Regional Health & Inclusion: CARICOM has formally signed French Guiana’s Associate Membership Agreement, with Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre calling it a meaningful act of regional inclusion and signaling expanded cooperation across trade, climate resilience, security, education, health, environmental protection, culture, and people-to-people links. Heat-Safety Medication Watch: A French medicines safety roundup highlights which drugs can raise heat-related risk—especially for vulnerable people like older adults, children, those with chronic conditions, cognitive impairments, and people facing social isolation—flagging classes such as diuretics, laxatives, antihypertensives (ACE inhibitors and sartans), and psychotropic medicines for extra vigilance during intense heat. Microbiome & Metabolism Research: New lab findings from gut bacteria in the dyeing poison dart frog (native to Brazil, French Guiana, and Suriname) suggest a specific Enterococcus strain may improve fat metabolism and insulin sensitivity in mice, adding momentum to microbiome-based approaches for metabolic disorders. Digital Resilience Partnership: The UWI and the Caribbean Telecommunications Union formalized a strategic MoU to strengthen regional digital policy, regulation, research, capacity building, and implementation support—areas that can indirectly support public health planning and resilience.