Smart Home for Seniors: China unveiled an action plan to boost smart home consumption with age-friendly products, including home service robots, health monitoring, and smart care, plus support for experience centers and whole-house systems. Birth-Friendly Health Services: Health officials said China will expand childcare access and affordability, strengthen pediatric care at grassroots institutions, and send more pediatricians to community settings. Innovative Drug Exports: China’s NMPA reported overseas licensing deals for innovative drugs topped $120B this year, with rising upfront payments and more first-in-class approvals. Narcolepsy Treatment Data: Phase 3 NEJM results for oveporexton (Orzeyful) show improvements across narcolepsy type 1 symptoms and quality of life. Digital Health Integration (Egypt): Egypt plans a China-inspired smart healthcare platform to unify patient records and add telemedicine and AI, starting with a pilot phase. Public Health Debate in Sports: The Hyrox Beijing bowel-incontinence incident went viral, and Hyrox says it’s updating rules and hygiene procedures after criticism of how the athlete was handled. AI and Governance Tensions: Chinese experts warned U.S. AI anxiety is distorting policy, arguing for safer, more balanced AI ecosystem development rather than winner-takes-all competition. AI Medical Device Standard: China released a world-first standard for AI-enabled brain-computer interface medical devices. Nutrition Spotlight: A review challenges the “natural Ozempic” hype around berberine, pointing to gut-microbiome and inflammation pathways and noting variable responses and possible digestive side effects.