AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoCancer Vaccines: A personalized mRNA vaccine paired with Merck’s Keytruda cut melanoma recurrence or death risk by 42% versus Keytruda alone, fueling efforts to test the approach in other cancers. Weight-Loss Drugs: Lilly’s retatrutide outperformed Ozempic in a head-to-head type 2 diabetes trial for weight loss and blood sugar control. Stroke Response: On World Stroke Day, clinicians urged people to use the FAST signs—face drooping, arm weakness, speech trouble—to recognize a stroke and call emergency services immediately. Hospital Expansion: Fortis Healthcare completed its roughly Rs 277 crore acquisition of Bengaluru’s 110-bed Suguna Hospital, with scope to expand the site to 150 beds. Medicine Access: A report found uneven uptake of some new medicines across Scotland’s health boards, particularly GLP-1 drugs, pointing to possible avoidable barriers for patients. Drug Manufacturing: Ghana launched a policy to raise the share of locally made medicines from about 30% to 60% and reduce reliance on imports.
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