To tamp down on the growing number of opioid overdose deaths, Indiana stakeholders hope to explore ways to intervene earlier by analyzing “touchpoints” between Hoosiers and health care or criminal justice systems.
Gantenerumab’s demise is a boost for Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly and Biogen, which are also developing treatments for Alzheimer’s, said Tim Anderson, an analyst at Wolfe Research. Lilly shares were up 1.8% at midday.
With the addition of Maryland and Missouri, 21 states have legalized recreational marijuana for adults over the past decade—even though it remains illegal under federal law.
The funding amount is one of the largest in recent years for an Indiana-based science startup.
The test is the first over-the-counter test distributed in the U.S. by Roche Diagnostics, which has its North American headquarters in Indianapolis.
The Tuesday ballot measures came months after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and the constitutional right to abortion it guaranteed to women nationwide.
Pfizer said people 55 and older who got the omicron-targeting booster had four-fold higher antibody levels than those given an extra dose of the original vaccine.
The previous guidance succeeded in reducing inappropriate and dangerous prescribing, some experts say. But they also were seen as a barrier to care, with some pharmacists refusing to fill prescriptions as doctors wrote them.
Caitlin Bernard, the OB-GYN targeted by Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita after she performed an abortion on a 10-year-old Ohio rape victim, has filed a lawsuit seeking to block the “baseless investigation” into physicians who provide abortion care.
The supply strain comes as doctors brace not only for the RSV surge to continue but also for the spread of flu and COVID-19 to ramp up.
Jennifer L. Adams administered saline solutions instead of prescribed pain medication to between 30 and 40 patients, the court documents said.
Eli Lilly stock has skyrocketed 36% in the past 52 weeks due to strong sales on newer drugs, but the market reacted negatively to its latest forecast.
At a forum Monday morning, much of the conversation involved partnerships between localities, not-for-profits, and health systems and their efforts to offer resources and solutions.
The Indianapolis Colts owner, who has publicly battled alcoholism and addiction, has made it a personal mission to help people by breaking down barriers surrounding mental health.
Republican leaders seemed optimistic they could secure funding for mental health during the 2023 budget-writing session, despite the numerous priorities warring for monies from the state’s healthy surplus.
A high concentration of hospital, physician and insurance markets in Indiana have likely contributed to health care costs soaring 48% in a recent nine-year period, according to a new study commissioned by state lawmakers.
The percentage of preterm and low birthweight babies also went up last year, after holding steady for years. And more pregnant or postpartum women are reporting symptoms of depression.
The Indianapolis-based Blue Cross-Blue Shield insurer said Wednesday that enrollment in Medicaid, a state and federally funded program for people with low incomes, climbed nearly 9% in the quarter, to 11.3 million.
Indiana University School of Medicine’s planned medical education and research building marks the largest construction project in the history of the school.
The Indianapolis-based drugmaker said it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Akouos Inc., a seven-year-old biotech firm, which is running early clinical trials for its lead therapy for hearing loss.
