Doctors are taught a simple rule early in their training: When you hear hoofbeats, think horses, not zebras. In other words, the most common explanation is usually the right one. But for the roughly 300 million people worldwide living with a rare disease, that rule can turn into a trap. Their symptoms often look like something ordinary – until years later, when someone finally realizes it was a zebra all along.
The problem isn’t the doctors; it’s the data. Every symptom, lab result, scan, or
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Price Reset 2026: How Trump’s ‘Great Healthcare Plan’ Slashes Drug Costs at Trumprx.gov
What You Should Know
- Today, President Donald J. Trump has launched "The Great Healthcare Plan," a sweeping initiative designed to lower prescription drug costs to the lowest international levels and reduce insurance premiums by over 10%.
- The “Great Healthcare Plan” shifts taxpayer-funded subsidies away from "big insurance companies" to be delivered directly to the American people, while mandating unprecedented "Plain-English" transparency standards for every insurer and provider
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Innovaccer and CCNC Ink 5-Year Partnership to Scale Population Health in North Carolina
What You Should Know
- Innovaccer Inc. and Community Care of North Carolina (CCNC) have entered into a landmark five-year partnership to modernize the state's largest medical home system.
- Leveraging Innovaccer’s Healthcare Intelligence Cloud, the collaboration will empower CCNC’s care managers and CCPN clinicians with data-driven insights to manage financial risk and improve outcomes for more than one million members.
The Intelligence Cloud: Activating Data for One Million
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How Telehealth Is Redefining Treatment for Substance Use Disorders
Recovery from substance use disorders is being transformed. The change comes not from new drugs, but from digital connections. Telehealth, the provision of healthcare from a distance through technology, is overcoming traditional obstacles and fostering a more reachable, often more efficient care model.
Through video conferencing, secure messaging, and digital monitoring, it connects with individuals in their environment and provides a previously unimaginable, adaptable route to
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How to Choose the Right Cannabis Store in Chicago for Your Needs
Chicago’s cannabis market grows each year, and new buyers want stores that feel clear, safe, and dependable. The number of shops across the city makes the decision harder, especially for anyone new to the process. Each location brings its own style, product list, and service approach. Customers want guidance without pressure. They want a clean space and staff who know how to help. This creates a smoother experience from the moment you step inside.
There are many dispensary in Chicago, IL, and
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5 Different Types of Software Used in Healthcare Industry
Healthcare organizations run on connected systems that support clinical care, operations, and the patient experience. When people search for types of software used in healthcare industry, they usually mean the core platforms that keep clinics and hospitals moving without delays, errors, or data gaps. Competitor guides tend to cluster around EHR/EMR, practice management, telehealth, imaging, and decision support.
Below are 5 different types of software used in the healthcare industry,
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Teladoc Health Unveils ‘Prism-Powered’ 24/7 Virtual Urgent Care for 100M Americans
What You Should Know
- Teladoc Health has launched significant enhancements to its 24/7 Care service, moving virtual urgent care from a simple transactional visit to a comprehensive, integrated clinical experience.
- Powered by the company’s Prism care delivery platform, the enhanced service now treats a broader range of conditions—from sleep issues to uncontrolled diabetes—while offering real-time specialist consults and integrated Health Information Exchange (HIE) data to identify gaps
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Amazon Pharmacy Disrupts Weight Loss Market with Oral Wegovy: $149 Cash-Pay Option and Same-Day Delivery
What You Should Know
- Amazon Pharmacy has officially added Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy® pill—the first and only FDA-approved oral GLP-1 for weight management—to its nationwide delivery platform.
- To lower barriers to care, Amazon is offering a transparent cash-pay option starting at $149 per month for those without insurance, while eligible commercially insured customers may pay as little as $25.
The Oral Shift: Removing the Needle Barrier
The "Wegovy pill" represents a massive
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Scaling Medical Cannabinoids: How Digital Care Platforms Solve the Clinical Guidance Gap in 2026
Cannabinoids – and medical cannabis – are becoming part of the care mainstream. Evidence suggests that responsibly managed cannabinoid care and guidance can have success in symptom management, inclusive of pain, stress, anxiety, and more.
According to reports, there is no letup in sight for the growth of medical expenses and pharmaceutical utilization. Furthermore, aging populations will increase demand for chronic care, with the cost of pain management already estimated to be more than
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Rewriting the Front Door: How AI-Assisted Intake Solves the 2026 Mental Health Crisis
For all the hype about AI “replacing therapists,” the more immediate and profound shift is happening somewhere far less glamorous: the intake process.
Across health systems, primary care physicians, insurers, and community providers are still funnelling patients into behavioural health through faxed referrals, phone tag, and unstructured web forms. Patients finally find the courage to ask for help, then hit voicemail, long waits, and confusing eligibility rules. In many organisations, no one
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