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How Retail Mental Health Could Be Medicine’s Next Frontier

Retail mental health clinics and urgent care centers are beginning to emerge across the U.S.

How Mick Ebeling And Not Impossible Labs Are Transforming Lives For The Better

Mick Ebeling and his team at Not Impossible Labs are revolutionizing healthcare by taking an unorthodox approach to solving problems – from 3D printed prosthetic limbs to helping the deaf hear better at concerts.

Texas Officials Were ‘In Over Their Heads’ When They Struck Deals With Opioid Lawyers

In Houston, Harris County officials agreed to pay the highest rate in the state to lawyers who filed opioid lawsuits on their behalf

Google Bets $375M On Medicare Advantage With Oscar Health Investment

Google-parent Alphabet plans to invest $375 million into Oscar Health to help the insurer expand into the Medicare Advantage business.

His Wife’s Car Crash Changed The Way A Hospital CEO Sees His Job

She got great care in the hospital, but getting care after she was discharged was “a nightmare.”

Does Tiny Iovance Deserve To Ride The T-Cell Wave?

Right now, only one company is trying to develop a new type of cell therapy for cancer: Iovance Biotherapeutics, with a market cap of $1.3 billion and 80 employees, and $246 million in the bank.

To Keep You Healthy, Health Insurers May Soon Pay Your Rent

Health insurers Anthem, Aetna, Humana and UnitedHealth Group are investing in housing, mental health counseling and even food to address “social determinants of health.”

Here Are The Leaders Of STOP: Bloomberg’s $20 Million Tobacco Watchdog

STOP has just started, Here is what the STOP initiative will aim to do.

Carl Icahn Backs Off Cigna-Express Scripts Deal

Billionaire investor Carl Icahn now says he will support Cigna’s proposed purchase of Express Scripts, citing recommendations of two influential proxy advisors who came out in favor of the merger.

Google DeepMind’s AI Can Detect 50 Eye Disease Conditions And Save Sight

The London-based AI lab is focusing on applying its algorithms to areas like healthcare, robotics, and climate change research.