Advocates on both sides of Thursday’s contentious licensing hearing declared victory Friday after the panel sanctioned Dr. Caitlin Bernard for privacy violations related to a 10-year-old girl’s 2022 abortion but cleared her of other serious reporting charges.... Read More
The Indiana Medical Licensing Board ruled Thursday that Indianapolis OB-GYN Dr. Caitlin Bernard violated state and federal patient privacy laws when she publicly discussed a 10-year-old rape victim seeking an abortion in Indiana. ... Read More
An Indianapolis-based radiopharmaceutical company said Friday it plans to help open a facility in Belgium to make therapeutic agents for European cancer patients.... Read More
Nearly 53,000 Hoosiers lost their Medicaid coverage this month, the first of many to lose their insurance following the “unwinding” of pandemic-related protections over the next year — and at a much higher pace than previously predicted. ... Read More
The Indianapolis Colts' “Kicking the Stigma” campaign is shining a spotlight unlike any other on mental health stigma. An NFL franchise taking on the topic is not only a bellwether, but also a bridge to the science behind mental health stigma.... Read More
Indianapolis-based VisionTech Angels has invested nearly $200,000 in NuvOx Pharma, a clinical stage biotechnology company in Tuscon, Arizona. NuvOx is developing what it calls a first-in-class oxygen therapeutic to treat life-threatening diseases.... Read More
The centrality of Indianapolis on the IndyCar Series schedule leads to many of its drivers adopting the city as a permanent home. PitFit Training has taken advantage of this with its training catered specifically for the physical and mental demands of drivers.... Read More
Syra Health Corp., a two-year-old Carmel startup that provides professional services in the health care and life science industries, is planning to go public. Syra said it expects the offering to raise up to $8 million with its initial public offering.... Read More
A federal judge has tripled the damages in a jury verdict against Eli Lilly and Co., ruling that the drugmaker must pay $183.7 million in a lawsuit filed by a whistleblower who said the company made false claims about rebates to the federal Medicaid program.... Read More
It is meant to help Hoosiers get more affordable prices on prescription drugs on everything from blood-pressure medications to chronic-pain treatments .But whether Senate Enrolled Act 8 will have far-reaching ramifications remains a very open question.... Read More
Eli Lilly and Co., which has launched 19 drugs in the past nine years, helping it recover from a dry spell in which it lost patent protections on its top products more than a decade ago, became the most valuable publicly-traded drugmaker in the world.... Read More
Community Health Network and Lifepoint Rehabilitation cut the ribbon Wednesday on a new inpatient rehab hospital in Brownsburg. The joint venture, which operates two other rehab hospitals in central Indiana, said the new facility will employ about 120 people.... Read More
Cook Medical, the Bloomington-based maker of medical devices, said Monday it will cut 500 jobs, or about 4% of its global workforce, as part of a new strategic plan to refocus efforts on product innovation. The layoffs will affect about 223 workers in the U.S.... Read More
A high-tech heart lab built by Hoosiers will soon be hoisted high into the air by crane and placed on the third-floor roof of a Massachusetts hospital. It’s the biggest project ever for Indianapolis-based Modular Devices.... Read More
Dr. Kristina Box, who became a high-profile figure in Indiana during the COVID-19 pandemic, plans to retire as commissioner of the Indiana Department of Health on May 31, the Governor’s Office announced Friday morning.... Read More
An Indianapolis entrepreneur is raising a glass to what she calls a healthy cocktail—and with big-name IndyCar drivers in her fan following, the new line of business is gaining momentum this racing season. ... Read More
Eli Lilly and Co. this week announced an additional $50 million commitment to its Social Impact Venture Capital Portfolio, bringing the total investment to $300 million. ... Read More
Community Health Network plans to cut an unspecified number of jobs through a workforce restructuring. The Indianapolis-based hospital system said the cuts follow a loss of $161 million last year on operations and investments.... Read More
U.S. News & World Report has unveiled its 2023 lists of the Best Medical Schools and Best Law Schools, and several Hoosier universities made the cut. The publication said this year's rankings placed greater emphasis on the results that the schools can deliver.... Read More
Indianapolis-based Boomerang Ventures on Wednesday announced the appointment of Dick Aderman as studio director. Aderman, who previously served as an executive-in-residence at Boomerang, will lead the firm's venture studio arm.... Read More
