AI in Care Delivery: Optum Health is piloting AI chart summarization to cut the “clicking and scrolling” burden for clinicians by generating visit-ready patient overviews inside EHR workflows. Post-COVID Reality Check: A JAMA Network Open study using an AI approach found long COVID in 16.3% of nearly 458,000 patients—more than double what ICD coding captures—suggesting millions may be missed in routine tracking. Mental Health Drug Watch: The FDA granted fast track status to elunetirom (ABX-002) as an adjunctive treatment for bipolar depression, with trial topline data expected in Q2 2026. Cancer Prevention: The American Cancer Society updated colorectal screening guidance, reaffirming screening from age 45 to 75 for average-risk adults and adding new blood- and stool-based options to reduce access barriers. Care Access & Capacity: Ochsner Health and myLaurel reported major gains from hospital-to-home acute and transitional care, including fewer readmissions and thousands of bed days saved. Rural Maternal Care: Kenya’s Uasin Gishu says Ziwa Subcounty Hospital completed its first C-section after an expansion, aiming to keep emergency obstetric care closer to mothers. Policy & Affordability: A U.S. campaign, “One Nation, Overcharged,” backed by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, targets unaffordable, inequitable healthcare costs ahead of the summer. Digital Health Literacy: CVS Health research highlights that many Medicare-age adults want digital tools but struggle with confusing portals, privacy worries, and device/information barriers.