Community Prevention: Mercy Southeast is hosting a free health fair with screenings, adult vaccines, CPR demos, and pharmacist medication counseling for Heartland families on Oct. 10 in Cape Girardeau. Privacy & ER Data: Democrats are pushing the Trump administration to pause a surveillance effort that would collect identifiable ER patient records for thousands of injury types, arguing it goes beyond the agency’s mission. Smart Wearables: Garmin filed a patent for a smart ring that could track sleep, heart rate, stress, and recovery using multiple sensors and power-aware data processing. Food & Mental Health: A Flinders University study links “healthy eating” social media posts to patterns seen in orthorexia nervosa, including rigid rules and “good vs bad” food framing. Rural Access Funding: Tennessee awarded Macon Hospital a grant under the Rural Health Transformation Program to expand nutrition, fitness, and social support services across rural counties. Prostate Screening Update Call: Major cancer groups urge Canada’s preventative health panel to update prostate cancer PSA guidance after more than a decade. Vaccine Policy Shift: Florida’s surgeon general signed a proposal to drop school immunization requirements for several vaccines and broaden religious opt-outs.