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.

Final plans are approved for Oklahoma City's MAPS 4 Robert Ravitz Crisis Center, moving the project into demolition and construction this summer. The MAPS-funded facility will offer observation stations, stabilization beds and an urgent recovery unit.

NYC launched a $500K multilingual campaign through June to connect New Yorkers with free enrollment counselors as federal changes threaten coverage. The city is offering phone and online help.

UF Health is turning the second floor of its Intracoastal ER into a 12,500‑sq‑ft primary care clinic, with room for roughly two dozen exam rooms and a fall 2026 opening.

Federal and global health agencies say alcohol raises the risk of at least seven cancers, and Atlanta experts are urging clearer warning labels and more screening.

A suspected norovirus outbreak has sickened dozens of hikers near Wrightwood on the Pacific Crest Trail; trail groups and public‑health officials are coordinating a response.

Methodist’s ECMO program has added ambulances, a 24/7 mobile team and expanding capacity — the system says it’s on pace for roughly 300 ECMO cases this year. The growth has extended critical care reach across South Texas and into Mexico.

Hospitals across Georgia are earning pediatric and neonatal verifications and expanding local capabilities so sick infants and children can get care closer to home.

A long‑running Framingham analysis found women with three or more live births had lower rates of clinical and covert strokes over about 18 years, but researchers say more study is needed.

A $5 million Helmsley grant will expand Kaiser Permanente Hawaii’s Moanalua cancer services into a 12,500‑sq‑ft center with new infusion bays and larger patient rooms. The center is expected to open in late 2027.

A Dec. 5 HHS review classified seven pediatric deaths as possibly or probably linked to cardiac complications after COVID‑19 vaccination, but agencies say VAERS alone can’t prove causation.