AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoEbola Update: Kenya discharged its last Ebola patient, starting a 42-day countdown to possible disease-free status. No new infections have been reported since October 19. AI and Care: Oura agreed to buy AI primary-care company Counsel Health for $625 million, pairing ring data and medical AI with access to human doctors. Rural Health: Illinois will receive $190 million in federal funding for rural healthcare, bringing its two-year total to about $384 million. Prevention: Broward County voters approved a sales-tax increase expected to raise $120 million a year for free heart and cancer screenings and other care. MASH Trial: Merck’s experimental weekly drug cleared signs of fatty liver disease on biopsy in up to 63% of patients, versus 13% on placebo after a year; the results do not show whether it prevents serious complications. Workforce Rules: India’s allied-health regulator proposed mandatory registration and periodic renewal for professionals including physiotherapists, radiographers and lab technologists.
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