NFL Hall of Famer Ray Lewis is teaming with Baltimore County Public Schools to pilot the Rising Together mental‑health screening in 15 middle schools to identify and connect at‑risk students early.

Leaders met at The Orleans to confront a deep shortage of doctors, nurses and mental‑health clinicians. Lawmakers approved SB5 and $60M, but residencies and retention remain the choke points.

Chicago health officials say RSV activity is unusually high for mid‑March and are weighing extended infant immunizations as ER visits and wastewater signals climb.

NYU gastroenterologist Aasma Shaukat warns that colorectal cancer is rising in younger adults as new American Cancer Society data show cause for concern.

KFF and CDC figures show opioid deaths fell roughly 32% in 2024, and Ohio’s decline outpaced many states as officials credit naloxone, treatment and new early‑warning tools.

AdventHealth plans a 24/7 freestanding emergency room on West Colonial Drive in spring 2026, offering overnight observation and specialist care for West Orange County.

State figures show abortions more than doubled in Massachusetts as telehealth and out‑of‑state patients surged, reshaping where people get care.

A new MESA analysis finds that each extra daily serving of ultraprocessed food modestly raises cardiovascular risk, with the biggest effects seen in Black participants. The findings are reported in JACC: Advances.

Cuts to local safety‑net capacity are pushing uninsured Tampa Bay residents toward county plans, community clinics and ERs, straining clinics that once handled routine care.

State data show Minnesota logged about 994 overdose deaths in 2025 — roughly the same as 2024 — as researchers point to a global fentanyl supply shift and local labs warn about dangerous mixes.

The University of Pittsburgh is opening regional training centers in Cambria, Crawford and McKean counties to train dental residents, hygienists and assistants and expand care in rural Pennsylvania.

British Columbia reports it has hired more than 400 U.S.-trained clinicians after fast-tracking licenses and is now targeting Oregon with an ad campaign.

A new review in The Lancet Psychiatry finds little evidence that cannabis eases anxiety, depression or PTSD — even as many people use it to self‑medicate.