Health

Two neuroscientists from Indiana University have received a $2 million grant to explore what impact cannabis use by young teenagers could have later in life. ... Read More

An Evansville-based startup is making waves for its zero-carb pizza crust and has plans for growth. ZeroCarb LYFE produces a high-protein crust that includes chicken among its ingredients and is available for purchase in more than 150 restaurants and select supermarkets. ... Read More

An Indianapolis-based baby food company has announced plans to expand operations to the West Coast. Café Baby, which opened its first storefront and commercial kitchen on the northeast side of Indy two years ago, says Café Baby West will open this fall in Sacramento, California. ... Read More

Germany-based biomedical company Evonik says the expansion of its facility in Lafayette will help ensure that the U.S. is prepared for another pandemic. ... Read More

Ohio-based NewVista Behavioral Health is expanding its services into Indiana with the opening of Ethan Crossing of Indianapolis. NewVista says the $6 million, 88-bed campus will treat mental health and substance use disorders.... Read More

The Kosciusko County-based operator of nursing homes and assisted living apartments across Indiana said on Thursday that an end-of-June deadline to transition some facilities to new management has been extended.... Read More

Warsaw-based Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc. (NYSE: ZBH) has created an independent nonprofit organization for Movement is Life Inc., a multi-disciplinary coalition established by the company in 2010. Zimmer says the nonprofit will continue to focus on the coalition's mission, which aims to reduce musculoskeletal health disparities among women, racial and ethnic minorities and women living in rural communities.... Read More

Franciscan Health will Thursday break ground for the new Franciscan Health Cancer Center Lafayette. The health system says the new three-story, 68,000-square-foot cancer center will consolidate its existing services into one location on the Franciscan Health Lafayette East campus.... Read More

Hancock Health in Greenfield and Hendricks Regional Health in Danville have joined the Mayo Clinic Care Network, based in Minnesota. The health systems say the move will provide special access to Mayo Clinic's knowledge and expertise in an effort to provide the best care possible.... Read More

Ascension St. Vincent plans to close 11 immediate-care centers on Thursday, a move certain to affect scores of employees as well as patients who use those centers.... Read More

Walmart is expanding health care coverage for employees who want to enlist the services of a doula, a person trained to assist women during pregnancies, to address racial inequities in maternal care.... Read More

Eight Indiana counties are included in U.S. News & World Report's ranking of the 2022 Healthiest Communities. The publication, in conjunction with CVS Health (NYSE: CVS), ranked 500 counties across the country based on 10 categories, including population health, equity and environment.... Read More

Carmel-based life sciences startup Confluence Pharmaceuticals has received a $200,000 investment from IU Ventures, the third round of funding from IU’s early-stage venture and angel investment arm. ... Read More

A spin-off of Greenfield-based Elanco Animal Health Inc. (NYSE: ELAN) has announced plans to locate its global headquarters in Fishers. BiomEdit LLC, which focuses on microbiome innovation in animal health, says the city will best support its approach to research and development.... Read More

The dean of the Indiana University School of Nursing calls the nationwide nursing shortage a “high urgency issue” ... Read More

As Indianapolis-based Anthem Inc. (NYSE: ANTM) prepares to officially rebrand to Elevance Health Inc. later this month, the company is launching its healthcare services brand Carelon and health plan brand Wellpoint. The health insurance company says the rebrand will optimize and streamline its brand portfolio and reduce complexities.... Read More

Fort Wayne healthcare provider Neighborhood Health has launched a $20 million capital campaign to help convert a 90-year-old, historic building into a community health center... Read More

The Purdue University Global School of Nursing is partnering with Dallas County Hospital in Iowa to create a state-of-the-art simulation center. Purdue says the center will provide a more efficient and immersive learning model that meets the needs of students, hospital staff and the community.... Read More

Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly and Co. (NYSE: LLY) and Incyte (Nasdaq: INCY) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved OLUMIANT as a treatment for adults with severe alopecia areata. The approval was based on Lilly's BRAVE-AA1 and BRAVE-AA2 trials, which the company says is the largest Phase 3 alopecia areata clinical trial program completed to date.... Read More

Dr. Thankam Thyvalikakath, director of the Regenstrief and IU School of Dentistry Dental Informatics program, has been awarded a $2.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health. The funding, which will be allocated over a five-year period, will help build on research that aims to improve communication between dental and medical clinicians.... Read More