On Tuesday, August 29th, the Biden administration announced the first 10 drugs that Medicare will start negotiating the prices of with manufacturers as part of the Inflation Reduction Act. The Act allowed Medicare to negotiate prices for drugs to lower their costs. These negotiations with drug manufacturers will significantly lower prescription drug costs for Indian and South Asian Medicare recipients.

On Jul 23, 2022, the World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus declared monkeypox a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) due to rising cases in more than 70 countries. What you need to know about monkeypox and how to protect yourself: