Cancer Diagnostics & Innovation: Precision Epigenomics says its EPISEEK multi-cancer early detection liquid biopsy shows early-stage sensitivity, including for aggressive cancers and hard-to-detect types. Rural Care at Home: Dickinson County’s mobile integrated healthcare program is bringing community paramedicine into homes to prevent avoidable ER visits and hospital stays. Workforce Pressure: Aotearoa nursing students warn the country is losing the workforce it needs, citing job uncertainty for new nurses and pay gaps between hospital and community roles. Child Health & Poverty: Professor Innes Asher highlights how entrenched poverty is driving preventable childhood illness, with effects that can last for years. Cardiology Imaging Debate: Experts discuss whether sex-specific thresholds are needed for coronary CT, arguing biology can’t be reduced to one cutoff. Nursing Recognition: Nineteen Eastern Carolina nurses were named to North Carolina’s Great 100 Nurses list, including 18 from ECU Health. School Nutrition Funding: HHS launches DEPEND with $32.5M to test ways to increase nutrient-dense foods in school meals. Maternal Health Access: Nigerian health groups call for better contraception access and professional care to prevent maternal deaths from unsafe practices. Medicare Payment Update: CMS approves a new technology add-on payment for Reflow Medical’s Spur peripheral retrievable stent system, starting Oct. 1, 2026. Nursing Home Reimbursement Watch: Providers brace for more scrutiny on case-mix growth and expanded MDS reporting requirements starting in 2029.