2M+ Raised After James Van Der Beek’s Death Sparks Medical Debt Debate

Physician expert, Nishant Uppal speaks about the complexity of medical billing in the wake of James Van Der Beek’s death and GoFundMe launch.

Call Doctors Physicians, Not “Providers,” Specialty Group Says

A new ACP policy paper says physicians should not be called providers. The term undermines professionalism, ethics, and trust, according to ACP.

Why Breaking Up Health Insurer Conglomerates May Be Difficult

Senators Hawley and Warren want to break up vertically integrated healthcare conglomerates. History shows, however, how hard a task this will be to accomplish.

Chikungunya Outbreak In Seychelles. What’s Missing From CDC Warning

If you are traveling to the Seychelles, pay attention to the CDC warning of chikungunya outbreak there. Even if you are not, here’s what the warning may say about the CDC

Startup Organotics Fast Tracks Personalized Brain Drug Trials

Organotics, a brain organoid startup, uses AI and patient-derived brain models to fast-track personalized medicine for autism and reduce psychiatric drug failure.

New Study Looks At Young Adolescents Who Own Smartphones

A recent study analyzed the likelihood of young children receiving their owns smartphone, often before fourth grade.

This Startup Is Boosting AI With Real Brain Cells

Training AI models using neurons. Getting hydrogen energy from water using sunlight. Elon Musk’s pivot to the Moon. All that and more in this week’s edition of the Prototype.

HHS Casts Doubts On mRNA Products, But Funds Studies On Debunked Theories

It’s conspicuous that HHS refuses to review Moderna’s application for regulatory approval of an mRNA-based flu vaccine while it prioritizes research on debunked theories.

The Air We Breathe Is A Health Equity Issue

Public health is rooted in prevention. We act when strong evidence shows that exposure causes harm. On air pollution, the data has been clear for decades.

7 Million Cancers A Year Are Preventable, Says New Report

Tobacco smoking, alcohol consumption and infections were the three leading causes of preventable cancers according to research by the World Health Organization.