Insulin’s surging price turns diabetes staple into luxury good
The three drugmakers that dominate the world diabetes market—Eli Lilly and Co., Novo Nordisk A/S and Sanofi—are introducing improved forms of insulin, with a price tag to match.
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Allergan, Pfizer call off proposed record $160B merger
The biggest U.S.-based drugmaker, Pfizer Inc., will stay put thanks to aggressive new Treasury Department rules that succeeded in blocking Pfizer from acquiring rival Allergan and moving to Ireland—on paper—to reduce its tax bill.
Indiana mandates concussion training for public coaches
Starting in July 2017, all coaches for every public school sport offered to students in grades five through 12 must complete a course on how to spot symptoms of concussions.
New state program spending $22M to boost job training
Several central Indiana groups already have received millions of dollars from Skill UP to give students and workers the training they need to fill jobs that are in high demand.
Meth law opens door for fledgling drugmaker
A small manufacturer angling to pick up more business in Indiana makes cold and allergy medicine resistant to being abused by methamphetamine makers.
Purdue research team makes Zika virus breakthrough
The findings could help develop treatments for the mosquito-borne virus, which has swept through 33 countries and has been declared an international public health emergency by the World Health Organization.
Hospitals try to cut readmissions, avoid steep federal penalties
Across Indiana, 64 hospitals are facing total federal penalties this year estimated at $9.3 million, according to the Indiana Hospital Association. Nationally, hospitals will pay an estimated $420 million.
Riverview Health announces new CEO
Seth Warren, who served a short tenure as CEO of Laconia, New Hampshire-based LRGHealthcare, will replace Pat Fox as head of Noblesville-based Riverview on April 25.
Report: New Obamacare enrollees sicker, costlier to insure
Health insurers gained a sicker, more expensive patient population after the Affordable Care Act expanded coverage in 2014, according to an early look at medical claims.
Riverview plans $36M expansion of Noblesville campus
Hospital executives and local officials have been discussing a potential expansion on the site for months. Initial plans were presented to the Hamilton County Commissioners on Tuesday afternoon.
Time to cheer on the struggling YMCA
The national not-for-profit organization, trying to fight back against high-end gyms and boutique studios, is now a national model for diabetes prevention.
Robin Run completes expansion
Robin Run, managed by Brentwood, Tennessee-based Brookdale Senior Living Solutions, added a three-story building that expands its assisted-living and dementia-care services.
Lilly angles for arthritis blockbuster
Within six months, Eli Lilly and Co. could know whether the Food and Drug Administration has approved its latest drug, baricitinib, a once-a-day tablet for treating rheumatoid arthritis.
OrthoIndy Foundation donates $3M to YMCA project
The $10 million facility at 5315 Lafayette Road in Pike Township will be named the OrthoIndy Foundation YMCA and offer medical care and other services tailored to veterans and their families.
Insurers plot test to build better provider directories
The trade association America's Health Insurance Plans, or AHIP, will soon start testing a more efficient way to update insurer provider directories. Indiana will be one three states where the method will be tested.
Express Scripts leader wants Anthem to stay client despite $15B suit
Express Scripts Holding Co.’s incoming CEO is trying to keep its biggest customer after Anthem Inc. sued to recoup billions of dollars in what it called excess payments for drugs and threatened to end their relationship.
Pence signs anti-methamphetamine proposals into law
Pharmacists in Indiana will be able to limit how much cold medicine customers can buy under a measure Indiana Gov. Mike Pence signed into law Monday.
Get ready for new push against smoking
As Indiana continues to outpace the nation in smoking rates and other unhealthy behaviors, a group of public health officials and hospital executives are looking for ways to turn bad behavior around.
Counties surrounding Indy lead health rankings
Indiana health officials say newly released county health rankings show three-quarters of the state's residents have adequate access to locations for physical activity, but nearly a third of its adults are obese.
Airport chair delays vote on medical project, cites Hogsett concerns
Airport authority board Chairman Kelly Flynn sent an email Tuesday evening to other board members, telling them “we need to take a step back” on Athlete’s Business Network’s plan.