AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoEmergency Care: An explosion and fire at Alberta’s CFB Wainwright killed several people and injured dozens, overwhelming nearby hospitals. A Kolkata festival stampede killed 19 and sent dozens to hospital. Cancer Care: India is capping trade margins on 137 cancer medicines, with reported price cuts of up to 70%; Pope Leo XIV has left hospital after surgery for lung cancer. Infectious Diseases: DR Congo has begun Ebola vaccinations for frontline workers, while Kenya reports infections among healthcare staff. Dengue deaths and hospitalisations are also rising. Hospital Strain: Unread emails delayed urgent surgeries at a Sydney hospital, while a health workers’ strike disrupted services in Nigeria’s Katsina state. Watsonville Community Hospital warns it could close within a year without improved finances. New Treatment: Disc Medicine plans to share Phase 3 trial results for bitopertin, an investigational treatment for erythropoietic protoporphyria.
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