Excess weight increases the chances of developing a number of health problems that can make COVID-19 patients more likely to get very sick. But there’s some evidence that obesity itself can increase the likelihood of serious complications from a coronavirus infection.
The move would clear the way for a Thursday test vote in which the $500 billion scaled-back bill—roughly half the size of a measure Republicans unveiled earlier this summer—is sure to be blocked by Democrats.
The Indiana State Department of Health on Tuesday reported 12 more deaths from COVID-19, bringing the cumulative number to 3,156.
IBJ’s John Russell joins podcast host Mason King to talk about what IU Health has revealed about its proposed Methodist Hospital campus—and what key questions remain.
Talks between top Democrats and the Trump administration broke off last month and remain off track, with the bipartisan unity that drove almost $3 trillion in COVID-19 rescue legislation into law this spring replaced by toxic partisanship.
The Indiana State Department of Health on Monday reported 596 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the cumulative total of official cases to 100,394 since the beginning of the pandemic.
Each Notre Dame home football game typically brings in about $17 million in visitor spending to St. Joseph County and $22 million for the overall region, according to the most recent study.
Indiana has averaged a daily increase of 932 COVID-19 cases over the past seven days compared with 876 cases the previous week.
The warnings came as a widely cited model by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation projected a worsening outbreak in the U.S. that will peak in early December at about 2,900 deaths per day.
Two of the world’s biggest vaccine makers, began testing their experimental COVID-19 shot in the first patients on Thursday and aim to start late-stage trials before year-end.
Weeks into the academic year, colleges are hosting raging clusters of infections. Experts say those virus cases could threaten surrounding communities.
Inexpensive chicken was supposed to be the pick of the proteins in the pandemic. But suppliers with a greater focus on beef are outperforming those that rely more on poultry.
Just 12 years after opening to great fanfare, the future of the $150 million center, a partnership between the Indiana University School of Medicine and Indiana University Health, is full of questions.
Entrepreneur Katara McCarty says the Exhale app she developed “speaks to the path of women of color.”
The Indiana State Department of Health on Friday reported 17 more deaths from COVID-19, the largest number of deaths since Aug. 26.
The Indiana Amusement Operators Association and the Indiana License Beverage Association said bars and taverns in Marion County are finding it almost impossible to survive due to pandemic restrictions.
The U.S. economy has recovered about half of the 22 million jobs lost to the pandemic.
While a monthly gain above 1 million would show that some businesses are still willing to add workers, it would take many months to return to pre-pandemic job levels even if that pace could be sustained.
Paul Babcock, director of the Indianapolis Office of Public Health and Safety, will take over for longtime President & CEO Matthew Gutwein, who is leaving after 18 years in the job.
Wall Street’s euphoria took a break Thursday, as steep losses in technology stocks dragged down the the rest of the market. It was the biggest decline since early June, when investors were dealing with a surge of coronavirus infections.
