as well as one from another pharmaceutical company. The agency cites new data that shows the therapies are unlikely to be effective against the Omicron variant.... Read More
New research conducted by Indianapolis-based Regenstrief Institute and the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs examined clinician burnout in healthcare and how it can be addressed... Read More
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted an Emergency Use Authorization for a COVID-19 At-Home Test developed by Roche Diagnostics. The company says the test will be available across the country beginning in January.... Read More
An Australian pharmaceutical company with a major presence in central Indiana has hit a major milestone. Telix Pharmaceuticals Inc., which has its U.S. headquarters in Fishers, has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its lead prostate cancer imaging product.... Read More
A biotechnology company headquartered in France has chosen central Indiana for its second U.S.-based manufacturing facility. Orano Med plans to initially invest more than $15 million to build the facility and create a dozen jobs.... Read More
The COVID-19 pandemic created an urgency around pharmacists’ roles. From filling prescriptions to vaccinating Hoosiers against the virus, the burden has forced many pharmacists to leave the industry.... Read More
Trafalgar-based WindRose Health Network is looking to further expand its footprint in Johnson County. Our partners at the Daily Journal report the health system plans to invest $3.5 million to nearly double the size of its clinic in Franklin and add an undisclosed number of jobs.... Read More
A new study published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine shows Indiana hospitals rank fourth in the nation for transparency regarding hospital prices. The study looked at more than 3,500 acute care hospitals and found more than half are not in compliance with a federal rule requiring hospitals to disclose their prices online. ... Read More
Ascension St. Vincent Anderson was recently designated a Level 1 facility for obstetric care by the Indiana Department of Health. Our partners at The Herald Bulletin report the hospital applied for the designation three years.... Read More
The Indiana University School of Medicine has received a $34 million gift, one of its largest in history, to establish a psychiatry center for children and adolescents in Evansville... Read More
The development director of Greenfield-based Hancock Health envisions the Mount Comfort Corridor in western Hancock County will become a destination of medical services, retail and restaurant options, and mixed-use development in the not-too-distant future... Read More
The founder of West Lafayette-based On Target Laboratories Inc. says the recent approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the company's imaging drug Cytalux brings "a whole rainbow of emotions." Cytalux uses fluorescent technology to help surgeons spot ovarian cancer tumors. ... Read More
Ivy Tech Community College and Louisville-based Baptist Health have announced a $2.5 million partnership. Ivy Tech says the commitment will establish the Baptist Health School of Health Sciences and support renovations of Pfau Hall on its Sellersburg campus.... Read More
Carmel-based Methodist Sports Medicine has changed its name to Forté Sports Medicine and Orthopedics. The practice says it underwent a rebranding process to find a name that would highlight its brand promise and position itself for future growth.... Read More
Senator Mike Braun (R-IN), who is heading a congressional fight against President Joe Biden’s proposed federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates, said Wednesday he was against state-level efforts to block businesses from imposing their own workplace vaccination requirements.... Read More
Gary-based Methodist Hospitals has launched a CareFirst facility in Valparaiso. The hospital says the facility is the fourth CareFirst Immediate Care center in northwest Indiana, in addition to facilities in Crown Point, Merrillville and Schererville.... Read More
Officials from Purdue University and Indiana University Health say a recently-announced collaboration is a "great opportunity" to fight the opioid epidemic in two rural east central Indiana counties. ... Read More
