Time to cheer on the struggling YMCA
The national not-for-profit organization, trying to fight back against high-end gyms and boutique studios, is now a national model for diabetes prevention.
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Lilly angles for arthritis blockbuster
Within six months, Eli Lilly and Co. could know whether the Food and Drug Administration has approved its latest drug, baricitinib, a once-a-day tablet for treating rheumatoid arthritis.
My 10 favorite news stories in health care
From investigations into questionable biotech products to poignant essays on death, here are my favorite journalism pieces on health care in 2015.
Lilly wins FDA approval for plaque psoriasis drug
For Eli Lilly and Co., the approval rewards a decade-long effort to re-enter the biotech and autoimmune spaces that it helped pioneer in the 1980s but then abandoned in the 1990s.
The nail-biting is over for medical students
More than 40,000 medical students around the nation, including 327 at the IU School of Medicine, learned Friday where they will do their residency. Not all got picked.
Indy airport board cancels $500M medical plan; to reopen bidding
The Indianapolis Airport Authority board said it would “leave our options open and continue to search for the optimal project.”
Get ready for new push against smoking
As Indiana continues to outpace the nation in smoking rates and other unhealthy behaviors, a group of public health officials and hospital executives are looking for ways to turn bad behavior around.
IPL lands regulatory OK for $29.6 million rate hike
About 470,000 customers of Indianapolis Power & Light Co. can expect to see their monthly bills increase after state regulators approved an order allowing the utility to collect an additional $29.6 million in annual revenue.
Airport chair delays vote on medical project, cites Hogsett concerns
Airport authority board Chairman Kelly Flynn sent an email Tuesday evening to other board members, telling them “we need to take a step back” on Athlete’s Business Network’s plan.
Five Indiana nursing programs under fire
The for-profit programs racked up low passing rates for graduates taking state licensing exams, and could lose their accreditation if they don’t get the scores back up.
UPDATE: Team pitching plan for airport site calls off forum
A company that wants to build a $500 million medical center at the Indianapolis International Airport has suddenly postponed a community forum to explain the plan and answer questions.
Citizens trims sewer rate-hike request in settlement
Indianapolis-area residents would see their sewer rates rise by about $8.50 a month this year and another $2.50 a month next year under a settlement announced Thursday.
Member of ABN leadership team dropped from website
Athlete's Business Network, which wants to build a $500 million medical complex at the airport, had listed Scott Gorman as president of its substance-abuse unit. His name was removed after IBJ reported he did not hold a state license in addiction recovery or a college degree.
Duke reaches settlement over $1.4B modernization plan
The utility said Monday it has reached a settlement agreement with the Indiana Utility Consumer Counselor and some consumer groups on its new plan, which calls for updating and replacing aging substations, utility poles, power lines and transformers.
Turning research into products and profits
The IU School of Medicine, which attracted more than $300 million in research funding last year, hopes a new biomedical incubator will help it convert knowledge into innovative products and technology.
Golden parachutes worth $80M await Dow, DuPont CEOs
The top brass at Dow Chemical and DuPont will not go away empty handed after their companies merge and then split into three independent companies. The golden parachutes are spelled out in a new filing.
Experience thin on team pitching plan for airport
The leadership team at Athlete’s Business Network, a startup that wants to develop a massive sports-medical complex near the Indianapolis International Airport, doesn’t have much experience in such projects.
A new partnership rings up big savings for Anthem, Franciscan
Under the deal, Franciscan was financially accountable for what it would spend on care for about 60,000 patients who had Anthem benefits provided by its employers or purchased individually. Would it work?
Former dentistry clinic director sues IU over firing
A former clinic director and 30-year faculty member at the IU School of Dentistry in Indianapolis who was fired last year after students complained he inappropriately touched them is suing to get his job back, saying he was denied a fair hearing.
Recycling industry buffeted by falling prices
With prices tumbling for scrap metal, used paper and old plastic bottles, recycling firms around Indiana are watching revenue drop. Most are working harder to find buyers that will pay a decent price for their truckloads of materials. Some are idling operations.