Indiana received the first payment from its share of a national, $26 billion settlement with opioid manufacturers and distributors in mid-July, and expects to receive two more this year. Local governments could see their first payments this year.... Read More
An Indiana medical technology startup has received an undisclosed investment in a pre-seed round of funding. Fort Wayne-based Caevisus is developing a wearable device to analyze soft tissues at the knee during movement.... Read More
An Indiana House committee on Tuesday advanced a Republican-backed bill that would ban virtually all abortions in the state, though the panel removed several controversial amendments that were added in the Senate.... Read More
The University of Chicago Medicine will Wednesday break ground on an $86 million facility in Crown Point. The 130,000-square-foot multispecialty outpatient center and micro-hospital is expected to bring 150 clinical and non-clinical jobs to northwest Indiana.... Read More
A global mobility vehicle company with roots in the Pulaski County town of Winamac is marking two big milestones. ... Read More
A Republican-backed bill that would ban virtually all abortions in Indiana enters the next round of debate Tuesday, while hospitals and physicians across the state push back against the proposal.... Read More
Abortion clinics in Indiana are now in the crosshairs of the Indiana General Assembly and are likely to face a sharp drop-off in business if current legislation passes that would significantly restrict access to abortion.... Read More
Officials in Terre Haute cut the ribbon this week on a new climate-controlled athletic medical building at the LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course. The Terre Haute Convention and Visitors Bureau says the facility provides a comfortable space for athletes to be evaluated out of the elements by coaches, EMTs, trainers and medical personnel.... Read More
Indiana University Health is reevaluating the “scope, cost and timing” of its massive downtown medical campus, a $2.68 billion project that has been in the works for seven years.... Read More
Vincennes University will offer a new nursing bachelor's degree program at its Vincennes and Jasper campuses starting next month. The university says the LPN to BSN program will offer an accelerated path for licensed practical nurses to earn a bachelor's degree in nursing.... Read More
Pharmacy benefit management company True Rx Health Strategists is today celebrating the opening of its nearly $2 million facility near I-69 in the Daviess County town of Washington.... Read More
A Carmel-based biopharmaceutical company has received an Orphan Drug designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its lead therapeutic product candidate. The drug, MBX 2109, is being developed for the treatment of hypoparathyroidism.... Read More
Five Indiana hospitals have been designated among the best in the state as part of U.S. News & World Report's annual Best Hospitals ranking. The publication ranks hospitals on a state-by-state basis among several specialty categories, including cancer, cardiology & heart surgery, and orthopedics.... Read More
The Allen County Plan Commission has approved the primary development plan and rezoning for a $40 million Trine University academic building in Fort Wayne. The university is partnering with Fort Wayne-based Parkview Health on the facility, which will employ 100 faculty and staff.... Read More
The Indiana Department of Health has awarded Fort Wayne-based Parkview Health six grants totaling more than $1.2 million. Parkview says the funding will help improve several community health issues identified as priority areas for Hoosiers.... Read More
Goshen College has been awarded a $4 million grant from the U.S. Commerce Department’s Economic Development Administration. The college says the funding will allow it to renovate the historic Westlawn Hall, triple the size of its nursing facilities and expand enrollment.... Read More
Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett has announced plans to open a new substance use disorder recovery center for pregnant women and mothers. The Heart Rock Justus Family Recovery Center is being funded through a $675,000 Community Development Block Grant through the Indy's Department of Metropolitan Development.... Read More
Alliance Health Centers, a nonprofit community health center in southeast Fort Wayne, has named Dr. Eric Shoemaker the clinic’s first full-time physician and medical director. Shoemaker previously worked at Parkview Physicians Group – Family Medicine.... Read More
Dr. Julia Vaizer will become the first female medical chief for IndyCar and Indianapolis Motor Speedway when she takes over next season.... Read More
How does a medical doctor with decades of helping women conceive children apply that experience and a mindset for innovation toward pregnancy in cows? ... Read More
