Rural Pharmacy Access: Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced $3.15M in Rural Health Transformation Program awards to boost pharmacy connectivity in rural areas, aiming to close medication access gaps. Drug Supply Woes: Iran is seeing growing shortages of cancer and other essential medicines as US sanctions and a naval blockade squeeze the pharmaceutical sector, with sharp price spikes reported for multiple drugs. Pharma Marketing Oversight: India’s Supreme Court reserved an order on pleas to curb unethical pharmaceutical marketing, after the government said it’s setting up a panel to propose a statutory framework. End-of-Life Legal Fight: A federal judge in Illinois is weighing whether to halt the state’s medical aid in dying law, with disability-rights groups arguing it discriminates and undermines care. Medical Emergency Preparedness: India’s TISS student death case is sparking demands for an independent probe, with allegations of delayed emergency response and lack of an ambulance at the Deonar campus. Clinical Care Expansion: Infosys Foundation opened a cardio-obstetric outpatient unit and catheterization lab at Chennai’s Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital to reduce maternal deaths from heart disease.