Q&A with spine surgeon Rick Sasso, who won $112M court judgment
Dr. Sasso, president of Carmel-based Indiana Spine Group, had charged that the giant medical device maker Medtronic had shortchanged him on royalties.
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Cook Medical ordered to pay $3M to patient hurt by blood filter
The Bloomington-based maker of medical devices said Wednesday it would appeal the verdict of a federal jury in Indianapolis, which found the device was defectively designed. More than 4,000 patients have filed lawsuits.
In long and twisting journey for anti-inflammatory drug, Lilly touts upbeat results
The Indianapolis drugmaker said the drug, baricitinib, proved effective in treating adults with a severe form of eczema. It’s the latest turn for a drug that has had repeated setbacks.
Kinetrex Energy spending $4M to modernize plant, increase capacity
The Indianapolis-based company supplies natural gas that is chilled into liquid form for transportation, agriculture, manufacturing and utility customers.
Community’s new east-side digs feature big ER, modern amenities
When the $175 million hospital opens in stages over the next two weeks, patients and visitors will see a major upgrade in facilities.
For hospitals, babies are big business
For hospitals, maternity care builds relationships with young families that often last for decades. About 40 percent of women experience their first encounter with hospitals for reproductive services.
Jobs in limbo as St. Vincent buys out partner in neighborhood hospitals
The Indianapolis-based health system has agreed to buy out its joint-venture partner in the five small hospitals, which began popping up in central Indiana two years ago. St. Vincent did not comment on how many jobs could be affected.
Health care systems increasingly allowing patients to rate doctors
Indiana University Health and Community Health Network have joined the national trend of posting online reviews, in a quest to win prospective patients and boost transparency.
Indiana life-science companies raise record $115M in venture capital
In all, 35 companies raised venture funding across a wide spectrum of products from medical devices and biotech therapies to software and information services.
Promising Lilly cancer drug fails in disappointing trial, shares fall 3 percent
Analysts had predicted that Lartruvo could eventually ring up as much as $600 million in annual sales. Eli Lilly and Co. now says it will suspend promotion of the drug.
Lilly wins national award for advancing women in the workplace
The Catalyst Award recognizes companies that excel in addressing recruitment, development and advancement of women. Today, nearly half of Lilly's senior leadership is female, up from 20 percent four years ago.
Fast-growing Activate Healthcare acquired by Denver firm
The Indianapolis-based provider of health clinics for businesses has grown to 250 employees in 10 years. But it recently started looking for another owner.
Fast-growing DoubleMap, maker of transit software, merges with Utah company
The Indianapolis company, formed in 2009, makes apps that allow users to track buses in real time and hail rides on demand. It is merging with Ride Systems LLC to gain more users and build market share.
Lawmakers to consider more oversight of pharmacy-benefits middlemen
Two bills going through the Indiana General Assembly would give the state more tools to scrutinize the powerful pharmacy-benefits managers who negotiate drug prices and help set customer prices.
Indiana lawmaker wants to bring back hospital ‘certificate of need’ process
State Sen. John Ruckelshaus said too many new hospitals, especially in small wealthy clusters, might be driving up the cost of health care. He said his bill was prompted by a recent effort by St. Vincent to rezone a 30-acre site in Carmel.
2018 Year in Review: Flurry of health care construction ramps up
The projects range from full-service hospitals in Bloomington, Brownsburg and Shelbyville to a flurry of “micro-hospitals,” free-standing emergency rooms and urgent care centers.
New rule will make hospitals list prices, but what patients pay could differ greatly
Starting Jan. 1, every U.S. hospital will be required to post standard charges online for every item and service they provide, from bandages and drugs to operating rooms and organ transplants.
Q&A with Dan Gosling, creator of the lip balm ChopSaver
Gosling has sold about 700,000 sticks since creating the product in his kitchen in 2004.
Jim Rogers, former CEO of Duke and PSI Energy, dies at 71
Rogers’ path to building the nation’s largest electric utility began in 1988, when he took over struggling PSI Energy in Indiana.
Lilly asserts bragging rights over Humira for hot-selling drug Taltz
The Indianapolis drugmaker said its 2-year-old anti-inflammatory medicine showed superiority in a head-to-head trial against Humira, the world’s best-selling drug, for treating psoriatic arthritis.