Washington – September 20, 2026 -- The American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP) has endorsed Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s new appointments to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), following a years-long campaign by the group to force reforms on kidney disease screening policy. AAKP President Edward V. Hickey III said the appointees bring the diverse credentials needed to advance patient-centered medicine after what the organization calls two decades of Task Force inaction on kidney health.

Chicago – September 20, 2026 -- National Medical Fellowships (NMF) has awarded more than $50 million in scholarships and supported over 32,000 scholars across all 50 states since its founding in 1946, the organization announced ahead of its 80th anniversary celebration this October in Chicago, where its mission began.

Chicago – September 20, 2026 -- The American Association of Endodontists (AAE) won four honors at the 2026 PRSA Chicago Skyline Awards for communications work combating dental health misinformation and promoting evidence-based endodontic care.

Milwaukee – September 20, 2026 -- The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) formally inaugurated Shekar N. Kurpad, MD, PhD, as its seventh President and Chief Executive Officer on September 17 at the Marcus Performing Arts Center in downtown Milwaukee, marking a leadership transition at the nation's third-largest private medical school.

Washington – September 20, 2026 -- More than half of U.S. women, 51%, report at least one negative healthcare experience in the past five years, compared with 39% of men, according to a new Gallup-Pivotal survey released Sept. 18, 2026.

Geneva – September 20, 2026 -- China's leading hospitals serving international patients recorded 1.28 million international patient visits in 2025, up 73.6% from three years earlier, Dr. John K. Hsiang, Chairman of Jiahui Health's Executive Committee, said at the WTO Public Forum 2026.

London – September 19, 2026 -- Business Worldwide Magazine has named MyPureSkin S.A, a Swiss nutricosmetics company, to its list of the 20 Most Innovative Healthcare Companies to Watch in 2026.

Swiss firm builds clinically validated skin-health platform from Health Valley base

Founded by Edgar Brandt and Tatiana Brandt in Switzerland's Health Valley, MyPureSkin operates on the premise that skin should receive the same nutritional and scientific attention as other organs. The company now sells across Europe, North America, the Middle East, and Australia.

New Delhi – September 19, 2026 -- Apollo Athenaa Women's Cancer Centre has treated more than 30,000 women from over 110 cities and performed 1,000-plus cancer surgeries in its first year of operation, marking its anniversary as Asia's first dedicated cancer centre for women.

Pleasanton, Calif. – September 19, 2026 -- Healthcare Triangle, Inc. (Nasdaq: HCTI) has signed on as the U.S. technology and capital-markets partner for the newly launched Kanzun-ARCB Growth Fund, a vehicle designed to move Malaysian healthcare companies toward Middle Eastern capital and, ultimately, U.S. capital markets.

Lafayette, Ind. – September 19, 2026 -- Valley Oaks Health has secured $828,375 through the Growing Rural Opportunities for Well-being (GROW) Region 3 Grant to expand integrated healthcare access across rural northwest central Indiana.