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
The Indiana Hemophilia & Thrombosis Center in Indianapolis will next month pilot a national education program to address a shortage of doctors specializing in classical hematology. The weeklong Partners Physician Academy will include physicians looking to advance their careers while working at a hemophilia treatment center and foster development of a physician network of mentors. ... Read More
Indiana leads the nation in medical data breaches, with more than 80 million records affected since 2009, a new study shows.... Read More
Indiana’s own Covid-19 coffers remain flush. The state has 43% of its $1 billion-plus in grants left to spend, according to Indiana Department of Health.... Read More
Indianapolis-based health tech startup Olio Health has closed on a $13 million Series A round of funding. The company, which has developed a workflow and collaboration software platform designed to improve post-acute care outcomes for patients, says it plans to use the funding to further product development and make key hires in several departments.... Read More
Personal finance website WalletHub has ranked the safest states during the COVID-19 pandemic. ... Read More
Ohio-based managed care nonprofit CareSource, which has a major presence in Indiana, has made a $1 million investment in Zionsville-based 120Water... Read More
Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University School of Medicine have been awarded more than $10 million to examine delirium.... Read More
The Indiana University-educated founder of California-based health technology company inTandem Health is a cancer survivor. Paul Hoffman says the loneliness a patient often feels during a health scare led to the discovery of this new venture. ... Read More
A healthcare facility in the Fayette County city of Connersville is under new ownership, which it says will allow the operator to focus more on low-income patients. Reid Health Primary and Specialty Care Virginia Avenue will next Monday begin operating as Fayette County Medical Center.... Read More
Ascension St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval and Certification for brain tumor care, making it the first in Indiana to do so. The hospital says it is also now the sixth center in the U.S. to earn brain tumor certification.... Read More
Indianapolis-based Landmark Recovery has opened its Medicaid treatment facility, Praxis of South Bend by Landmark Recovery. Landmark says the 160-bed treatment facility in Mishawaka is the largest single addiction treatment center accepting Medicaid in the state.... Read More
In Indiana, some families say they are prohibited from serving as foster homes because of their personal beliefs surrounding vaccines, which are required for the children of potential foster families.... Read More
One of the largest senior living communities in northwest Indiana is planning to close its nursing home. Our partners at The Times of Northwest Indiana report Wittenberg Village in Crown Point will close its skilled nursing building on October 11 citing the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, labor shortages and inflation.... Read More
IU Ventures has awarded a $170,000 grant to Lil Bucks, a Chicago-based superfood company founded by an Indiana University alumna. The company, which makes a variety of sprouted buckwheat products, has grown from a side project for Emily Griffith to having its products sold at major retailers such as Kroger and Whole Foods.... Read More
