AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoEbola Response Under Strain: The DRC outbreak is worsening in Ituri and North Kivu, with WHO warning it will “get worse before it gets better” as funding cuts limit help on the ground. Infectious Disease Watch: Austria quarantined a suspected Ebola case after recent travel to Uganda, while Italy reports suspected Ebola cases linked to travel from Uganda. Heat & Health Risk: Europe’s record-breaking May heatwave continues to drive urgent public-health concerns, with France reporting deaths linked to the extreme weather and heat alerts extending across parts of the UK and Italy. Cardiovascular Nutrition: New research highlights garlic’s potential to improve blood pressure, cholesterol and inflammation, adding to the growing interest in affordable heart-health foods. Clinical Research Signals: Early results for elranatamab in high-risk smoldering multiple myeloma show strong response rates, while an ovarian cancer trial finds extra neoadjuvant chemotherapy cycles didn’t improve disease-free survival. Regulation & Medicines: The UK MHRA made its largest-ever seizure of unlicensed weight-loss medicines, and the FDA granted an appeal path for bevacizumab-vikg for neovascular AMD. EU Funding for Health & Services: Hungary secured release of €16.4bn in frozen EU funds, with healthcare and housing among the supported areas.
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