Hospital systems fight for pre-eminence in transplant field
The number of transplants performed in Indiana last year hit an 11-year high, up about 6 percent from a year before, according to the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network.
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Planned Parenthood leader Cockrum stepping down after 15 years
Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky Inc. is searching for a new president and CEO to succeed Betty Cockrum, who plans to retire in June.
Indiana prison medical chief works for private Illinois firm
The chief medical officer for Indiana's prison system held an overlapping position with a for-profit Illinois company that provides health care to correctional facilities in more than a dozen states, according to a published report.
Former COO of health firm claims discrimination in firing
A former executive at an Indianapolis-based chain of health clinics says he was fired because of his age, race and national origin, and in retaliation because he stood up for one of his female managers.
Which physician specialties have the worst burnout?
Doctors are reporting more burnout because of too many bureaucratic tasks, difficult patients and too many hours at work. But not all specialties are hit equally hard.
Community Health demolishing, rebuilding East hospital
The wrecking ball is busy at Community Hospital East, knocking down one building after another, as workers ready the site for a brand-new, $175 million hospital.
Lilly shares rise after Alimta cancer drug patent upheld on appeal
Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd.’s proposed generic version infringes a patent on the multi-billion-dollar patent, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled.
U.S. Senate takes first step to repeal Obamacare
By a near party-line 51-48 vote early Thursday, the GOP-run Senate approved a budget that eases the way for action on subsequent repeal legislation as soon as next month.
Carmel biotech firm scores major deal with pharmaceutical giant
A small Carmel-based biotech firm has signed a deal with international drug company Allergan Plc that is worth at least $50 million and could grow to more than $2 billion under the best-case scenario.
UnitedHealth branches out with $2.3 billion Surgical Care deal
The U.S.’s biggest health insurer, UnitedHealth Group Inc., said it will buy Surgical Care Affiliates Inc. for about $2.3 billion, further diversifying by adding an outpatient surgery chain.
Indianapolis doctor wins defamation judgment against CVS
An Indianapolis physician whose patients were told at multiple CVS Pharmacy stores that their prescriptions couldn’t be filled because the doctor had been arrested or was suspected of running a "pill mill" won a defamation judgment against the drugstore chain.
Lilly exec Azar departs as new CEO makes organizational changes
Alex Azar, president of Lilly USA LLC since 2012, is leaving the company just as his unit is about to lose a huge swath of sales personnel. The drugmaker announced a series of changes Thursday under new CEO David Ricks.
Riley Hospital expands ER to handle more mainstream patients
Riley is spending millions of dollars and beefing up its emergency staff to expand into traditional emergency services.
GOP factions will need to unite to replace health care law
Republicans are united on repealing President Barack Obama's health care law, but ideologically and practically speaking, they're in different camps over replacing it.
After health scare, Carolene Mays-Medley returns to trenches
The executive director at White River State Park is fighting her way back from a ruptured brain aneurysm, a condition that leaves many of its victims disabled, or worse.
2016 TOP STORIES: Feds charge nursing home executives with fraud
Federal prosecutors say two American Senior Communities executives and two other men orchestrated a scheme that used kickbacks and shell companies to defraud American Senior Communities and federal health care programs out of millions of dollars.
Lawsuit throws spotlight on chaos surrounding Anderson cardiology practice
The “toxic” office environment at a small St. Vincent Health office had broken out during an unprecedented wave of acquisitions of physician practices in central Indiana.
Lilly shares jump after it offers better-than-expected forecast
Eli Lilly and Co. shares rose sharply Thursday morning after the company presented a better-than-expected 2017 forecast nearly a month after it had announced the failure of a key Alzheimer’s treatment in testing.
Lilly trims profit guidance but says growth strategy on track
The company’s announcement reassured investors in the wake of last month’s news that the Alzheimer’s drug solanezumab had failed to demonstrate effectiveness during a large-scale clinical trial.
My body is the battleground between cancer and chemo
The point of chemo is to cure me. But these are not gentle chemicals. They sweep through my body like a tornado, with side effects that range from annoying to horrendous. But I have no choice.