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What is TrumpRx? Trump launches new website offering lower drug prices
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (653+ words) President Donald Trump on Thursday launched a new website, TrumpRx, during an event at the White House, saying it would help patients who pay out of pocket access dozens of prescription drugs at reduced prices. The site lists 40 medications priced…...
No link between vaccines and autism, says NIH director
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (513+ words) The misinformation that has long been doing the rounds that vaccines cause autism has seemingly been debunked by the director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Jay Bhattacharya, director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), said in a…...
first Hindi tool for diagnosing prolonged grief
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (542+ words) A team of researchers from the City University of New York (CUNY) and Weill Cornell Medicine has validated the first clinical tool in Hindi designed to diagnose prolonged grief disorder, a condition now recognized in leading psychiatric manuals. The milestone…...
Indian Americans to lead Institute of Medicine of Chicago
1+ week, 1+ day ago (570+ words) Two noted Indian American physicians " Archana Chatterjee and Beena Peters " are set to lead The Institute of Medicine of Chicago (IOMC), a leading non-profit dedicated to advancing health equity. Archana Chatterjee was named as President-Elect and Fellow of IOMC, and…...
Healthcare cracking, lawmakers scrambling, consumers falling: The demise of US healthcare as we know it
1+ week, 1+ day ago (242+ words) Sreedhar Potarazu: What I said 11 years ago still holds: The social media addiction crisis in children is real(January 26, 2026) When those rates failed to rise, the message to the market was unmistakable, and investors are selling off health insurance stocks,…...
Burjeel Medical City aims to be the Johns Hopkins of UAE, says Dr. Mujtaba Ali Khan
1+ week, 2+ day ago (476+ words) In an exclusive interview, Dr. Khan discusses the hospital's innovations, regional healthcare goals, and long-term vision for transforming care across the UAE and beyond Burjeel Medical City is quickly becoming a pillar of excellence in complex tertiary and quaternary healthcare…...
Yearick’s Karin Stephan on leveraging AI to better mental health
1+ week, 3+ day ago (334+ words) READ: Beyond the code: Jeff McMillan on Morgan Stanley's human-first approach to AI governance (January 26, 2026) Stephan argues that the danger lies not in the tech itself, but in the misaligned incentives of developers who fail to "obsess with observing" their…...
California becomes first state to join WHO network after US exit
1+ week, 4+ day ago (462+ words) California on Friday became the first U.S. state to join an international health network coordinated by the World Health Organization, a dramatic step that underscores growing state-level engagement in global public health amid the federal government's exit from the WHO. Gov....
What I said 11 years ago still holds: The social media addiction crisis in children is real
1+ week, 5+ day ago (979+ words) Sreedhar Potarazu, MD, MBA, is a contributor to The American Bazaar based in the Washington, D.C., area. The author of the acclaimed book Get Off The Dime, he is widely recognized as an international leader in healthcare, business strategy, and emerging…...
Rising importance of visitor health insurance for Indian travelers to US amid travel challenges
2+ week, 13+ hour ago (983+ words) Traveling to the United States remains the top choice for Indian travelers, whether parents visiting kids, students studying abroad, tourists exploring landmarks, or business travelers attending meeting. However, the risk landscape for visiting the U.S. in 2026 looks quite different from what…...