The bird flu virus has been found once again at a commercial poultry farm in Elkhart County. This time, it’s been found at a commercial breeder duck facility impacting a total of 3,078 birds according to the Indiana State Board of Animal Health.... Read More
Valparaiso-based HealthLinc has received a $117,510 grant from the Health Foundation of La Porte to expand its Food as Medicine program at clinics in La Porte and Michigan City.... Read More
The Deaconess Hair Care Equity Taskforce is raising awareness about the needs of patients with diverse hair types during extended hospital stays. Deaconess partnered with a local cosmetologist to enlighten staff on the principles of ethnic hair care.... Read More
Terre Haute-based Ambulance Management Services, the parent of Trans-Care Ambulance, is adding to its portfolio with the acquisition of First Care Medical Services, a non-emergency ambulance transportation provider headquartered in Cincinnati.... Read More
For the second time within a week, another egg commercial production facility in LaGrange County with nearly 20,000 birds has tested positive for the bird flu virus, according to the Indiana State Board of Animal Health.... Read More
Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly and Co. on Friday announced it is acquiring California-based Adverum Biotechnologies, a developer of gene therapies focused on age-related vision loss.... Read More
Beacon Health System is restructuring leadership across its southwest Michigan hospitals, creating new local president roles to strengthen community-focused care. Effective November 1, Greg Piper, Beacon’s vice president of retail services ...... Read More
Quornix, which is developing therapies to fight bacterial diseases in humans and aquaculture, also won the competition's environmental category.... Read More
Indiana University Health's police chief is four paws closer to her goal of adding more therapy K-9s to its Department of Public Safety. Callie, a two-year-old labrador retriever, is on a mission to provide comfort and give employees a moment to smile.... Read More
Mishawaka-based Lighthouse Autism Center has selected Joseph Giles as CEO and chair of the organization's board of directors. The Applied Behavior Analysis therapy provider says Giles brings more than two decades of health care industry experience to the role.... Read More
The Elkhart-based company has dramatically cut its health care costs by using a model that’s gaining traction called Direct to Employer, or DTE. ... Read More
The Indiana State Board of Animal Health said the virus is affecting a flock of more than 19,500 birds at the unnamed egg farm.... Read More
The Indiana Department of Natural Resources on Friday confirmed cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, or bird flu, in wild birds in three Indiana counties.... Read More
The University of Notre Dame and South Bend-based Beacon Health System have entered into a new multiyear agreement to expand research collaboration in oncology and health data, officials announced this week.... Read More
Reid Health in Richmond is the first in the state to launch "smart patient rooms" using what it says is the most advanced artificial intelligence available. Each hospital room has a smart board, which can be used for a variety of purposes.... Read More
The $4.5 million Meridian Health Clinic is part of the $65 million Village Premier campus, which has been in the works for several years and includes multiple housing projects.... Read More
Roughly one in five Indiana residents has medical debt that is currently in collections, according to a 2022 report from the Indiana Community Action Poverty Institute. ... Read More
Health providers in Vanderburgh and Warrick counties have identified key areas to focus on over the next few years in an effort to identify recurring causes of poor health and improve those behaviors.... Read More
The unidentified LaGrange County farm has a flock of more than 2,600 birds, which have been placed in quarantine. The specific location of the farm was not provided in the board's notice.... Read More
An often-outdated pharmacy law test is “absolutely” making Indiana lose would-be pharmacists — and it shouldn’t be a licensing requirement, medical professionals told lawmakers Thursday.... Read More
