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Top Story 'A Criminal Justice Approach to a Public Health Problem': How the Justice System Can Improve SUD Support There is inadequate substance use disorder support for people who are incarcerated or are leaving incarceration. But there are opportunities to make improvements, experts say. Sponsored Content Importance of Patient Capital in Life Sciences Presented by TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE (TSXV) TSX Venture Exchange has a strong history of helping early-stage health and life sciences companies raise patient capital for research and development purposes. Learn More>>

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Novartis Pays Ionis $60M to Expand Alliance on a Hot Target for Cardio Drugs Novartis and Ionis, already partners in cardiovascular disease R&D, are expanding their alliance to see if they can develop a next-generation therapy offering efficacy and dosing advantages. But competitors are already in the mix with programs addressing the same cardiovascular disease target. Signify Health Unveils Chronic Kidney Disease Evaluation Home care company Signify Health announced Tuesday that it added an in-home kidney health evaluation to its platform. Based on the results of the evaluation, the company can refer patients to their primary care physician or a specialist if they're in need of further treatment. TytoCare Rakes In $49M for Its Virtual Care Platform Virtual care company TytoCare recently raised $49 million in growth financing, taking its total funding to date to $205 million. CEO Dedi Gilad declared that his company was founded to solve a fundamental problem with traditional telehealth services: people do not trust them, so they do not use them. Rush Launches Program to Scale RPM for Chronic Conditions Management Chicago-based Rush University System for Health recently struck a partnership with Cadence — the health system is beginning an RPM pilot using the startup's technology platform and clinicians. Rush will enroll Medicare and Medicaid patients who have one or more of the following chronic conditions: hypertension, congestive heart failure and type 2 diabetes. GSK Patent Suit Aims to Halt Pfizer's RSV Vaccine for Adults, But Not Infants GSK claims that Pfizer's FDA-approved vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus infringes on four patents protecting its own approved vaccine, Arexvy. The patent suit comes with the RSV season approaching. FDA Clearance Spotlight: UltraSight UltraSight, based in Israel, recently received a nod from the FDA to market its UltraSight AI Guidance product that can assist medical professionals without sonography experience in acquiring cardiac ultrasound images and allow for more widespread detection of heart diseases. What We Can Learn From Health Systems Around the World I am a practicing UK general practitioner and in this article, I take a magnifying glass to quality indicators including access, affordability, healthcare inequalities and population health, staffing and equipment, and patient and provider experience to discuss how we can shape up.

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