FDA Recall Watch: The FDA elevated a nationwide recall of chlorthalidone 25 mg blood-pressure tablets to Class II after failed dissolution specifications, raising concerns the drug may not work as intended. Hospital Safety & Violence: A man was arrested after a serious assault at Winnipeg’s St. Boniface Hospital, while multiple crash and fire incidents across regions sent people to hospital, including smoke-inhalation cases after a Chicago apartment fire. Mental Health System Strain: In Sydney, a hospital clinical director asked a court to stop sending mentally unwell people to St Vincent’s overwhelmed emergency department, highlighting bottlenecks in community mental health care. AI & Health Data: Australia is scrambling after an OpenAI-linked breach of a Medicare website, with experts warning the core issue is safer “fencing” and permissions, not just more digital defenses. Public Health & Prevention: India’s HPV vaccine CERVAVAC showed no significant adverse effects in an Assam study of 2,000 girls, with only mild injection-site pain reported. Healthcare Policy & Access: Hungary launched a waiting-list reduction push by expanding surgeries into afternoons and weekends with extra pay for staff. Regulation Crackdown: India’s CDSCO is reviewing rules to stop illegal diversion of narcotic and psychotropic pharma drugs. Sports Medicine Spotlight: USC suspended Desman Stephens II after a late hit sent Oregon QB Dante Moore to hospital; Moore was reported moving after evaluation.