A low‑cost AI ultrasound from UNC can estimate gestational age, spot twins and assess fluid — now being piloted in rural North Carolina clinics. Early trials and a JAMA study suggest accuracy comparable to expert scans for key measures.

Mosquito samples from New Orleans’ East Bank tested positive for West Nile virus. City officials have scheduled helicopter spraying across several neighborhoods and urged residents to take protections.

Federal officials added Hawaii to a ten‑state Medicaid demonstration to expand mental‑health and addiction care. Maui clinics are slated for early certification.

A national firefighter cancer registry is growing quickly, but Nevada signups lag. Local experts say bigger enrollment is needed to link southern Nevada exposures to long‑term risk.

South Florida clinics say Medicaid termination letters have paused therapy and left therapists unpaid, creating urgent gaps in care for patients who rely on ongoing services.

Seven Central Florida restaurants were temporarily closed after state inspectors found roaches, rodent droppings and other hazards; most cleared follow-up inspections.

Starting June 5, Oregon will treat nicotine pouches, gum and lozenges as tobacco products, folding them into licensing, inspections and the 21‑plus sales rule. The move aims to curb youth nicotine use.

Clover Hill Dairy recalled requesón and soft ricotta after a Maryland health advisory warned of possible Listeria contamination. Check packages for permit #24‑128.

SoonerSelect open enrollment closes June 12. Nearly 600,000 members can review or change Medicaid health and dental plans now.

Oregon is seeing an early, intense tick season and clinics warn more bite‑related visits are coming in. Some tick bites can trigger alpha‑gal, a delayed red‑meat allergy; experts urge repellents, permethrin and tick checks.

Nurses say OHSU has paused plans to expand Doernbecher’s NICU as the 30‑year‑old unit runs dangerously full. Staff and parents warn cramped rooms risk safety for the sickest newborns.

Nicklaus Children’s opened a pediatric cardiology specialty center in Boca Raton, adding routine EKGs, echocardiograms, fetal cardiac evaluations and free athlete screenings.

A new CMS proposal would cap Medicaid ambulance add‑ons at Medicare rates, threatening millions in reimbursements for Sonoma County fire‑based EMS. Local chiefs are recalculating budgets as the comment period opens.