A Kissimmee transplant patient ran out of antirejection drugs during an insurance switch, and his wife says paperwork delays left him without life‑saving medicine. Local reporting shows gaps in CHAMPVA and other plans can be dangerous.

The Red Cross says the national blood supply plunged this summer and has declared an emergency. Baltimore donors are being asked to schedule appointments now.

Pulmonologists warn that shame, coverage gaps and low screening rates are pushing people away from lung‑cancer care — a problem that raises suicide risk and delays lifesaving treatment.