Diabetes push: Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh launched RSSDI’s Diabetes Rural Outreach Digital Portal and VISHWAS to bring awareness, screening and follow-up closer to rural communities, calling diabetes prevention a national priority. Affordable food access: Delhi Health Minister Dr Pankaj Kumar Singh inaugurated two Atal Canteens in Vikaspuri, taking the city’s total to 100, with meals at Rs 5 for workers and needy families. Insurance expansion: West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari launched Ayushman Bharat alongside the state scheme, saying together they cover 1,240 private hospitals and 627 government facilities across India. Healthcare affordability debate: A parliamentary panel urged capping hospital room charges at average three-star hotel tariffs in metro cities, while noting the need to strengthen public infrastructure and specialist capacity. Private hospital growth: IHH/ Fortis Healthcare plans to nearly double operational beds in India to about 10,000 by 2031. Food safety crackdown: Maharashtra’s food safety chief suspended permits of warehouses of Eternal, Swiggy and Zepto after hygiene lapses, including cockroach infestations. Sports medicine planning: India is considering a national sports medicine framework ahead of a possible 2036 Olympics bid, shifting care toward prevention and standardised protocols. Clinical reasoning focus: Jitendra Singh said investigations should support clinical judgement rather than replace it, aiming to reduce unnecessary tests and delays. Public health incident: 11 people were hospitalised in Mumbai’s Nalasopara after eating birthday cake; FDA inspection reportedly found no substantiation of a dead lizard claim.