Coral resilience research: Woods Hole scientists are racing to find “super reefs” in the Central Pacific—coral communities that can resist or recover from extreme heat as bleaching worsens worldwide, using reef mapping, lab heat tests, and a robotic vessel to quickly scan and flag heat-tolerant corals. Dengue alert: Dengue activity is rising across the Pacific, with outbreaks reported in American Samoa, Kiribati, New Caledonia, Samoa, Tonga, and Tuvalu; the region has logged thousands of confirmed cases and hospitalisations since January, and officials urge mosquito-bite prevention and extra care for severe dengue risk. Healthcare cooperation: India’s High Commissioner to Fiji met Kiribati’s Health Minister to deepen support for health systems, including affordable drugs, dialysis machines, sea ambulance options, and capacity building. Digital health & safety: Kiribati’s youth and women’s minister warns that rapid digital change is reshaping community life—bringing misinformation and online harm that can affect youth mental health—so governments and health leaders need faster, coordinated responses. Drug trafficking as a health threat: Pacific leaders say illicit drug networks are exploiting maritime borders, creating downstream public health and social harm, and they call for stronger regional coordination involving health officials alongside law enforcement.