A seven‑story, 156‑bed Alan B. Miller Medical Center has opened in Palm Beach Gardens, adding emergency, surgical and cardiology services to north Palm Beach County.

Columbus Regional has agreed to settle two class‑action suits over website tracking, offering eligible patients $25.50 and a year of privacy protection while the deal awaits court approval. Key deadlines include opt‑out June 22 and a final hearing July 22.

Since Hurricane Irma in 2017, Florida tightened rules requiring generators and emergency plans for nursing homes; facilities say drills and backups improved safety, but gaps persist.

Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock secured federal dollars for NICU gear, telehealth upgrades, training simulators and a South Cobb health campus across metro Atlanta.

Henry Ford surgeons completed Michigan’s first combined intestine‑and‑kidney transplant in a rare, 10‑hour operation that may broaden options for patients with intestinal failure.

Arapahoe County officials say a local resident tested positive for hantavirus, likely from rodent exposure, and that the case is not tied to the cruise‑ship cluster.

A new Trevor Project survey finds 36% of LGBTQ+ young people seriously considered suicide last year, and many who wanted help couldn't get it.

Georgia Medicaid began reimbursing telehealth lactation visits on April 1, 2026, expanding breastfeeding support for Medicaid-covered parents, especially in rural counties.

OKCPS will station teachers inside OU Health's new pediatric behavioral health center, with dedicated classrooms and seven planned hires as the 72-bed facility opens late 2026.

Aging infrastructure, a history of financial pressures, and a lease expiring in 2027 have kept Nashville General Hospital at the center of an ongoing debate over whether to repair the current facility or build a new one.

State data show nearly every Maryland county falls short of mental‑health providers and the MHCC says the workforce must grow roughly 50%. New rural grants and telehealth rules are steps advocates say won't be enough.

A new peer‑reviewed paper using Wisconsin Longitudinal Study data finds older adults who vote had markedly lower mortality up to 15 years later — but authors caution the link is associative, not causal.

A national shortage of pediatric subspecialists is lengthening waits for El Paso families. Hospital leaders point to recruitment challenges and call for local training plus federal fixes.