Under the Cleveland Clinic Connected program, Columbus Regional Health providers can access additional training and education, incorporate best practices and protocols for patient care, quality and safety, and consult with Cleveland Clinic specialists.... Read More
Government inspectors documented unsanitary conditions at several Boar's Head deli meat plants, not just the factory that was shut down last year after a deadly outbreak of listeria poisoning, federal records show.... Read More
The Indianapolis-based drugmaker will acquire Scorpion’s STX-478, a once-daily oral treatment in early trials for breast cancer and other advanced solid tumors. The therapy is designed to target PI3Ka gene mutations.... Read More
Right at Home, a provider of in-home care services, is looking for an investor to establish what would be its ninth location in Indiana with a new franchise in Fort Wayne.... Read More
Families seeking support for a child with an autism spectrum disorder diagnosis might soon face a potential hurdle: as soon as April, Indiana’s Medicaid program could cap reimbursements for Applied Behavior Analysis therapy, or ABA, at 30 hours per week.... Read More
The health care giant said Monday that it will pay $132 in cash for each share of Intra-Cellular. That represents a 39% premium to Intra-Cellular’s closing price of $94.87 on Friday.... Read More
OrthoIndy in Indianapolis, Tri-State Orthopaedics in Evansville, and Fort Wayne Orthopedics announced plans Thursday to merge and create OrthoIndiana with the goal of bringing comprehensive orthopedic care across the state.... Read More
On the heels of a scuttled hospital merger between rivals in Terre Haute, a state senator introduced a bill that would forbid similar mergers in the future.... Read More
A new bill would further clamp down on abortions in Indiana by banning procedures using pills and requiring women to file an affidavit of rape to meet one of the state’s few exceptions.... Read More
Kosali Simon, a professor at IU Bloomington’s O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs and a Regenstrief research scientist, will focus on identifying and addressing barriers to equitable and effective care for this growing population of patients.... Read More
Unpaid medical bills will no longer appear on credit reports, where they can block people from mortgages, car loans or small business loans, according to a final rule announced Tuesday by the Biden administration.... Read More
For the first time in nearly a year, a case of avian flu has been detected at an Indiana turkey farm. The State Board of Animal Health says the new case involves a commercial turkey operation in Jay County, though the name of the farm was not released.... Read More
The planned new rule, announced by the White House in November, would greatly expand Medicare Part D and Medicaid coverage for popular medications such as Eli Lilly and Co.’s Zepbound and Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic and Wegovy to treat obesity alone.... Read More
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration set maximum levels for lead in baby foods like jarred fruits and vegetables, yogurts and dry cereal, part of an effort to cut young kids' exposure to the toxic metal that causes developmental and neurological problems.... Read More
The CEO of Evansville-based Deaconess Health System has been named the 2025 board chairman for the Indiana Hospital Association. Shawn McCoy will oversee board meetings and help set the association’s priorities, the association said.... Read More
Sen. Travis Holdman (R-Markle) questioned whether the hospital systems are doing enough to make health care affordable for Hoosiers.... Read More
Evansville-based Deaconess Health System has acquired about 77 acres of land near U.S. 41 in northern Vanderburgh County. The health system bought the property for $3.4 million, though what will become of the site is not yet known.... Read More
Warsaw-based Bowen Health says a recently-launched crisis-response program in Whitley County has seen a 100% success rate in getting young people experiencing a mental health crisis into treatment and out of the court system.... Read More
In a lawsuit filed Dec. 23 against Westend Dental in federal court, Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita alleged that an online attack in October 2020 exposed patients’ protected health information. ... Read More
The three-year plan aims to enrich educational and developmental services for infants and toddlers at the nonprofit’s Fresh Start Recovery Centers in Indianapolis, Winchester, Evansville, and Columbus.... Read More
