Wildfire healthcare continuity (US): CMS activated a public health emergency response for Washington state wildfires near Spokane, adding Medicare flexibilities so damaged durable medical equipment can be replaced and provider waivers can keep care running. Rural capacity boost (Kenya): President Ruto’s plan to build 13 new Level Five referral hospitals with 300 beds each aims to cut long-distance referrals for specialised services, with Sh29bn earmarked. Surgery innovation (Malta): Saint James Hospital performed the first minimally invasive hysterectomy in Malta’s private sector using vNOTES, promising less pain, no abdominal scarring and faster recovery. End-of-life care quality (UK): Thorp House Nursing Home won the Gold Standards Framework Quality Hallmark Award for high-performing compassionate end-of-life support. Cancer drug progress (Global): AstraZeneca’s Tagrisso plus Orpathys combination extended survival in a late-stage lung cancer trial for patients whose disease resisted Tagrisso. Mental health funding hit (Finland): Mieli began redundancy talks after government cuts threaten low-threshold mental health services. Crisis care threat (Gaza): Oxygen production station shutdowns are pushing Gaza’s ICU and neonatal units toward suspension, endangering patients and children. Tech for care (US/India): USC researchers 3D-printed flexible MRI sensors for infants at far lower cost, while Hyderabad researchers reported an AI mammogram model with ~95% accuracy. Workforce and policy (Nigeria/UK/Philippines): Nigerian medical lab scientists accuse NAFDAC of overstepping blood transfusion regulation; UK aged care pilots target oral disease prevention; and UPS’s expanded Clark hub is set to shift healthcare-related air cargo cut-offs and delivery times.