The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation issued an emergency suspension for Georgetown midwife Salli M. Gonzalez after probes tied an infant and a mother’s 2023 deaths to her care. Regulators cited failures to escalate and gaps in documentation.

New county figures show opioid deaths in Orange County plunged over five years, with fentanyl-linked fatalities falling sharply amid a ramp-up in naloxone and treatment.

UHS plans to shift many GW Medical Faculty Associates doctors into a UHS-affiliated nonprofit, a move that could reshape staffing at GW Hospital and Cedar Hill in D.C.

Children’s ER visits tied to hemp‑derived THC have surged in North Carolina, prompting arrests, new federal limits and warnings from officials.

At a Santa Rosa town hall, lawmakers and health leaders warned rural hospitals and maternity services are at risk from funding cuts and razor‑thin margins.

A new secret‑shopper study found only 35% of Portland primary‑care clinics would accept new Medicare patients, and median waits where appointments were offered hit about 61 days. The authors point to market consolidation and high Medicare Advantage enrollment as likely bottlenecks.

A St. Louis County lab called Project Eagle Fang tests anonymously submitted street‑drug samples and posts monthly results showing fentanyl, tranquilizers and other unexpected contaminants.

Baltimore County pulled chocolate milk after a vendor-flagged quality issue. The supplier says it found and replaced two gaskets and sanitized the processing line.

Federal inspectors say Mission Hospital delayed isolating two children with measles for hours, exposing dozens and triggering an 'immediate jeopardy' designation. State and county health teams have opened hotlines and clinics.

A national operator has bought the former UH Richmond campus and plans a secure geriatric and psychiatric unit on the third floor, with 48 beds and about 140 jobs.

An Oakland wrongful‑death suit and new class actions have sharpened scrutiny of Abbott’s FreeStyle Libre 3 sensors after reports of false low readings and deaths. Regulators are urging users to check serial numbers and switch to fingersticks when readings don’t match symptoms.

Yeshiva University announced a three‑year dental school in Midtown Manhattan with specialty clinics and an accelerated DDS curriculum as the city faces dentist shortages.

The Helmsley Charitable Trust awarded $6M to Kahuku Medical Center to expand its ER and install a new Epic‑based EHR, boosting North Shore emergency care.