Health news today spans both resilience and accountability. Carly Simon, 83, has gone public with diagnoses of Parkinson’s disease and skin cancer, saying treatment and other health struggles help explain her recent absence while making clear she intends to keep living, working and singing. At the other end of the health system, a court in Northern Ireland delivered a stark reminder of the duty owed to vulnerable patients: care worker Ciara Corvan was sentenced after admitting to recording and sharing degrading Snapchat images and videos of dementia patients, conduct the judge said stripped them of the dignity and respect they deserved. Together, the stories underline two very different realities of healthcare — the deeply personal challenge of illness, and the equally urgent need for compassion and ethics in care. Both are reminders that health is never only medical; it is also about humanity, trust and how people are treated when they are most exposed.