AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoHeart Care Breakthrough: Narayana Health used artificial heart pumps (VADs) to keep three critically ill teenagers alive until donor transplants, with all three now home after successful surgery. Community Health & Access: Brevard County’s Polly Helm is rallying support for a second heart transplant as her transplanted heart fails. MS Specialty Pharmacy: World MS Day coverage highlights how integrated specialty pharmacy support can improve diagnosis navigation, adherence, and long-term disease management. Neurology Drug Update: FENhance MS trials report strong efficacy and favorable safety for fenebrutinib, aiming to target both inflammation and progression. Research Funding Alarm: Radiologists warn a new federal grant rule could politicize research funding and add heavy compliance burdens. Public Health & Equity: US asthma care shows persistent racial and ethnic gaps in long-acting inhaler use, even as overall use declines. Maternal-Infant Screening: A German study finds umbilical cord blood glucose doesn’t reliably predict transitional neonatal hypoglycemia. Cancer Supply Risk: India faces a cisplatin/carboplatin shortage that could delay curative cancer treatment. Healthcare Tech & Safety: A new report flags rising healthcare data breaches driven by hacking, underscoring cybersecurity urgency. NHS Capacity Moves: Hospital@Home expands hospital-level care into patients’ homes to ease pressure and improve outcomes.
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