Articles tagged as: IU Health
June 8, 2020
IU Health To Ease Temporary Visitor Restrictions
Indiana University Health will begin relaxing some of the temporary visitor restrictions put in place at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic starting June 15.
Read MoreApril 12, 2020
IU Health Asking COVID-19 Survivors To Donate Plasma
The Food and Drug Administration has approved convalescent plasma as an investigational new drug, but the idea of a treatment derived from recovering patients dates as far back as the 1890s.
Read MoreMarch 17, 2020
OB-GYN: Pregnancy Should Be Considered High Risk For COVID-19
Guidelines to prevent the spread of COVID-19 are in place to protect those most at risk including people over 60 and those with underlying health conditions. But, doctors say there's still a lot we don't know about the risks for women who are pregnant.
Read MoreNovember 19, 2019
New Fund Supports Programs That Focus On Social Determinants Of Health
The fund will award yearly grants to programs and projects that target chronic health issues facing Hoosiers.
Read MoreAugust 7, 2019
IU Simon Cancer Center Earns National Designation
The cancer center received an "outstanding" rating by NCI reviewers and was awarded a five-year, $13.8 million grant that supports its research programs and shared facilities.
Read MoreJune 3, 2019
Indiana University Lands 'Moonshot' Funds To Support Immunotherapy Research
Work to advance immunotherapy for cancer treatment is getting a boost in Indiana through Cancer Moonshot funding. Congress set aside $1.8 billion to advance cancer therapy and detection.
Read MoreMay 31, 2019
How One Hospital Drastically Cut Opioid Prescriptions
Indiana University Health, which has 16 hospitals across the state, is cutting back on opioid prescriptions and giving more advice to patients.
Read MoreApril 24, 2019
Indiana University Health Among Group Suing Over New National Liver Transplant Policy
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the United Network for Organ Sharing adopted the new policy based it on faulty assumptions, according to the suit filed Monday in federal court.
Read MoreApril 16, 2018
Indiana University Health Prepares For $1B Consolidation
A major overhaul is expected of the 589-bed Methodist Hospital near downtown Indianapolis.
Read MoreMarch 23, 2018
IU Health Highlights Importance Of Hand-Washing In Experiment
Viruses can remain infectious on different surfaces for days, and your hands become the vehicle.
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