Medicaid & Youth Care Policy: The Trump administration says Medicaid and CHIP will stop funding gender-transition surgeries and hormones for minors, with a tapering-off period and an Oct. 13 start date, while Illinois and other health officials push back on vaccine schedule changes and stress science-based guidance. Vaccines & Outbreak Watch: Illinois reaffirms the AAP 2026 child vaccine schedule despite a federal executive order, and Wisconsin reports two new measles cases after exposure in-state. Infectious Disease Update: Oklahoma cyclosporiasis cases top 500, with hundreds hospitalized, tied to a multistate outbreak linked to recalled iceberg lettuce. Hospital Capacity & Safety: Kaiser Permanente pledges up to $32M to expand the emergency department at MLK Jr. Community Hospital, and Qatar’s Ashghal reports major progress on Rumailah Hospital fire-safety upgrades. Community Health Access: Sidra Medicine partners with The View Hospital to expand cord blood banking, while Alaska funds a rural health center to better track nursing outcomes under Medicaid. Research & Brain Health: A large study maps protective brain immune cells that expand as Alzheimer’s progresses, pointing to new therapy targets beyond amyloid. Local Care in Action: Niagara’s South Niagara Hospital plans gardens, green roofs, and walking paths, and a CVCH back-to-school health fair served about 1,100 children despite wildfire smoke.