Indiana Opioid Treatment Centers Acquired

Texas-based AppleGate Recovery has acquired Lucina Treatment Centers, a group of five opioid treatment centers in central and northeastern Indiana. AppleGate, a subsidiary of BayMark Health Services, says the acquisition includes two Indianapolis offices as well as locations in Kokomo, Muncie and Fort Wayne.... Read More

Site Work Begins for New Parkview Facility

Temporary fencing has gone up and heavy equipment has moved onto a lot that once housed a “Bandidos” restaurant in Fort Wayne. The site is slated to become part of the growing Parkview Inverness complex on Illinois Road.... Read More

Labcorp Opens South Bend Laboratory

North Carolina-based life sciences company Labcorp (NYSE: LH) has opened a new diagnostics laboratory in South Bend. The company says the 25,000-square-foot facility features expanded capabilities and new equipment for high-quality, efficient testing.... Read More

Holcomb Extends COVID-19 Emergency Amid Debate

Governor Eric Holcomb extended Indiana's COVID-19 public health emergency for another month on Tuesday, though his intentions to end the declaration remained ensnarled in a legislative debate over whether the state should severely limit businesses from imposing workplace vaccination requirements.... Read More

Inaugural Leader Named for Evansville Psychiatric Center

The Indiana University School of Medicine has selected Dr. Stephen Strakowski as the inaugural executive director of its new psychiatry center for children and adolescents in Evansville. Strakowski currently serves as vice dean of research and associate vice president for regional mental health at the University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School.... Read More

Family Hopes for Preservation of Davis Clinic

In Grant County, a family of doctors in the early 1950s brought innovative medicine and architectural design to Marion. The Davis Clinic, designed by high profile architect Harry Weese, opened in 1952 and recruited some of the country's best doctors providing specialized care the city didn't previously have. The now-vacant clinic has been listed on Indiana Landmarks' 10 Most Endangered list.... Read More

Manchester University Touts Pharma Growth

Manchester University in northern Indiana launched the country's first pharmacogenomics program in 2016 and just five years later, the program has grown tenfold. The master's degree program, which began with just eight students, involves the study of the influence of a person's genetics in how they respond to medications. Dr. David Kisor, director of pharmacogenomics at Manchester, says the program has found global appeal and led to more programs being developed across the country.... Read More