The long-awaited medical campus in downtown Evansville is just days away from opening. We give you a sneak peek at Stone Family Center for Health Sciences, and tell you why it is transformative for the city and southwest Indiana.... Read More
Two years in, Indiana University School of Medicine Dean Jay Hess says the school’s first Grand Challenges initiative is "already impacting the care we provide patients." The $120 million Precision Health effort has goals including curing one cancer and one childhood disease over the next decade through a focus on individualized medicine. ... Read More
The nation’s largest near-site healthcare clinic network for employers plans to open multiple clinics in Cincinnati. OurHealth President and Co-founder Dr. Jeff Wells shares exclusive details about the expansion and impressive patient outcome results.... Read More
Governor Holcomb calls for an ‘all hands-on deck’ approach to tackling the state’s opioid addiction crisis. A new statewide coalition of business and health leaders has been assembled, and Drug Czar Jim McClelland discusses the mission and implications for the business community.... Read More
Carmel-based dermatology clinic, Booth Dermatology, is the first in central Indiana to use a new high-tech treatment for non-melanoma skin cancer. Dr. Sally Booth says the new non-invasive treatment requires no scalpels, no cutting or no stitches and is designed to treat the two most common forms of skin cancer.... Read More
Indiana’s elderly population is expected to jump from nearly 15 percent to more than 20 percent by 2035. FirstLight Home Care explains the challenges as the trend of “aging in place” grows. ... Read More
The Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute has received a $33 million boost from the National Institutes of Health. The center’s founder discusses how the funding aims to reverse Indiana’s poor state of health and the need for public’s help.... Read More
Ascend Indiana, an initiative focused on closing the talent gap, has landed $2.4 million in funding. The organization says it will use the boost to help tackle Indiana’s opioid addiction crisis and deal with a shortage of nurses.... Read More
To date, the Vera Bradley Foundation has committed more than $37 million to the IU School of Medicine in the fight against breast cancer. The director of the IU Simon Cancer Center discusses the focus of a major new research center planned for Indianapolis.... Read More
The Indiana Grown initiative’s signature event returned today to downtown Indianapolis. Program Manager Heather Tallman says the Monumental Marketplace has already paid dividends in its two-year history. "We had wineries that met blackberry growers that were able to buy blackberries and then distribution who came here and met different people they could start using in […]... Read More
In an effort to improve Indiana’s health rankings, the Alliance for a Healthier Indiana has been on the road visiting different cities. The CEOs of Community Health Network and the Indiana Chamber of Commerce discuss how conversations within communities can tackle tough topics like tobacco use, obesity, opioids and infant mortality.... Read More
Indianapolis nonprofit Outrun the Sun is forming partnerships and engaging organizations, like the IMS, to support skin cancer prevention and melanoma research. A board member details its signature event and unique business model.... Read More
The car that Indy500 driver Jay Howard is driving this Sunday will carry a special message. For the second year in a row, Midwest Fertility Specialists has partnered with Jay and, his wife, Courtney to promote infertility awareness and share their story of hope and determination.... Read More
A sustainable feminine hygiene product developed by a Fishers High School student took the $25,000 first place prize in Wednesday’s "The Next Launch" competition at the Indiana IoT Lab in Fishers. The event drew business ideas from students from eight high schools throughout the Midwest. The Rob Rubin School for the Entrepreneur at Culver Academies […]... Read More
A new group is forming to help medical professionals innovate. In the Business of Health, the co-founders of the Indiana chapter of the Society of Physician Entrepreneurs tell us why healthcare is a hotbed of potential entrepreneurs.... Read More
An author who has written about the nationwide opioid epidemic says communities collaborating with "many ideas and solutions being tried together" will be key to addressing the crisis. "Dreamland: A True Tale of the Opioid Epidemic" author Sam Quinones will speak Monday at a fundraiser supporting the IU Behavioral Health facility in downtown Indianapolis.... Read More
Following a $1.5 million renovation, Indianapolis-based Bosma Enterprises will Friday showcase its Center for Visionary Solutions for the Blind and Visually Impaired. The nonprofit, which serves around 1,000 clients a year, says the facility will include a living skills training apartment, lighting lab, manual skills room for plumbing and woodworking training and fitness center. ... Read More
Eli Lilly and Co. partners to launch a 5-year, $7 million diabetes prevention and management pilot in three underserved neighborhoods. We sit down with Lilly CEO Dave Ricks to discuss the initiative and the state of the company.... Read More
Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly and Co. (NYSE: LLY) is partnering with the Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health at IUPUI to launch a pilot program aimed at addressing the high incidence of diabetes. The five-year, $7 million program will focus on three Indianapolis neighborhoods that Lilly says have significant health disparities and high rates of diabetes. […]... Read More
A new trend in healthcare is popping up all over Indiana. In the Business of Health, St. Vincent CEO Jonathan Nalli says neighborhood hospitals are providing greater access and convenient care.... Read More
