A mobile medical unit named for Layne Staley will bring methadone and addiction care to Seattle tiny‑home villages, starting next week at an Interbay site.

Houston Methodist Willowbrook’s OB-GYN residency launched last summer with five inaugural residents and is preparing a second cohort as it scales up to meet local need. Faculty and trainees say the small program has accelerated hands-on training and leadership responsibilities.

Local reporting says a rare tick‑borne bacterium was detected in Suffolk County; state and county health teams have ramped up surveillance. Here’s what Long Islanders should know.

Target recalled select Up & Up baby wipes after lab tests found Burkholderia bacteria. Parents should check pack codes and stop using affected wipes.

An 18-year-old was rushed to a hospital after a reported uterine perforation at Planned Parenthood’s Near North clinic, renewing questions about oversight in Illinois.

A couple in Dallas, Ga., is receiving rabies post‑exposure treatment after an adopted dog from the Cedartown shelter tested positive; their other pets are quarantined. Authorities are investigating.

State lawmakers approved a law requiring monthly heavy‑metal testing and public posting of results for baby food and, for the first time, infant formula.

A state‑funded, $32 million, 60‑bed recovery center opened on Wards Island to provide medication‑assisted treatment and stabilization for men in early recovery.

Bexar County has stepped up fogging, traps and specimen testing after heavy rain bumped mosquito counts. Officials urge residents to drain standing water and use repellent.

A Baker Institute brief finds individual health-plan premiums at Texas universities vary from about $8,095 to $15,742 and family plans from $23,037 to $48,636, with market structure cited as a driver.

The Terry Family Foundation gave $5.5M to Wolfson Children’s Hospital, matched by Baptist Health to about $10M, to fund pediatric heart upgrades and a new children’s emergency center. The money will support equipment and the Children’s Emergency Center inside the McGehee Family Tower.

About 60 MetroHealth behavioral health nurses ratified their first union contract, winning safety protections, pay increases and limits on insurance-cost spikes. The vote follows months of public safety complaints.

Dignity Health’s Sacramento pilot places community health workers inside OB clinics to screen pregnant and postpartum patients; early data show many at risk and improved follow‑up.