Workforce & Care Access: Vermont’s Crescent Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center says it has hired its first group of four bachelor-prepared registered nurses from Mexico, using a step-by-step licensure pathway via LNA Health Careers to tackle long-term care staffing shortages. Public Health & Food Safety: South Africa’s acting police minister says no arrests have been made yet in a probe into child deaths suspected to be linked to unsafe food from spaza shops, with inquest dockets still under investigation. Regulation & Medicines: The FDA’s advisory committee voted against recommending Deramiocel approval for Duchenne cardiomyopathy, citing concerns about effectiveness and analysis sensitivity, ahead of an Aug. 22 decision. Sexual Health: A Bengaluru gynaecologist’s viral warning about rising genital infections among young women has sparked debate and renewed calls for safer sex and early treatment. Global Health Security: India reports screening 10,974 international passengers from Ebola-affected countries since May 23, with no Ebola cases detected so far. Cardiovascular Innovation: Indian Railways helped enable a heart transplant by transporting a donor heart by Vande Bharat with a coordinated green corridor to cut delays. Breastfeeding Promotion: Bangladesh’s health minister reiterated that there is “no alternative” to breast milk as World Breastfeeding Week 2026 runs Aug. 1–7. Healthcare System Pressure: Doctors in Australia’s Victoria say urgent care clinics are doing “absolutely nothing” to ease hospital emergency pressure, disputing government claims of reduced ED visits.