High Alpha Innovation this week announced the launch of Marti, a startup that has developed a software platform designed to help eliminate inequity in healthcare. Marti aims to provide better access to services for individuals with sickle cell disease.... Read More
Indianapolis-based Monon Bioventures LLC has received a one-year, nearly $400,000 grant from the National Cancer Institute to demonstrate the feasibility of manufacturing a glioblastoma therapeutic created at the Purdue University.... Read More
A national convention focused on healing the families and friends of first responders lost in the line of duty is coming to Terre Haute next month.... Read More
Noblesville-based Aspire Indiana Health is preparing to reopen its newly refurbished Indianapolis health center on Wednesday. Aspire says it will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony and open house to celebrate the opening.... Read More
Warsaw-based Zimmer Biomet Holdings has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance of its shoulder replacement system. The Identity Shoulder System gives surgeons more options when repairing or reconstructing damaged or debilitated shoulders.... Read More
Cityblock Health Inc., a New York-based startup focused on providing medical care for low-income patients, plans to expand into Indiana, creating up to 140 jobs under a partnership with health maintenance organization MDwise Inc.... Read More
A Colorado company that provides in-home care for seniors has put on hold plans to expand into Indiana after state and federal officials found deficiencies in its operations in other states.... Read More
Indiana’s near-total ban on abortions officially takes effect Thursday. The state is the first in the nation to approve abortion-restricting legislation since the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade.... Read More
The Elevance Health Foundation is committing nearly $23 million in grants for programs that support the health of individuals and families through food and nutrition.... Read More
More trees. More windows. A dozen or so bicycle racks. Elanco Animal Health should address those items before winning city approval to start construction on its new $100 million-plus global headquarters, according to the Metropolitan Development Commission.... Read More
An Indiana judge won’t hear arguments until next week on a lawsuit seeking to block the state’s abortion ban, leaving that new law set to take effect on Thursday. The special judge overseeing the case issued an order setting a court hearing for Sept. 19.... Read More
Indianapolis-based nonprofit The Damien Center on Monday announced a $4 million capital campaign to support the construction of a new headquarters on the city's near east side. The organization says the facility will allow it to expand the care it provides.... Read More
With billions of dollars of investment in place or under construction, a long talked-about health and life sciences hub is taking shape in downtown Indianapolis.... Read More
Chicago-based health system RUSH and Mishawaka-based Franciscan Alliance Inc. are partnering to increase the availability of healthcare to patients in northwest Indiana.... Read More
The Regenstrief Institute in Indianapolis and the schools of medicine and public health at Indiana University are using a five-year grant from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to study the long-term effects of COVID-19. ... Read More
Indiana University is teaming up with the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs to provide mental health services in four rural Indiana communities. The program is offering telehealth services from students at the IU School of Social Work.... Read More
With Indiana’s law banning most abortions set to take effect Sept. 15, IU Health has set up a “rapid-response team” to help its doctors seeking guidance on whether they can legally perform an abortion to protect the health of the mother and other situations.... Read More
Indianapolis-based health technology company LifeOmic has formed a partnership with Les Mills, a global fitness company... Read More
Bird flu has returned to the Midwest earlier than authorities expected after a lull of several months, with the highly pathogenic disease being detected in two commercial turkey flocks in western Minnesota and a hobby flock in Indiana, officials said Wednesday.... Read More
Johnson Memorial Health announced Wednesday morning it is joining forces with the Mayo Clinic to get access to a wider array of outside medical expertise. The Franklin-based health system said it will become part of the Mayo Clinic Care Network.... Read More
