Tennessee-based Odyssey Behavioral Healthcare has opened Selah House Outpatient in Jeffersonville. Odyssey says the behavioral health clinic was developed to meet a growing demand for eating disorder treatment in an underserved region.... Read More
Indianapolis-based health technology company LifeOmic is out with a new app that could help users fulfill their 2022 resolutions to live a healthier lifestyle.... Read More
Developers are one step closer to having a new IU Health campus in Fort Wayne after the city’s Plan Commission voted in favor of the plan Thursday.... Read More
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
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
Indianapolis-based medical tech company Greenlight Guru says it has acquired CanvasGT, a software company in North Carolina that helps medical device companies to collaborate on initial designs and concepts.... Read More
The Indiana Donor Network says it transplanted more organs and tissue in 2021 than during any other time in its 34-year history. ... Read More
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
Fort Wayne-based health technology startup Xillum says it has raised a $1.1 million seed round of investment. ... Read More
Ascension-St. Vincent says new additions at its Indianapolis campus means the hospital can now handle any emergency patient regardless of age or injury. The health system recently opened a new burn center for both adult and pediatric patients on the same day it opened a new pediatric trauma center at...... Read More
A growing number of Indiana-based health systems are forging partnerships with Ivy Tech Community College to help bolster their nursing ranks.... Read More
In the face of a nursing shortage in Indiana, Ivy Tech Community College is expanding its nursing program with the help of Indiana University Health. ... Read More
An Indianapolis-based home healthcare equipment provider will soon be under new ownership less than a year after going public. Virginia-based Owens & Minor Inc. (NYSE: OMI) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Apria Inc. (Nasdaq: APR) in a deal valued at $1.6 billion. Owens & Minor says the acquisition will position the company as a leader in the home healthcare market.... Read More
A Hoosier biopharmaceutical contract development and manufacturing organization will soon be under new ownership. Germany-based Merck KGaA has announced plans to acquire Exelead, headquartered in Indianapolis, in a $780 million deal. Merck ... Read More
Indiana’s health commissioner has tested positive for COVID-19, the second time she has been infected, the state health department announced Wednesday.... Read More
The Jim Irsay family, owners of the Indianapolis Colts, is partnering with Riley Children’s Health to expand access to mental health services for Indiana’s children and adolescents. ... Read More
Crown Point-based Diversified Marketing Strategies has begun supplying bulk COVID-19 testing kits to companies throughout the Midwest. ... Read More
The Franciscan Health Foundation has received a grant from the Cigna Foundation to bolster its health improvement outreach for the growing Burmese population in Indianapolis. The more than $184,000 grant is being used to fund a Burmese Community Health Worker who will provide one-on-one, culturally appropriate help for clients with health and human service needs.... Read More
The Indiana Chamber of Commerce has announced new partnerships to help employers with on-site vaccine clinics and access to COVID-19 testing. The chamber says the goal is to help improve Indiana's low vaccination rate and reduce the number of hospitalizations.... Read More
As the number of COVID cases surge in Indiana, Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb signed executive orders Wednesday to extend the public health emergency and maintain orders that help Hoosiers impacted by COVID-19 across the state. ... Read More
