Just 14 months ago, Bloomington officials were ecstatic when contract drugmaker Catalent announced a huge plant expansion in their city. But in a head-spinning turn of events, Catalent has since announced two large rounds of layoffs at the Bloomington plant.... Read More
Manchester University has broken ground on a $20 million expansion of its health science hub in Fort Wayne. The project, plans for which were announced in December, is designed to meet high demand for more space for the university's health care offerings.... Read More
Fort Wayne-based Parkview Health has announced that Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers, a not-for-profit, independent health care organization based in Bryan, Ohio, will become an affiliate of Parkview this fall.... Read More
An Indianapolis-based supplier of oxygen kits, nebulizers and other home health care products is being sued in connection with a massive data breach of personal information and for waiting more than 18 months to report it.... Read More
Indiana Supreme Court justices heard oral arguments for multiple cases Tuesday, weighing the stakes in an allegation of medical malpractice at a state prison. The case is among the 10 being heard and weighed by the high court this month. ... Read More
The Indiana Biosciences Research Institute in Indianapolis, along with inaugural sponsor Roche Diagnostics, has launched the new Quantum Leap Award. The award will provide $50,000, mentorship services and rent-free lab space at the institute.... Read More
Landmark Recovery, a substance use disorder services provider headquartered in Franklin, Tennessee, said it is transitioning many of its treatment facilities to become gender-specific after piloting the effort at two Indiana locations.... Read More
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Jardiance, developed by Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly and Co., to lower blood sugar along with diet and exercise in children ages 10 and up with type 2 diabetes. ... Read More
Mishawaka-based Franciscan Alliance Inc. and Chicago-based Rush University System for Health plan to expand residents' ability to receive vascular surgery. ... Read More
The state attorney general’s office filed to appeal a superior court judge’s decision to grant class action certification to a lawsuit that seeks to strike down Indiana’s near-total abortion ban on the basis of the state’s controversial religious freedom law.... Read More
Indiana hovers just above the national average at 24th, the highest ranking for the state over the last decade. But in specific categories — for health care as well as family and community — the state scored 29th and 31st, respectively. ... Read More
U.S. News & World Report has released its annual ranking of the Best Children's Hospitals in the country. While there are no Indiana hospitals in the overall top 10 ranking, Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis is ranked in multiple categories.... Read More
A medical group for an Indianapolis hospital has taken the unusual step of eliminating noncompete clauses from its physicians' contracts, allowing them to join rival health care systems without repercussion.... Read More
Indiana Medicaid Director Allison Taylor will resign “later this summer” after eight years with the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration and six years in the role — and as the program makes drastic adjustments post-pandemic.... Read More
Eli Lilly and Co. announced Tuesday morning it is buying a California biopharmaceutical company in a deal worth about $2.4 billion as it looks to expand its presence in skin diseases and immunology disorders.... Read More
Thousands more Hoosiers left the state’s Medicaid rolls during the second month of “unwinding” federal protections, according to the latest report from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.... Read More
A new traveling role at the autism treatment provider Hopebridge will be added to expand accessibility, provide its teams support and improve its quality of health care. The Indianapolis-based company will hire travel board certified behavior analysts to be sent on six-month assignments in any of the 12 state Hopebridge serves.... Read More
Zakiyyah Darden claims that public disclosure of her medical information turned her life upside down. In court filings, she says her fiancé broke off their engagement after finding out about her diagnosis and kicked her out of his house. Her co-workers and supervisor at her warehouse job made comments, causing her to leave her job. She also lost several clients at her hairdressing business.... Read More
A federal judge issued an order Friday stopping an Indiana ban on puberty blockers and hormones for transgender minors from taking effect as scheduled July 1.... Read More
IUPUI School of Science researchers will have $11.7 million from the U.S. Department of Defense to study potential drug treatments to treat a traumatic brain injury-related condition leading to cerebrospinal fluid to amass in the brain.... Read More
