Hemispheric Health & Safety Diplomacy: The OAS General Assembly in Panama is setting the agenda on democracy, Venezuela and Haiti, plus hemispheric security and organized crime—issues that can spill into public health through instability and cross-border harms. Care & Health Equity: A Scotland opinion piece urges urgent action to deliver “The Promise” for care-experienced children, citing ongoing poorer health outcomes and premature mortality, and calling for sustained investment in early support, mental health, housing, education and accountability. Veteran Vision Support: Blind Veterans UK appoints Alan Holderness as its new president, highlighting long-term support for vision-impaired ex-Service people. Hospital Safety & Public Decency: A Falklands veteran, Paula Stanton, has been jailed for masturbating in front of nurses during a hospital mental health assessment, raising questions about safeguarding, care settings, and how mental health crises are managed in healthcare environments. Community Health & Injury Prevention: A driver jailed for one year after killing a woman walking to a concert—another reminder of the health risks of pavement collisions and the need for safer roads and better attention around busy events.