New York – September 25, 2026 -- Spring Health has expanded VERA-MH, the first open-source AI safety benchmark for mental health, to add a second clinical safety area covering harm from others, as more users turn to AI systems for emotional support.

Piscataway, N.J. – September 25, 2026 -- Parker Health Group has named Mark Lenhard, MS, LNFA, as its next President & CEO, succeeding Roberto Muñiz after nearly 28 years of leadership at the nonprofit aging services provider.

North Las Vegas, Nev. – – September 25, 2026 -- Wriggle Box LLC has launched an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign for Wriggleworm, a full-body sensory regulation play structure aimed at autistic individuals, neurodivergent children and sensory seekers.

New York – September 25, 2026 -- ADAPT Community Network opened its Smart Living Center in the Bronx, a home-like facility built to test and demonstrate accessible technology for people with disabilities across New York City and the Hudson Valley.

Bad Homburg, Germany – September 25, 2026 -- Fresenius Medical Care will exit its peritoneal dialysis business in China and discontinue local production and sales of its 4008A hemodialysis system, triggering one-time costs of approximately €110 million in the third quarter of 2026.

The charge, tied to impairment, scrappage and termination costs, will be treated as a special item and is not expected to meaningfully affect the future revenue outlook for the China business within the Company's Care Enablement segment.

New York – September 25, 2026 -- Global healthcare, investment, philanthropy and government leaders convened at a roundtable on the sidelines of the 81st United Nations General Assembly to address a women's health gap that the World Economic Forum projects could exceed $1 trillion annually by 2040 if unaddressed. The session, titled "The $1 Trillion Case for Women's Health," was convened by Burjeel Holdings, a super-specialty healthcare provider operating across the UAE, Oman and Saudi Arabia.

South Carolina -- A new Public Television segment filmed on May 6, 2026, at Sterling Contract Packaging's South Carolina facility examines how consolidating packaging design, engineering, and manufacturing under one operator is reshaping healthcare product distribution. The feature, part of the nationally syndicated "All Access hosted by Andy Garcia" series, positions single-source packaging models as an alternative to fragmented, multi-vendor supply chains that have historically caused delays and compliance failures in the medical device and OTC pharmaceutical sectors.

Pune, India – September 24, 2026 -- The global nanomedicine market reached USD 207.91 billion in 2025 and is projected to hit USD 581.2 billion by 2034, expanding at a 12.1% compound annual growth rate, according to a new report from Maximize Market Research.

Friendswood, Texas – September 24, 2026 -- More than half of atopic dermatitis (AD) patients who used targeted systemic therapies modified treatment because the drugs failed to work, according to a new study published in Dermatology and Therapy by Castle Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSTL).

New York City – September 24, 2026 -- NYU Langone Health has recruited three senior orthopedic surgeons -- Dr. Sabrina M. Strickland, Dr. F. Winston Gwathmey, and Dr. Andreas H. Gomoll -- to lead new specialty centers within its orthopedics division, currently ranked No. 2 nationally by U.S. News & World Report.