IU lands $20M donation to establish lung cancer research center
The gift, announced Tuesday morning, is from local philanthropist Julie Wood, in honor of her late husband, Tom Wood, a prominent car dealer who died of lung cancer in 2010 at age 78.
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Two former IU Health nurses face state disciplinary action for allegedly sharing photos of patient
The Indiana Attorney General’s Office filed administrative complaints this month with the state nursing board against the nurses in connection with the incidents.
Mark Montieth: Pollard’s recovery worth singing about
When they pulled the breathing tube out of his mouth the day following his Feb. 16 surgery at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Scot Pollard burst into song.
Florida REIT buys Brownsburg rehab hospital building for $39M
The building housing Community Rehabilitation Hospital West, a 40-bed inpatient rehab facility at 8920 E. 56th St., was bought by Sila Realty Trust Inc., of Tampa, Florida.
Study says U.S. maternal death rate crisis is really case of bad data
A new study calls into question the extent of the maternal mortality crisis in the United States, which has long posted a disproportionately high rate of maternal deaths compared with peer nations.
Lilly jabs at people who use new weight-loss drugs ‘for vanity’
The Indianapolis-based drugmaker, which makes weight-loss drug Zepbound and diabetes drug Mounjaro, recently aired a new 30-second spot, just ahead of the Academy Awards, to underscore the message.
Ascension campaign for new Women and Children’s Tower reaches nearly $26M
Former Indianapolis Colts Quarterback Peyton Manning on Thursday announced the Care for Tomorrow campaign has received nearly $24 million in donor funding since its launch a year ago.
New weight-loss drugs designed for long-term use, but some patients want to stop
Millions of Americans who have dropped pounds and boosted their health using popular obesity drugs like Wegovy and Eli Lilly and Co.’s Mounjaro and Zepbound are finding out what happens when they stop taking them.
Community Health lands $5M gift to support housing for its Fairbanks Recovery Center
The donation, which will be paid over five years, is a gift from local philanthropist Julie Wood, on behalf of the Tom & Julie Wood Family Foundation.
IU Health CEO asks peers to donate to Chambers in guv’s race to head off industry harm
Dennis Murphy, the CEO and president of IU Health, urged fellow hospital stakeholders to donate to gubernatorial candidate Brad Chambers over competitors, saying he is “deeply concerned about the next four years if one of the other candidates is our next republican candidate for governor.”
After heart transplant, former Pacers player Scot Pollard plans to campaign for organ donations
Scot Pollard had grown so accustomed to his weak and failing heart that he didn’t realize how close he was to dying, he said a day after he was released from the hospital and two weeks after he received a heart transplant.
Local hospitals scramble to deal with disruptions after major cyberattack on vendor
Thousands of hospitals and doctors’ offices across the country could see huge delays in getting paid by insurers for thousands of procedures worth millions of dollars after what is being called “the most significant cyberattack on the U.S. health care system in American history.”
Health-care hack spreads pain for hospitals, doctors nationwide
The fallout is affecting hospitals, doctor offices, pharmacies and millions of patients across the nation, with government and industry officials calling it one of the most serious attacks on the health-care system in U.S. history.
U.S. prescription drug market in disarray as ransomware gang attacks
A ransomware gang once thought to have been crippled by law enforcement has snarled prescription processing for millions of Americans over the past week, forcing some to choose between paying prices hundreds or thousands of dollars above their usual insurance-adjusted rates or going without lifesaving medicine.
Activist investor group seeks Elanco CEO ouster, shakeup of board
Ancora Holdings Group LLC said the animal health company has underperformed its peers and destroyed billions of dollars of shareholder value.
Biopharma company plans $250M expansion in Bloomington
Simtra BioPharma Solutions on Wednesday announced plans to expand its sterile fill/finish manufacturing campus in Bloomington and add about 130 jobs.
Indiana officials accuse Zionsville medical-device maker of violating securities law
The Secretary of State’s Securities Division announced the action Tuesday against VoCare Inc. and three of its officers.
Appeals court lifts injunction that allowed gender-transition procedures for minors in Indiana
In his ruling, the judge emphasized that each side agreed about the need for more research on the long-term effects of gender-transition procedures.
Elanco, analysts gird for potential blockbusters in coming months
In an hourlong conference call with analysts on Monday, CEO Jeff Simmons said the word “blockbuster” at least six times as he talked about the Greenfield-based company’s pipeline products that could launch this year.
U.S. launches probe into possible fraud by organ collection groups
The probe involves U.S. attorneys in various parts of the country who are investigating organ procurement organizations in at least five states.