Mount Sinai South Nassau’s Feil Family Pavilion adds nine operating rooms and expanded ICU capacity — largely paid for with Sandy recovery dollars — and could host open‑heart surgery once state regulators sign off.

New York City reported 1,791 new HIV diagnoses in 2024, a 5.4% rise from 2023, as health officials warn that federal funding cuts could worsen the trend.

A watchdog says crisis pregnancy centers are advertising they can "rule out" ectopic pregnancy after a single scan. Medical groups say diagnosis usually requires follow‑up testing.

A DaVita dialysis clinic in Novi paused operations after a 71-year-old patient was found dead and multiple recent patients sought hospital care; investigators and county health officials are probing.

Towson’s GBMC landed a $6 million gift to expand its pediatric emergency and inpatient units as child patient volumes have climbed in recent years.

Maryland will extend a six‑month pause on new Medicaid enrollments for select behavioral‑health programs starting July 1, 2026, as officials review provider practices.

Medical City Frisco and Medical City Plano rolled out a mobile ECPR program in April, letting paramedics trigger ECMO‑equipped teams en route to speed cardiac rescue. The system makes Frisco the first local hospital to offer ECPR and builds on Plano’s ECMO work.

Mount Carmel will close its Franklinton freestanding ER on Aug. 22 and convert the space into a same‑day clinic with extended walk‑in hours.

Mesquite officials say mosquitoes in ZIP code 75181 tested positive for West Nile. Crews planned late‑night spraying in the Parkchase area and urged residents to follow bite‑prevention steps.

Louisiana health officials say 11 people fell ill after drinking unpasteurized raw milk; two were hospitalized and investigators traced cases to three milking operations.

Planned Parenthood Great Plains will open a New Orleans health center this fall offering contraception, STI testing, gender-affirming care — but not abortion services.

An international traveler with measles passed through O'Hare Terminal 5 last Wednesday; CDPH is tracing contacts and urging people to check their MMR status.

Babesiosis and other tick‑borne infections are rising in Massachusetts, and rare Powassan infections are drawing increased concern from clinicians and families. Experts blame climate, deer and sprawl.