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Congress considers $2.1B to replace nearly 75-year-old Roudebush, add med center in Fishers

May 8, 2026

Mickey Shuey

The plan to develop the new facilities has become a priority for state leaders and Indiana’s congressional contingent.

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Indianapolis startup Ahimsa growing on the national stage

January 14, 2026

Alex Brown, Inside INdiana Business

Founder Dr. Manasa Mantravadi said they’re not stopping with online sales. The Indianapolis pediatrician said the next goal for the company is to have her products in physical stores.

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Historic Crispus Attucks High School to get health care lab space, new gym through $44M expansion

May 7, 2026 | Amelia Pak-Harvey, Chalkbeat Indiana

The investment includes a $25 million gift from IU Health, which has a partnership with Indianapolis Public Schools through its health care fellowship at Crispus Attucks.

North of 96 roundup: Taproom, Dairy Queen among north-side openings

May 7, 2026 | Elissa Maudlin

A Sun King taproom, a primary care center and a Dairy Queen are among new businesses that have recently opened or are set to open across the north suburbs of Indianapolis. Here’s a look at some of them:

Elanco’s stock climbs after company posts strong 1st quarter results

May 6, 2026 | Joey Harris

Demand for drugs to combat ticks and other pests was a major factor boosting Elanco Animal Health Inc.’s first quarter results, company executives said Wednesday.

Trump’s drugmaker deals could save economy $529B over 10 years, White House economists say

May 5, 2026 | Associated Press

The potential savings estimated would be substantial as Americans spent $467 billion on prescription drugs in 2024, according to the most recent government data available.

Many Indiana counties are struggling with birth rates

May 4, 2026 | Mitzi S. Morris, Indiana Capital Chronicle

Older adults are expected to outnumber children in nearly half of Indiana’s counties by 2050, according to the Indiana Business Research Center at Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business.

Once a niche, telehealth now routine care option

May 1, 2026 |

John Russell

It was an overnight gamechanger for the nation’s health care system, which had long held fast to in-person visits at bricks-and-mortar buildings, even for the most routine care.

Trump reclassifies state-licensed medical marijuana as less-dangerous drug in historic shift

April 23, 2026 | Associated Press

The order does not legalize marijuana for medical or recreational use under federal law. But it does change the way it’s regulated.

Ossium Health aims to revolutionize role of bone marrow banks

April 17, 2026 | Daniel Bradley

The company has a goal to build a massive bank of bone marrow from deceased organ donors to treat patients with blood cancers and improve organ transplantations.

Tyrese Haliburton says it’s shingles, not Achilles recovery, that will test him this offseason

April 13, 2026 | Associated Press

Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton was prepared to spend this past NBA season fighting his way back from a torn right Achilles tendon. He never anticipated the long journey back would take a detour because of a bout with shingles.

Bond trustee sues addiction treatment centers’ operator

April 3, 2026 |

Susan Orr

Facilities in Greenfield and Knox are at the heart of a lawsuit that seeks to replace the centers’ Indianapolis-based operator, Crossroads Health Management LLC, over allegations of financial mismanagement and revenue diversion.

Trump unveils 100% tariff on some patented drugs on ‘Liberation Day’ anniversary

April 3, 2026 | Associated Press

Trump wrote that he deemed such actions necessary “to address the threatened impairment of the national security posed by imports of pharmaceuticals and pharmaceutical ingredients.”

Women’s Fund of Central Indiana rebrands, expands statewide

March 30, 2026 | Taylor Wooten

The transition reflects both urgent need and direct feedback from women, the foundation said in announcing the change.

Report finds Indiana lags nation in primary, preventative care

March 24, 2026 | Mackenzi Klemann, Indiana Capital Chronicle

The report found there are fewer primary care physicians practicing in Indiana than in neighboring states of Ohio, Michigan and Illinois and in the nation overall

IU Health surgeon among first to use new shoulder replacement technique

February 27, 2026 | Daniel Bradley

Dr. Jacob Triplet, at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie, recently began using the Stryker Mako SmartRobotics device — a robotic arm surgical system that assists him during a reverse shoulder replacement.

GLP-1 fight plays out in statehouses, courthouses

February 20, 2026 | Daniel Bradley

While major drugmakers tussle for market supremacy, they are also taking on compound pharmacies that have not stopped selling obesity drugs despite the end of the shortage of such drugs.

As the US population ages, more employees seeking caregiver benefits at work

February 19, 2026 | Associated Press

More than 63 million Americans provide care for an adult family member, and most of them have regular paid jobs as well.

There’s one industry powering the U.S. labor market

February 14, 2026 | The Washington Post

Without health care and related jobs, the United States would have nearly 400,000 fewer jobs than it did a year ago, according to Labor Department figures through January.

Hancock Health podcast aims to speak to female patients

February 6, 2026 | Daniel Bradley

Jenn Wells, an executive at the Greenfield-based health care system, is trying to make difficult conversations more accessible through a women’s health podcast she started last fall called “Just Jenn.”

House lawmaker raises new concerns over FDA’s ultra-fast drug review program

February 3, 2026 | Associated Press

Under the program, drugmakers are promised expedited reviews of one to two months for new medicines that support “national interests.”

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