When public figures act or speak differently than usual—or differently than anyone else around them—some people (and the media that cater to them) look for medical or mental-health related explanations. But the American Psychiatric Association (APA) has issued a reminder to its members: Don’t engage in such public analysis diagnostics when you don’t actually know the person in question. 

Here’s a roundup of the latest state healthcare news, including a deadly bacteria closing down a Maryland neonatal intensive care unit and why one state lawmaker in Missouri has been blocking efforts to create a prescription drug monitoring database.

Spending on healthcare throughout the U.S. grew 5.2 percent between June 2015 and June 2016, outpacing the 2.3 percent growth in the country’s gross domestic product (GDP), according to new economic reports from the Altarum Institute.

With enrollment in Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) increasing by 60 percent in the past five years, CMS is proposing changes to “modernize” the team-based home care services program for Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries.

More than 11 medical device startups will head to Texas for the third installment of TMCx, an accelerator program that helps startups partner with industry experts that can help turn entrepreneur’s device concepts into reality.

STAT News reports hospitals are increasingly reluctant to perform transplants involving extremely ill patients or less-than-perfect organs, fearing poor surgical outcomes could lead to reduced hospital ratings and Medicare funding.

Biopharmaceutical company BioLineRx, has named a new CEO and CFO as the company prepares to shake up its leadership.

Karen DeSalvo, MD, has announced her resignation as the head of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC). She will be replaced by her principal deputy director, Vindell Washington, as national coordinator.