Indiana lawmakers back 3-year ban on building nursing homes
The state Senate voted 36-12 Tuesday to give final approval to the bill, sending it to Gov. Mike Pence.
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Plug pulled on WFYI radio’s ‘Sound Medicine’ show
After 15 years on the air, "Sound Medicine" will broadcast its last new episode on April 26. The Indiana University School of Medicine, the show's primary funder, wants to change the direction of its marketing.
IU Health nurses to vote on union
Nurses at Indiana University Health’s downtown hospitals are moving quickly to form a union in a bid they say is designed to improve their own working conditions and pay and to improve care for patients.
Anthem to help Feds study U.S. medical billing system
President Barack Obama is enlisting private companies into his drive to change the way the U.S. pays its medical bills, including insurers Anthem Inc. and Cigna Inc. and casino chain Caesars Entertainment Corp.
Right-to-try drug bill signed into state law
Terminally ill patients in Indiana who have run out of FDA-approved options can now turn to treatments and medicines in the testing phase.
Pence set to sign ‘right to try’ trial drugs bill
A proposal aimed at giving terminally ill patients in Indiana easier access to experimental drugs not yet on pharmacy shelve is about to become law.
Pay dips, but pension values soar for Lilly’s top execs
The top five executives at Eli Lilly and Co. took home 5 percent to 10 percent less in cash, stock and perks last year than the year before, according to a Monday securities filing.
State suspends VA manager who made fun of suicide
The Indiana Behavioral Health and Human Services Board voted Monday to suspend clinical social worker Robin Paul's license for 90 days.
Potential Alzheimer’s drug further backs protein hypothesis
The results of an experimental drug for Alzheimer’s disease provide the best evidence so far that the memory-robbing condition is caused by an errant protein in the brain. Drugmakers including Eli Lilly have been concentrating their Alzheimer’s research on that area.
‘Right to try’ trial drugs bill heads to governor’s desk
A proposal to give terminally ill patients easier access to experimental drugs not yet on pharmacy shelves has been forwarded to Gov. Mike Pence for his signature.
Jury awards Anderson woman $1.7M in suit with hospital
A jury found in favor of Billie Jo Sayers on Monday in her lawsuit against IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie.
Indiana House backs 3-year ban on building nursing homes
Indiana would have a three-year moratorium on construction of most new nursing homes under a proposal the state House narrowly approved Tuesday.
Indiana Senate passes ‘right-to-try’ trial drugs bill
The Indiana Senate has approved a measure that would allow terminally ill patients to use experimental drugs that are not yet on pharmacy shelves.
Chief doc at Riley to be interim president
IU Health has named Dr. Paul Haut to replace CEO Jeff Sperring when he leaves on April 17 while the hospital searches for a permanent replacement.
Lilly joins $100M global Alzheimer’s venture fund
Major drugmakers—including Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly and Co.—the British government and a top Alzheimer's research charity are pooling more than $100 million to create a global fund to accelerate efforts to find a treatment or cure.
Can Hc1 become the Salesforce.com of health care?
Zionsville-based Hc1 is using its latest round of funding to expand from its roots—making software to help medical labs, pharmacies, physicians and hospital systems track the business relationships they have with one another—into a company that also helps those organizations interact directly with patients.
Injured diver starts clinic that fills void in therapy
Chris Leeuw opened the doors of the NeuroHope rehab clinic on Feb. 18 to offer patients more time to recover and to help them remain healthy in spite of their immobilizing spinal cord and brain injuries.
Deadline passes on deal to sell former Beech Grove hospital
Two Beech Grove officials said a $3.75 million agreement between Franciscan Alliance and Los Angeles-based DealPoint Merrill expired on Tuesday without closing, leaving the future of the mammoth campus in question.
Hard drives with personal info stolen from medical group
The Indiana State Medical Association says two of its computer hard drives that have been stolen contain insurance information on 39,000 people.
While still relatively rare, male nurses on the rise
The U.S. Census Bureau found that 2.7 percent of registered nurses in 1970 were men. That percentage is now closer to 10 percent.