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President Trump’s new TrumpRx online platform is a key part of his plan to help lower drug costs for consumers, with some polls showing two-thirds of Americans report high health care costs as their chief financial concern.Here’s what to know about TrumpRx, which launched Thursday and which the White House said in a fact sheet will provide “immediate relief” to patients across the U.S.What is TrumpRx?The White House said Trumprx.gov gives consumers “direct access to dramatically lower prices” on dozens of commonly used medications. The website doesn’t let users buy drugs directly, but rather directs people to drugmakers’ sites, where…

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Four people have died and three others have required liver transplants after eating the aptly named death cap mushroom that is proliferating in California following a rainy winter.The California Department of Public Health is urging people to avoid mushroom foraging altogether this year because death cap mushrooms are easily confused with safe, edible varieties.Since Nov. 18 there have been more than three dozen cases of death cap poisonings reported, including the four deaths and three liver transplants, according to the health department. Many who sought medical attention suffered from rapidly evolving acute liver injury and liver…

I’ve been covering TVs for over a decade, and in that time, I’ve seen various brands rise and fall. In recent years, Hisense has jumped toward the top of the pack, cementing itself as a major player in the TV market. The best Hisense TVs hold their own against more expensive options from other brands, delivering an impressive balance between price and performance.My top Hisense recommendation is the U8QG QLED TV. This set offers one of the brightest pictures available, and it maintains excellent contrast thanks to its Mini LED backlight. However, if you’re on a budget, the U65QF QLED…

The measles outbreak in South Carolina reached 876 cases on Feb. 3, 2026. That number surpasses the 2025 outbreak in Texas and hits the unfortunate milestone of being the largest outbreak in the U.S. since 2000, when the disease was declared eliminated here.The outbreak is exposing the breadth of dangers the disease can pose. South Carolina’s state epidemiologist revealed on Feb. 4 that cases of brain swelling, a rare complication of the disease, had emerged in some infected children, according to Wired magazine.Some signs suggest that this particular outbreak may be starting to wane. But many public health scholars worry…

Last month, I wrote about Mercor’s new benchmark measuring AI agents’ capabilities on professional tasks like law and corporate analysis. At the time, the scores were pretty dismal, with every major lab scoring under 25%, so we concluded lawyers were safe from AI displacement, at least for now. But AI capabilities can change a lot in a couple of weeks. This week’s release of Anthropic’s Opus 4.6 shook up the leaderboards, with Anthropic’s new model scoring just shy of 30% in one-shot trials, and an average of 45% when given a few more cracks at the problem. Notably, the release…

The Pentagon said Friday it is cutting ties with Harvard University, ending all military training, fellowships and certificate programs with the Ivy League institution.The announcement marks the latest development in the Trump administration’s prolonged standoff with Harvard over the White House’s demands for reforms at the Ivy League school.Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in a statement Friday that Harvard “no longer meets the needs of the War Department or the military services.”“For too long, this department has sent our best and brightest officers to Harvard, hoping the university would better understand and appreciate our warrior class,” Hegseth said. “Instead, too…

Talk about return on investment. Amazon’s bet on Anthropic looks like an enormous win, at least on paper.The cloud giant disclosed on Friday that it holds $45.8 billion of convertible notes and $14.8 billion of nonvoting preferred stock in the AI startup. Taken together, the figures show that Amazon’s Anthropic stake is now worth $60.6 billion.Amazon has invested $8 billion in Anthropic since late 2023, indicating a seven-fold increase in value. If borne out, that would rank among the most lucrative strategic technology investments the company has ever disclosed.The two companies have a deep commercial tie-up. Anthropic has committed to…

There have been at least 733 confirmed measles cases reported across the nation, the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed Friday.In just a few weeks, the United States reported four times as many cases than typically seen throughout an entire calendar year, the CDC said.Before last year, which had a record breaking 2,276 cases, the U.S. averaged 180 cases annually since measles was declared eliminated in 2000.The record numbers come as South Carolina is dealing with the largest outbreak recorded in recent memory.BSIP/Universal Images Group via Getty Images – PHOTO: The measles virus, transmission microscopy view.Other…

By Maggie Fick and Bhanvi SatijaLONDON, Feb 6 (Reuters) – Hims & Hers’ gambit to sell a $49 compounded version of Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy pill is rattling obesity shares, sparking debate about the legality of the move and threatening drugmaker returns in the burgeoning U.S. cash-pay market.Compounding, already a drag on sales ​of Novo’s injectable obesity drug, involves pharmacies directly mixing the active ingredients of a medicine via a channel meant to address shortages or specific ‌patient needs. It sits in a regulatory grey zone that’s frustrated big pharma.Online telehealth firm Hims launched its pill on Thursday, as first reported…

Feb 6 (Reuters) – South Carolina reported a surge to 920 measles cases on Friday, ​state health data showed, including 44 additional ‌infections since Tuesday, as officials warned the widening outbreak could ‌last weeks or months amid lagging vaccine uptake.The outbreak, which began in October, has been centered in the northwest part of the state, which includes ⁠Greenville and Spartanburg, ‌according to the South Carolina Department of Public Health.”January was the best month ‍for measles vaccination we’ve experienced during this outbreak,” said state epidemiologist Linda Bell.Last month, there was a strong ​increase in measles vaccinations across the state ‌and in…