IU Health allows tattoos in new dress code policy
Indiana’s largest health system has decided to revise its dress code policy to reflect the desires of the many millennials on staff.
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Indiana experiences record year for drug overdose deaths
Overdose deaths in Indiana rose 18 percent last year compared with 2016 and 37 percent over 2015. A vast majority of the overdoses were caused by opioids.
Fertility doctor who used own sperm surrenders license
The Indiana Medical Licensing Board voted to prohibit the 79-year-old Donald Cline from ever applying for a license in Indiana again.
IU Health names new Carmel cancer center after $10M donor
The cancer center, which is being built on the campus of IU Health North Hospital, will be named after Joseph Schwarz, who died in March of throat cancer, and his wife, Shelly.
Health care exchange-traded fund hits record as pharma soars
A boom in major U.S. pharmaceutical stocks is creating a swarm of activity around an exchange-traded fund tracking major drugmakers like Eli Lilly and Co.
Anthem data-breach judge OKs huge fee award, but not as much as attorneys wanted
Plaintiffs' attorneys sought $38 million in legal fees after reaching a $115 million settlement with the Indianapolis-based health insurer last year.
Health officials urge diners at downtown restaurant to get checked for hepatitis
A food worker at the restaurant tested positive for the virus and might have infected customers on Aug. 6, according to the Marion County Public Health Department.
IU School of Medicine to spend $20M to launch regenerative medicine center
The center aims to develop new treatments for diabetes, severe wounds, and damage to tissues and organs caused by age, disease or trauma.
Indiana law certifies 12 midwives for home births
Certified direct entry midwives in Indiana must be at least 21 and meet certain educational requirements.
Insurance companies approach Trump health plans cautiously
Insurance companies say it will take time to design new plans and get approval from state regulators.
Q&A: What’s behind the growing scrutiny of insulin prices?
The American Medical Association recently called on regulators to monitor competition among the three drugmakers who control the market—Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly and Co., Denmark-based Novo Nordisk and Paris-based Sanofi.
China cuts red tape, increases potential for breakthrough medicines
After decades of being starved of innovative treatments for serious conditions like cancer, diabetes and kidney disease, China’s 1.4 billion people are becoming a prime target for Eli Lilly and other pharmaceutical companies.
Eli Lilly’s animal-health business files for initial public offering
Elanco Animal Health Inc. could see a market value of as much as $20 billion, according to Bloomberg Intelligence. At that valuation, a share sale could raise as much as $5 billion.
Firm crusades for insurers to cover alternative therapies
Carmel-based American Specialty Health specializes in connecting patients with chiropractors, acupuncturists, physical therapists and others who treat pain without using pharmaceutical drugs.
Carmel-based insurer Baldwin & Lyons changes its name
In addition to dropping the name it has used for the past 52 years, the Carmel-based public company is changing its ticker symbols on the NASDAQ market.
Trump’s cheaper short-term health plans include coverage gaps
The Trump administration on Wednesday cleared the way for insurers to sell short-term health plans as a bargain alternative to pricey Obamacare policies for people struggling with high premiums.
IU aims to find cures for three forms of cancer, help prevent or slow other diseases
The university said it has hired 33 research faculty to help under the “Grand Challenges” program in precision health, an initiative it rolled out two years ago.
Study: ‘Medicare for all’ would hike government health spending by $32.6T
The latest plan from Sen. Bernie Sanders would require historic tax increases as government replaces what employers and consumers now pay for health care, according to the analysis released Monday.
Judge rules opioid-distribution data not for public consumption
Cleveland-based Judge Dan Polster, who is overseeing more than 800 opioid lawsuits, ruled Thursday that the data cannot be made public, saying that doing so would reveal trade secrets and "eviscerate" the terms under which the information was shared.
Indy-area YMCA chief to retire after period of vast growth
Over Eric Ellsworth’s tenure, membership has grown from 63,000 to 113,500, and the organization’s annual budget has swelled from $30 million to $55 million.