Africa CDC reports 246 suspected cases and 65 deaths in Ituri; the CDC says it is monitoring the outbreaks in the DRC and Uganda and can provide technical support.

A former local anchor says raw oysters sent her to the Mayo Clinic and into emergency surgery; health officials are tracking local Vibrio cases as warm weather arrives.

Indiana is tying Medicaid payments to hospitals’ commercial prices in a new financing overhaul that aims to direct nearly $1.9 billion toward lower‑cost and rural providers. State officials say the move will pressure high‑priced systems to lower rates.

Stanford Blood Center says reserves are critically low and type‑O units are especially scarce. The center and local partners are asking area donors to schedule appointments or visit nearby drives.

A Lancet Psychiatry meta‑analysis finds no meaningful link between common antidepressants used around pregnancy and autism or ADHD after accounting for parental and family factors.

New reviews and large U.S. studies link extreme heat to higher maternal complications; experts urge more prenatal guidance, cooling access and workplace protections in NYC.

Comprehensive Cancer Centers opened a flagship Las Vegas Medical District clinic this week, offering PET/CT imaging, genetic counseling and on‑site clinical trials in downtown Las Vegas.

San Diego health officials are urging at-risk residents to complete the two-dose JYNNEOS series after a local rise in mpox cases and a travel-linked clade I detection.

Johns Hopkins will close two nonprofit home‑health agencies serving D.C. and parts of Maryland this summer, citing staffing and financial shortfalls. The move arrives amid tighter federal oversight of the sector.

Community leaders and SFDPH gathered at the Main Library to map culturally driven strategies aimed at closing stark overdose disparities affecting Black San Franciscans.

Providence Portland Medical Center's reworked ER will open late June, adding dozens of treatment rooms and an 8‑bed SARA to ease overcrowding.

Legacy Emanuel will open a new, $2M‑backed Oregon Burn Center on June 3 with 16 surge‑ready suites, a rooftop garden and an in‑unit rehab gym. The unit replaces a decades‑old facility and aims to bolster regional capacity.

Cambridge Health Alliance says it now handles roughly one million visits a year while adding psychiatric beds, a new Medford care center and surgical robotics. The system calls the milestone part of a multi‑year push to expand access.