Bill proposes faculty grants as way to ease nursing shortage
Senate Bill 28 would offer grants of $5,000 a year to eligible instructors at Indiana nursing programs, with a lifetime cap of $25,000.
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Trump health nominee faces another grilling on U.S. drug costs
Former Eli Lilly exec Alex Azar, who is President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, faces senators at his second hearing on Capitol Hill on Tuesday.
Lilly CEO says tax reform could lead to more dealmaking
Eli Lilly and Co. CEO Dave Ricks said Monday that the recent changes in U.S. tax policy will help the drugmaker lower its global tax burden as he continues to look for deals in areas like oncology.
Bathroom bill would allow customers access to employee restrooms
A state Senate committee approved legislation Monday that would require businesses to allow customers with medical conditions to access employee restrooms if a public restroom is not available.
Nearly a dozen Indiana communities sue opioid industry in new flurry of suits
A wide array of cities, towns and counties are blaming opioid makers and distributors for flooding their communities with addictive painkillers.
Pfizer to end Alzheimer’s research, cut 300 jobs
Pfizer said it will continue its support of potential blockbuster drug tanezumab, a late-stage pain treatment in development with Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly and Co.
Influential GOP lawmaker calls for medical marijuana study
One of the most powerful Republicans in the Indiana House of Representatives says the Legislature should study the possibility of legalizing medical marijuana.
Health, business coalition seeks to repeal ‘smoker’s bill of rights’
An alliance of doctors, hospitals, insurers and employers wants to roll back a 27-year-old Indiana law that prohibits employers from screening job candidates for tobacco use.
Firm that repairs ultrasound probes grows quickly
Fast-growing Fishers-based Probo Medical serves a niche within a niche: It repairs and refurbishes ultrasound equipment—more specifically, the probes for ultrasound systems.
Obamacare sign-up tally dips slightly, to 8.7 million
HealthCare.gov enrollment reached nearly 95 percent of last year's level, outperforming projections in a show of consumer demand, despite a shortened sign-up season and big cuts in the ad budget.
Riley moves ahead with $142M maternity expansion project
Riley Hospital for Children is about to begin renovating four floors of its hospital into a new, centralized maternity and newborn health unit.
Opioid crisis strains foster system in Indiana as cases mount
In Indiana, drug-related foster cases shot up more than sixfold between 2000 and 2015. And, in Marion County, cases involving drugs went from about 20 percent of foster children in 2010 to 50 percent five years later.
St. Vincent parent considering huge hospital merger
Ascension Health and Providence St. Joseph Health are in deal talks to form the nation's largest hospital operator.
Ambulance service to close doors in Indianapolis, eliminate 82 jobs
The layoffs are expected to take place Feb. 2, according to a notice filed with state workforce development officials.
All eyes on Anthem after CVS megadeal
Pressure is building on the insurer to drop its conservative, bread-and-butter approach after one of its biggest rivals, Aetna Inc., agreed to be bought by drugstore chain CVS Health for $69 billion.
Is marijuana debate at a tipping point?
A fight over whether Indiana should legalize medical marijuana seems all but inevitable now.
Ascension launches consulting, training operation with 65 workers
The business, called Agilify, will help train clients how to use digital technologies to speed up time-consuming chores, such as tracking down payments from customers.
Hot-selling Lilly drug gets OK for second use
Taltz, launched in 2016 to treat plaque psoriasis, won approval from the Food and Drug Administration for a second indication—treating adults with a form of arthritis.
CVS-Aetna deal could hinge on antitrust approach under Trump
CVS Health Corp.’s $67.5 billion takeover of Aetna Inc. will test the administration’s approach to far-reaching corporate takeovers, just weeks after the U.S. government sued to block a major telecommunications merger.
UPDATE: CVS buying Aetna for $67B, shaking up health care industry
The deal comes as the health sector is looking over the horizon at Amazon.com Inc., and how the company could transform the business of buying, distributing and selling drugs and medical products if it gets into health care.