A demonstrator protests against budget cuts, in New York City, on 7 June. Photograph: Gina M Randazzo/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock View image in fullscreen A demonstrator protests against budget cuts, in New York City, on 7 June. Photograph: Gina M Randazzo/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock Explainer Why healthcare spending is at the center of the US government shutdown […]
The administration also announced it will create a website, TrumpRx, that will help consumers buy drugs directly from manufacturers.
Addressing Rural Healthcare IT Budgets “How do I keep the lights on?” That’s likely the top priority for rural healthcare IT budgets. These hospitals need to ensure that their critical environment (networks, servers and storage) is up and running, so that their clinical teams can deliver care without disruption. That can mean, however, that plans […]
Getty Images – MoMo Productions The need for advanced practice nurses is growing fast, and family nurse practitioners (FNPs) are in exceptionally high demand. More and more registered nurses are exploring this path to take on greater responsibilities, gain more independence, and earn a higher income. If you’re a nurse thinking about what’s next, becoming […]
The beaming of solar power from space back down to earth using lasers sounds like science fiction, and was even floated in an Isaac Asimov short story back in the 1940s. But that is exactly what a California-based startup is testing: Mini solar farms in the form of low-orbit satellites. California-based startup Aetherflux plans to […]
Shotbydave | E+ | Getty Images U.S. oil companies are cutting jobs by the thousands as they respond to falling crude prices, higher tariffs, and a wave consolidation in the industry. President Donald Trump promised boom times for oil and gas when he took office in January. Instead, the industry has shed 4,000 positions through […]
Pfizer’s CEO, Albert Bourla, with Trump in the Oval Office of the White House on 30 September 2025. Photograph: Francis Chung/UPI/Shutterstock View image in fullscreen Pfizer’s CEO, Albert Bourla, with Trump in the Oval Office of the White House on 30 September 2025. Photograph: Francis Chung/UPI/Shutterstock Pfizer agrees to offer discounted drugs through new federal […]
Sam Altman, chief executive officer of OpenAI Inc., during a media tour of the Stargate AI data center in Abilene, Texas, US, on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025. Kyle Grillot | Bloomberg | Getty Images OpenAI is debuting what it bills as its most advanced video generation model yet, alongside a new iOS app designed to […]
This month, over 200 healthtech founders, investors, clinicians, and policymakers convened in London to confront a critical challenge: transforming healthcare through the strategic use of artificial intelligence (AI) and data. Attendees from across the health and care ecosystem gathered at the latest networking event from The Future Health, sponsored by NTT DATA, Better, MBI Health, […]
By Derek Cockerton, founder and director of Kingfisher Phoenix Ltd Loneliness in Britain has been called a “silent epidemic.” The government even appointed a Minister for Loneliness in 2018, acknowledging what many already knew: feeling isolated is not simply an emotional struggle, but a major public health challenge. A 2020 GOV.UK report estimated the combined wellbeing, health, […]
