Healthcare Access & Capacity: HaysMed in Kansas welcomed Congressman Tracey Mann to discuss rural care expansion, including a planned $2.4M PET/CT scanner and a hybrid operating room. Workforce & Safety: NZ nurses and Te Atatū MP Phil Twyford are meeting to push back on understaffing at Waitākere Hospital. Maternal & Child Health: A postpartum woman allegedly died by suicide at Nalgonda Government Hospital, while Hampshire Clinic launched a children and young people service for patients from three months old. Medication Access: New Zealand’s Pharmac will make Estradiol TDP Mylan oestrogen patches easier to collect (up to three months’ supply) from September. Public Health & Vaccines: US leaders signed an order reducing recommended childhood vaccines from 17 to 11, drawing sharp pushback from major medical groups as measles outbreaks spread. Hospital Quality & Recognition: Western Missouri Medical Center earned multiple American Heart Association awards, and Optim Medical Center-Tattnall received U.S. News “High Performing” recognition for hip and knee replacement. Policy & Funding Disputes: Saskatchewan’s NDP says FOI records show no funding allocated for a proposed Yorkton hospital through 2028-29. Mental Health in Focus: The Lindsay Clancy trial featured testimony about medication changes and her messages with a psychiatric nurse practitioner. Global Health & Disaster Response: Colombia’s forensic institute identified 93 of 180 earthquake victims, as the death toll rose.