Air Quality & Climate: The UN weather agency warns that worsening wildfires and heat waves are undermining air quality goals, with more fine particles (PM2.5) and ozone linked to respiratory and heart disease. Severe Asthma Research: New ERS findings suggest people with severe type-2 asthma show subtle brain-structure differences, hinting inflammation may affect more than lungs. Weight-Loss Drugs & Lung Health: UK real-world data presented at ERS links GLP-1 medicines (including semaglutide) to fewer asthma attacks and fewer COPD flare-ups, though researchers stress it doesn’t prove cause. COPD Care Gaps: A new report finds major unmet need in COPD, especially severe cases, with access barriers limiting uptake of advanced therapies. Road Safety Rule Change: Spain is ending seatbelt exemptions for taxi, delivery drivers, and driving instructors from 1 October. Extreme Heat Costs: Spain is pushing the EU for a climate adaptation fund and binding resilience targets as extreme weather losses mount. Wildfire Tragedy Update: The death toll from the Los Gallardos fire in Almería rises to 15 after a hospitalized British woman died. Health System Capacity: A new EUR 7m saline solution and medical supplies plant is planned near Plovdiv, aiming to reduce reliance on long-distance imports. Medication Management Tech: IntractMD™ launches AI deprescribing intelligence to support pharmacists and care teams with medication-risk review and deprescribing scenarios.