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The launch of the 988 hotline was a massive win for mental healthcare in America, but it’s only the first step. The mental health ecosystem is fragmented and lacks effective tools to help patients find and engage the right providers for their insurance and their clinical needs, both before and after they call 988.

The collaboration, which was announced last week, is between Bicycle Health, Wellpath and the Federal Bureau of Prisons. It will provide virtual opioid use disorder services to those living in the Bureau's residential reentry centers in 42 states.

The divide between doctors dedicated to pure research, usually in an academic setting, and those working in community practices, is one of the factors driving well-known disparities in research.

An Aptinyx Parkinson’s disease drug candidate failed to beat a placebo—the biotech’s third mid-stage failure in the past year. Aptinyx is now terminating a separate PTSD program, cutting costs, and exploring “strategic alternatives.”

CodaMetrix, an AI platform for hospital revenue cycle management, recently closed a $55 million Series A funding round. The company, which was launched out of Mass General Brigham in 2019, is focused on simplifying the complicated process of translating patient records into codes for billing and clinical research.

Over the next 18 to 24 months, Humana will exit the Employer Group Commercial Medical Products business, which includes fully insured plans, self-funded plans and Federal Employee Health Benefit plans. The decision represents Humana's move to double-down on its Medicare Advantage business, one expert said.

Wearable patient devices can provide healthcare organizations with more varied data, expand options for clinical trials, and make patients more active participants in their own care.

Voice AI is the new frontier in healthcare. With its constantly evolving landscape, the healthcare sector is famous for its extensive patient and employee challenges. When outdated manual processes and systems fail the average clinician and begin to affect patient outcomes, it is key advancements in voice-powered artificial intelligence and automation that helps them get their eyes off screens and back to what they do best — face-to-face comprehensive patient care. Current challenges facing h...

Creating a category for technologies like the safety release valve would confer benefits, including improved patient safety, reduced costs for the healthcare system overall, and lowered liability risk.

In acquiring Mayne Pharma’s U.S. portfolio, Dr. Reddy’s gains a birth control pill whose rapid sales growth is attributed to a direct-to-consumer marketing strategy. The deal also includes pipeline products and approved products that are not yet on the market.