AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoMedicaid Policy Shock: The Trump administration says Medicaid/CHIP will stop paying for puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and sex-change surgeries for minors, while mental health care for gender dysphoria remains covered. Drug Supply Crisis: Nepal is facing severe shortages of life-saving medicines, including anti-snake venom and key cancer chemo drugs like cisplatin and carboplatin. Cancer Surgery Breakthrough: Sutter Health reports the first US case outside a trial of a robotic single-port nipple-sparing mastectomy for aggressive triple-negative breast cancer. Healthcare Access & Staffing: Kentucky medical schools are joining a federal nutrition education push, while India’s Madras High Court orders reports on vacant posts and non-functional equipment at government medical colleges. Public Health & Safety: A worker was rescued after a medical emergency 275 feet up a TV tower; and in Texas, the AG intervened in a surrogate dispute to keep a baby with a severe heart defect in-state for treatment. Hospitals Under Pressure: Ukraine’s Hola Prystan community in occupied Kherson reports no functioning hospitals or first-aid centers, with a child dying after lack of care.
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