Nursing Strike Pressure (Kenya): The Kenya Medical Association urged urgent dialogue to end the public health workers’ strike, warning disruptions are harming vulnerable patients and exposing deeper labor-relations failures. Hospital Access Crunch (Canada): Quebec data shows 726 people stuck in hospital waiting for long-term care beds, with advocates warning it ties up beds and leaves seniors in unsuitable settings. Trans Youth Medicaid Fight (US): AGs from Illinois and Michigan joined a 22-state coalition challenging a Trump administration move to block federal Medicaid funding for gender-affirming care for low-income transgender minors and some young adults. Healthcare Coverage for Young Adults (US): Rep. Janelle Bynum and Rep. Maxwell Frost introduced the Launching with Healthcare Act to raise the ACA dependent coverage age from 26 to 30. FDA Oncology Milestone: The FDA approved zanidatamab-hrii (Ziihera) as first-line HER2-directed therapy for certain unresectable locally advanced or metastatic gastric/GEJ/esophageal adenocarcinoma. Rare Disease Setback (Biotech): Ultragenyx shares plunged after a Phase 3 Angelman syndrome study failed to meet key endpoints, raising near-term uncertainty for its pipeline. Care in Crisis (Russia/Ukraine): A Russian court imposed restrictions on a children’s hospice founder accused of spreading “false information” about the war. Roadside Medical Response (Global): Multiple crashes sent patients to hospital, including a Washington Township school bus collision with four children treated as a precaution and an Edinburgh road crash where three were taken to hospital. Hospice Spotlight (Ireland): A personal account highlighted how hospice care helped manage symptoms and support a family during end-of-life cancer care.