IU School of Medicine to spend $20M to launch regenerative medicine center
The center aims to develop new treatments for diabetes, severe wounds, and damage to tissues and organs caused by age, disease or trauma.
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Indiana law certifies 12 midwives for home births
Certified direct entry midwives in Indiana must be at least 21 and meet certain educational requirements.
Insurance companies approach Trump health plans cautiously
Insurance companies say it will take time to design new plans and get approval from state regulators.
Q&A: What’s behind the growing scrutiny of insulin prices?
The American Medical Association recently called on regulators to monitor competition among the three drugmakers who control the market—Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly and Co., Denmark-based Novo Nordisk and Paris-based Sanofi.
China cuts red tape, increases potential for breakthrough medicines
After decades of being starved of innovative treatments for serious conditions like cancer, diabetes and kidney disease, China’s 1.4 billion people are becoming a prime target for Eli Lilly and other pharmaceutical companies.
Eli Lilly’s animal-health business files for initial public offering
Elanco Animal Health Inc. could see a market value of as much as $20 billion, according to Bloomberg Intelligence. At that valuation, a share sale could raise as much as $5 billion.
Firm crusades for insurers to cover alternative therapies
Carmel-based American Specialty Health specializes in connecting patients with chiropractors, acupuncturists, physical therapists and others who treat pain without using pharmaceutical drugs.
Trump’s cheaper short-term health plans include coverage gaps
The Trump administration on Wednesday cleared the way for insurers to sell short-term health plans as a bargain alternative to pricey Obamacare policies for people struggling with high premiums.
Products distributed by local company recalled for possible parasite
The Agriculture Department's Food Safety and Inspection Service said lettuce in the products, distributed by Indianapolis-based Caito Foods LLC, might be contaminated with cyclospora. The parasite causes intestinal illness.
IU aims to find cures for three forms of cancer, help prevent or slow other diseases
The university said it has hired 33 research faculty to help under the “Grand Challenges” program in precision health, an initiative it rolled out two years ago.
Study: ‘Medicare for all’ would hike government health spending by $32.6T
The latest plan from Sen. Bernie Sanders would require historic tax increases as government replaces what employers and consumers now pay for health care, according to the analysis released Monday.
Lilly shares hit highest point in 18 years after Elanco decision
The run-up in share price seems to reflect investor sentiment that the Indianapolis drugmaker has turned a corner after more than a decade of struggling to launch new medicines.
Vendor’s honesty helped unravel $19M American Senior Communities fraud
The case might never have come to light were it not for a nearly century-old Indianapolis company that had a chance to participate in the overbilling and kickback scheme but called the FBI instead.
St. Vincent to integrate parent Ascension’s name into branding
St. Vincent, one of the oldest and most familiar names in Indiana’s hospital landscape, is about to undergo the most sweeping rebranding in its history.
IU Health gears up for major push into Indy’s suburbs
he state’s largest health system said in June that it has formed a dedicated management group to oversee its suburban hospitals and “any future expansion of services.
Fraud scheme’s ‘CFO’ gets 5 years in prison; lesser player gets 4 months
Steven Ganote, who prosecutors say was a key player in the massive American Senior Communities overbilling and kickback scheme, was also ordered to pay $7 million in restitution.
Pain management practice with Fishers location closes multiple clinics
One of the largest regional pain management groups is closing more than half of its clinics amid worsening financial troubles and a federal criminal investigation that targeted its former chief executive.
Trump administration takes another swipe at ‘Obamacare’
The Trump administration is freezing payments under an "Obamacare" program that protects insurers with sicker patients from financial losses, a move expected to add to premium increases next year.
Trial of potential Alzheimer’s treatment shows rare positive results
While the ultimate outcome remains far from certain, the study is a bright spot—if a tenuous one—in the search for a treatment for Alzheimer’s, where more than 100 experimental drugs have failed.
Nursing home exec Burkhart handed stiff sentence for kickback scheme
James Burkhart’s hopes for a light sentence were dashed Friday afternoon when a federal judge handed down a lengthy sentence for his role in leading a massive kickback scheme as CEO of Indiana’s largest chain of nursing homes.