AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoFlu Watch: South Carolina has the nation’s second-highest flu activity, the CDC reports. Prisma Health has restricted hospital visits by children under 15 and urges visitors to mask and stay home if sick. Prevention: The National Blood Clot Alliance has opened a Mississippi Delta office to expand education in a region with limited specialty care; blood clots affect an estimated 900,000 Americans a year. Health AI: Experts warned that AI’s promise in medicine will fall short unless it also improves access to affordable medicines and care for underserved communities. Pandemic Readiness: Epidemiologist Sir John Edmunds urged governments to prepare for unfamiliar threats, including natural disasters and misinformation, not just known infectious diseases. Overdose Response: A U.S. government report found all Medicare Part D and Medicaid enrollees had coverage for at least one overdose-reversal drug, but Part D plans generally excluded over-the-counter naloxone spray. Gaza Emergency: Flooding and winter conditions have affected an estimated 350,000 people, including 210,000 children, prompting calls to allow urgent humanitarian supplies into the territory.
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