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Welcome to The Dose, which tackles the business and economics inside the turbulent world of health care and life sciences in Indiana. Your host is John Russell. To contact me call 317-472-5383.

Another insulin biotech pops up in Indy with plans for new lab

October 2, 2017

John Russell

Thermalin Inc., a Cleveland-based biotech startup that just won $17.5 million in venture capital to develop new insulin therapies, plans to add several researchers to a lab at the Indiana University School of Medicine.

Ball State's $62M health building latest in Indiana flurry of health capital projects

September 25, 2017

John Russell

The new, five-story building in Muncie will include classrooms, labs, offices, a physical fitness center and community health clinics.

Tiny hospitals face new requirement: two inpatients a day and two midnights

September 11, 2017

John Russell

The new "clarifying guidance" from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services could provide a big challenge to new micro hospitals popping up in central Indiana and nationally.

Anthem to hospitals: No more MRIs, CT-scans for outpatients without preapproval

August 28, 2017

John Russell

Advanced imaging is a profit center at many hospitals, so the new policy will likely impose a hit on their bottom lines.

St. Vincent outsources 85 medical transcription jobs to India

August 21, 2017

John Russell

Workers who lose their jobs will be eligible for federal assistance in training and education, the Labor Department has ruled.

IU trustees approve design for new, $340M Bloomington hospital

August 14, 2017

John Russell

The design features plenty of glass and natural light, along with Indiana limestone and brick highlights. The facility, scheduled to open in 2020, will replace an aging hospital about five miles away.

Medicare penalizing 62 Indiana hospitals for high readmission rates

August 7, 2017

John Russell

The federal government says readmissions are often unnecessary and cost taxpayers tens of millions of dollars a year.

Community Health takes over a dozen Walgreens area clinics

July 31, 2017

John Russell

The move could give Community a huge new stream of business. Thousands of people visit Walgreens stores in the Indianapolis area on a regular basis and about 40 percent of them don't have primary care doctors.

Indiana hospitals rank high in serving rural, remote areas

July 24, 2017

John Russell

The small hospitals serve residents who would otherwise be a long distance from emergency care.

Why Indiana is outpacing the nation in health-care spending

July 17, 2017

John Russell

An expansion in health coverage and an end to the recession, which hit Indiana hard, are two big reasons.

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Lilly's promising drug for breast cancer runs into problems in Japan
May 20, 2019

Rehab hospital slated for Carmel, but operator has been closing other locations
May 13, 2019

OurHealth continues growth surge, opens more clinics in Cincinnati
May 06, 2019

LifeOmic's fasting app hits 325,000 downloads in less than a year
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