U.S. bird flu case puts chicken, turkey farms on high alert
The new fear is driven by the discovery announced Feb. 9 of the virus infecting a commercial turkey flock in southern Indiana’s Dubois County.
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White House seeks another $30 billion for COVID-19 battle
According to the nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, Congress has already approved $5.8 trillion to battle the pandemic in a series of major bills spanning the Trump and Biden administrations.
Companies reverting to more normal operations as COVID wanes
For the first time in two years for many people, the American workplace is transforming into something that resembles pre-pandemic days.
Statewide COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to fall
Hospitalizations due to COVID have plummeted 55% in Indiana since hitting a pandemic high of 3,519 on Jan. 13.
FDA gives early-use authorization to Lilly’s new COVID-19 antibody
The Indianapolis-based drugmaker said the antibody is effective against the omicron variant and it has already manufactured several hundred thousand doses. The deal calls for the federal government to pay Lilly more than $720 million.
Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for children under 5 faces delay
U.S. regulators on Friday put the brakes on their push to speed Pfizer’s COVID-19 to children under 5, creating major uncertainty about how soon the shots could become available.
Lilly to supply 600K doses of new COVID-19 antibody to U.S., if OK’d by FDA
The deal calls for the federal government to pay Eli Lilly and Co. more than $720 million for the antibody, which the company said is effective against all COVID-19 variants.
Design approved for Indiana University’s new School of Medicine building
IU said the 11-story, 325,000-square-foot facility in Indianapolis will be used to address instructional and research needs of programs in the university’s school of medicine.
Total Indiana COVID deaths climb past 21,000
Statewide hospitalizations due to COVID-19 have plummeted 36.5% since hitting a pandemic high of 3,519 on Jan. 13.
Cook Medical to sell reproductive health unit for $875M
The reproductive health unit includes products for obstetrics and gynecology, in vitro fertilization and assisted reproductive technology.
Report: Opioid fight needs new strategy, Cabinet leadership
With vastly powerful synthetic drugs like fentanyl driving record overdose deaths, the scourge of opioids awaits after the COVID-19 pandemic finally recedes, a shift that public health experts expect in the months ahead.
Not-for-profit pushes into e-commerce space for sales to public
Through online sales, Bosma Enterprises will make its nitrile exam gloves available to individual medical practices and other healthcare offices.
Lilly seeking FDA approval for new antibody it says works against omicron
In December, the U.S. government paused distribution of Lilly’s two previous antibodies, saying they did not appear effective against the omicron variant.
COVID hospitalizations in Indiana down 23% from peak
Statewide hospitalizations due to COVID-19 remained below 3,000 on Tuesday since sinking under that mark on Jan. 27, according to numbers posted by the Indiana State Department of Health on Wednesday.
Pfizer asks FDA to allow COVID-19 vaccine for kids under 5
If regulators agree to the long-awaited move, Pfizer shots containing just one-tenth of the dose given to adults could be dispensed to children as young as 6 months.
Indiana reports 131 more COVID deaths, but hospitalizations remain below 3,000
COVID-related hospitalizations have fallen 20.6% since reaching a pandemic high of 3,519 on Jan. 13.
IU School of Medicine lands record $217M in NIH funding
Four of the five research studies that received the most National Institutes of Health funding at the school were for Alzheimer’s disease research, one of the school’s top research priorities.
Indiana COVID-19 hospitalizations fall below 3,000
The Indiana State Department of Health reported 108 additional deaths from COVID-19 on Friday, the fourth daily report in a row with more than 100 deaths.
With COVID hospitalizations easing, IU Health plans to resume some elective surgeries
The Indianapolis-based health care system said Thursday afternoon that it has a backlog of thousands of elective surgeries that were postponed due to the pandemic.
Indiana reports 104 more COVID deaths, drop in hospitalizations
Statewide hospitalizations due to COVID-19 have fallen 16.8% since reaching a pandemic high of 3,519 on Jan. 13.