Hospice Fundraising: A UK family’s Woo Fest has raised £270,785 for St Richard’s Hospice, hitting a record milestone for the charity. Drug Manufacturing Policy: The FDA’s PreCheck Pilot will give select companies earlier feedback on facility readiness to strengthen domestic pharma production. Community Hospice Support: Rotarians in Norfolk, Ontario funded a permanent sign for the future Norfolk Haldimand Centre for Hospice Palliative Care, with 10 beds planned. Clinical Diagnostics: The FDA authorized Seegene’s first multiplex PCR assay for HSV-1/2, VZV, and mpox skin lesions to speed differential diagnosis from one sample. Public Health Outbreaks: NYC’s legionnaires’ disease cluster has reached 82 cases and five deaths, tied to Upper East Side cooling towers. Healthcare Labor: Boston Medical Center nurses picketed over wages, insurance costs, and safety, seeking a new union contract. Pediatric Care Investment: CHOP will launch the $50M David M. Einhorn Institute for Early Relational Health, aiming to scale “human connection” interventions in pediatrics. Safety & Access: Greenwich Hospital gained state approval to expand elective coronary angioplasty services. War Crimes Claim: Amnesty says Pakistan’s Kabul airstrike on the Omid rehabilitation center may be a war crime, citing no verifiable military-use proof.