Healthcare Workforce: Ireland is temporarily relaxing the “50:50 rule” that limits non-EEA workers to half of a healthcare employer’s staff, aiming to ease shortages in nursing homes, home-care and disability services. Rare Disease Treatment: The European Commission granted marketing authorization for Neuren’s Rett syndrome therapy (trofinetide/DAYBU), with coverage including Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein—opening a new chapter for access to a first-in-class option. Wound Care Innovation: Kerecis launched “Compact,” a compressed fish-skin platform designed to reduce waste and make deep-wound application easier, targeting complex defects and irregular wound shapes. Mental Health & Therapy: Equine-assisted psychotherapy may help clinicians too, with research and practitioner interviews describing “horse time” as a way to stay present and reduce therapist stress. Public Health & Aging: New discussion highlights how HIV care needs are changing as people with HIV live longer, with age-related conditions and chronic inflammation reshaping clinical priorities. Digital Wellbeing: A new book argues screen-based social life can weaken empathy and human connection, pointing to brain and social effects of reduced face-to-face interaction. Community Health & Access: A Safe Abortion Day statement from multiple European governments—including Iceland—urges laws that protect access to safe, timely abortion care. Health Tech Funding (Europe): A weekly roundup reports major European healthtech investment, with AI and healthtech among the top funded sectors.