Donald Trump’s chronic venous insufficiency could lead to amputation, warns doctor
Washington: Concerns over US President Donald Trump’s health grew after medical experts warned that his recently diagnosed chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) could, if left untreated, lead to severe complications including unhealing leg wounds and even amputation.
Mimmie Kwong, associate professor of vascular surgery at UC Davis Health, explained that worsening CVI can cause persistent swelling, skin changes, and ultimately unhealing ulcers. “If they get worse it could lead to amputations,” she cautioned. Patients with CVI are also at higher risk of deep vein thrombosis (DVT).
Therapies to manage the condition include leg elevation, staying active, compression stockings, ablation techniques, phlebectomy, or chemical injections.
The White House has downplayed concerns, attributing Trump’s visible bruising to “frequent, forceful handshakes and the use of aspirin.” Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said all medical reports show that Trump remains fit. White House physician Sean Barbarella described the President as being in “excellent condition,” noting only mild leg swelling and dismissing fears of heart, kidney, or systemic illness.
Speculation about Trump’s health intensified after images in July showed bruising and leg swelling, followed by viral rumors online claiming he was gravely ill. On August 30, Trump was photographed leaving the White House with his grandchildren to visit his Virginia golf club, quelling some of the speculation.
Vice President JD Vance, meanwhile, stated that he is ready to assume the presidency “in the event of a terrible tragedy,” further fueling political chatter around Trump’s condition.
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Ambani, Adani pledge USD 210 bn for India's AI push
New Delhi (PTI): Conglomerates run by billionaires Mukesh Ambani and Gautam Adani committed USD 210 billion investment to creating infrastructure that will help India emerge as an AI development hub.
At the India AI Impact Summit, Ambani announced a Rs 10 lakh crore (about USD 110 billion) investment in artificial intelligence over the next seven years in gigawatt-scale AI-ready data centres in Jamnagar, leveraging up to 10 GW of green power surplus, and a nationwide edge-compute layer integrated with telecom and digital operator Jio's networks to deliver low-latency AI across India.
"Our resolve is clear: make intelligence as ubiquitous as connectivity," he said. "When compute becomes infrastructure, innovation will become inevitable."
Adani, on the other hand, unveiled a USD 100-billion investment to develop renewable-energy-powered, hyperscale AI-ready data centres by 2035 -- one of the world's largest integrated energy-compute commitments.
The initiative is expected to catalyse an additional USD 150 billion across server manufacturing, cloud platforms, and supporting industries, creating a projected USD 250 billion AI infrastructure ecosystem in India.
India must architect its own artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure rather than rely on imports, Adani Group executive director Jeet Adani said on Thursday, warning that AI will redefine national sovereignty.
Other major investments announced at the Summit included USD 50 billion commitment by Microsoft by the end of the decade to expand artificial intelligence access across the Global South. "India, not surprisingly, is one of the largest," its vice chair and president, Brad Smith, said.
The firm had unveiled USD 17.5 billion investment in AI investments in India last year.
Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced a new subsea cable initiative to boost AI connectivity between India, the US and other locations, alongside partnerships for cloud infrastructure platform support to over 20 million public servants across 800 districts.
Yotta Data Services, backed by a real estate group headed by Niranjan Hiranandani, announced over USD 2 billion spend on Nvidia's latest chips in an artificial intelligence computing hub it is setting up just outside the national capital.
While Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) signed up ChatGPT parent OpenAI as its first customer for its data centre unit under the global AI infrastructure initiative Stargate, infrastructure major Larsen & Toubro announced a proposed venture with Nvidia to build AI-ready data centre infrastructure, advanced computing platforms, and ecosystem enablement required to support large-scale AI workloads.
