Significant shifts include the U.S. cutting health aid to African governments while tying it to funding pledges, and the **H.H.S. reversing its decision to cut $2 billion for mental health and addiction services**.

• U.S. Cuts Health Aid and Ties It to Funding Pledges by African Governments — The New York Times Health -
• H.H.S. Reverses Decision to Cut $2 Billion for Mental Health and Addiction Services — The New York Times Health -

The field sees both the wonder of a reporter watching a heart come back to life during an infant transplant and the ethical complexities as China's 'Dr. Frankenstein' resumes work on gene editing.

• A Reporter Watches a Heart Come Back to Life in the Operating Room — The New York Times Health -
• China’s ‘Dr. Frankenstein’ Thinks Time Is on His Side — The New York Times Health -

Efforts to address mental well-being continue with advice on how to support a depressed friend, while broader implications for services are affected by funding decisions for mental health and addiction services.

• How Can I Support a Depressed Friend? — The New York Times Health -