Pediatric Emergency Training: Canada’s PEARLS Network launched hands-on pediatric emergency readiness with simulation and workshops for community hospitals, aiming to strengthen real-world response skills. Impaired Driving Safety: A Canadian study using leftover blood tests found rural crash drivers more often had alcohol, cannabis and other impairing substances, plus higher rates of single-vehicle and off-road crashes—pointing to targeted prevention needs. Trans Youth Coverage: Advocates and medical groups say Trump-era federal cuts to Medi-Cal/CHIP coverage for some transgender youth in California could be “cruel,” urging emergency state funding to keep care going. Patient Safety & Misinformation: Ireland’s HSE Mid West concluded a viral “deeply upsetting” patient-treatment video was not filmed at University Hospital Limerick and does not involve identified staff. Rural Access & Workforce: Nigeria plans world-class medical simulation centres across six zones and targets raising annual medical admissions toward 20,000 in three years. Cardiology Trial Update: ESC 2026 results from EPIDAURUS and ACASA-TAVI raise caution on combining potent P2Y12 inhibitors or using NOAC monotherapy in specific AF/MI and post-TAVI settings. Disaster Health: WHO sent $150,000 in emergency supplies to Nepal flood-affected communities, while UN Women warns women and girls face heightened violence and healthcare access gaps.