Regulatory Crackdown on Fraud: The Trump administration says Medicare claims for tissue and organ transplants (allografts) jumped from $200M in 2019 to $14.4B in 2025, triggering a crackdown that has denied 96% of flagged claims and suspended payments to 102 DME suppliers. Hospital Safety Under Strain: A heatwave advisory from a UK NHS trust warns of dehydration and heatstroke risks for vulnerable patients as services stay stretched. Access to Complex Care: Spain’s health system approved a common protocol to coordinate access to high-cost medicines across regions, aiming for more consistent rules and less bureaucracy. Healthcare Funding Pressure: Pasadena’s public health department faces major staffing cuts after expiring grants, projecting a negative fund balance and threatening disease-response and outreach. Clinical Workforce & Training: Nigeria’s medical lab council plans to update the BMLS curriculum with AI, biosecurity and bioinformatics. Medicines Regulation: India tightened licensing for medicinal formulations with over 12% ethyl alcohol, moving them to prescription-only oversight. Drug Supply & Manufacturing: China’s Hengrui Pharma faces a third US approval delay for a liver cancer therapy tied to manufacturing improvements at its US partner. Community Health & Equity: Laos pledged to modernize hospitals and strengthen rural primary care, plus expand health insurance to cut out-of-pocket costs. Public Health Education: A new weekly medical news podcast “Medlines” launches for clinicians and healthcare professionals. Violence and Security: Doctors were tied up during an armed robbery at a Trinidad medical centre, while Nepal’s Bir Hospital tightened security after a self-immolation death.