Postgraduate dental access: India’s Dental Doctors Association says NEET MDS counselling is still missing despite results and urges the Medical Counselling Committee to release dates for registration, choice filling and seat allotment. Body image and mental health: Clinicians warn that backlash over Ariana Grande’s “Petal” video is driving spikes in distress for people with eating disorders, as online scrutiny fuels vulnerable patients. Emergency care capacity: MTN Ghana Foundation breaks ground on a new 60-bed Accident & Emergency block in Asikuma to ease overwhelmed services and reduce preventable deaths. Neurology and sleep medicine: The FDA approves Takeda’s oveporexton for narcolepsy type 1 and grants RMAT designation to sasineprocel for spinal muscular atrophy. Dementia in athletes: Roger Craig reveals a vascular dementia diagnosis and links it to repeated concussions from his NFL career, reigniting debate on long-term head injury risks. Healthcare quality and staffing: Reyada Medical Centre earns JCI reaccreditation; University Health in Texas outlines openings for new hospitals and services, including a milk bank and LVAD program. System strain: Victoria reports many patients stuck in emergency departments for 24+ hours, with regional hospitals hit hardest. Public health and prevention: A review highlights persistent mother-to-child hepatitis B transmission in Africa and the need to raise birth-dose vaccination and maternal antiviral coverage.