Clinical Safety & Accountability: A review found a consultant at St Helier Hospital gave “outdated and incorrect” advice to lung disorder patients, with three deaths and permanent harm reported. Public Health & Prevention: Lady Ridgeway Children’s Hospital launched an integrated dengue mosquito control programme, including fumigation and clearing breeding sites around the facility. Access & Equity: New research warns that over 50 million Americans live in counties without radiation oncology clinics, with rural areas hit hardest. Policy & Coverage: A growing legal fight is brewing over Medicaid work requirements, with states arguing new federal rules are designed to be so burdensome that people lose coverage. Medication Safety: UK pharmacists are urging extra heatwave caution for people on common medicines that can worsen dehydration, dizziness, blood pressure issues, or blood sugar control. Regulation: India amended the Drugs Rules to tighten oversight of high-alcohol medicinal formulations, removing a licensing exemption and requiring prescriptions for higher-alcohol products. Healthcare Workforce & Operations: Rural hospitals face closure risk as administrative “touches” and waste drain resources, worsening access gaps. Research & Innovation: GE HealthCare and Mayo Clinic launched a study to personalize radioligand therapy for advanced prostate cancer using imaging and biomarkers. Community Health: Memorial Hospital is offering free Narcan kits to help reverse opioid overdoses while emergency help arrives. Hospital Security & Violence: A stabbing sent a man to hospital with potentially serious injuries in West Midlands, prompting police follow-up.