TOP STORIES
A U.S. Court has ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $72 million to the family of a 62-year old woman who died of ovarian cancer after years of using its talcum powder. — PharmaTimes
The Top 5 Home Care Franchise Opportunities in the U.S.
The home care industry is booming. As Baby Boomers age and more families seek in-home solutions for loved ones, demand for home care services is at an all-time high.
LIFE SCIENCES
Hologic said that a study of women screened for breast cancer over multiple years using its Genius 3D mammography system showed a significant drop in recalls. — Mass Device
LiveHive, Inc., a comprehensive sales acceleration platform, announced that it has integrated its award-winning platform with Microsoft Dynamics CRM to help speed prospecting and qualification processes from a single, unified platform. — Biotechnology News Today
Venture capital is alive and well, at least for some. Battery Ventures, announced that it has raised $650 million for its eleventh flagship fund, plus another $300 million for a side fund to support larger investments. — Fortune
A Path to Healing: Discovering Arizona’s PTSD Treatment Centers
Explore top PTSD treatment centers in Arizona, offering personalized care, holistic therapies and expert support to help individuals heal and reclaim their lives.
PAYERS-PROVIDERS
Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare has offered to pay $238 million to settle allegations that four of its hospitals violated the Anti-Kickback Statute and the False Claims Act. — Becker’s Hospital Review
Patients with mental illnesses need close, coordinated care by both their primary care doctors and their behavioral health providers. — CNN
TECH
Kegel exercises have been known to help with urinary incontinence, but now, thanks to the University of California San Francisco urology department, there’s an app for that. — iMedicalApps
CVC Capital Partners says that its tech-focused growth fund closed at $1 billion, exceeding its $750 million target. CVC Growth Partners invests in high-growth, middle-market companies in the software and technology-enabled business services sectors. — PE Hub
POLITICS
Hillary Clinton is bringing back the “public option,” a liberal health reform that so far has gotten little attention this campaign cycle as Bernie Sanders has pushed an even more progressive single-payer plan. — Politico
Are some employers trying to keep track of whether or not their employees are getting pregnant, based on data analytics? — Harvard Law Bill of Health
A LITTLE BIT EXTRA
Ordinary sugar could actually be used to identify tumors. It could become a contrast agent of the future for use in magnetic resonance tomography examinations of tumors. Malignant tumors apparently show higher sugar consumption than surrounding tissue. — BioSpace
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