AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoHeat & Air Quality: A new report warns that Europe’s summer heatwaves are driving harmful near-ground ozone, with the worst conditions hitting Germany, Benelux and Italy’s Po Valley—ozone is hard to stop once it starts, so prevention matters. Healthcare Workforce & Access: Italy’s Calabria is refusing US pressure to end Cuba’s doctors programme, where more than 200 Cuban staff work in remote hospitals after local shortages forced some services to close. Digital Health Infrastructure: Poste Italiane is betting on its €13.5bn bid for Telecom Italia (TIM) to expand state-backed telecom and cloud capacity, aiming to strengthen digital sovereignty for services that also touch healthcare. Medical Innovation & Care Quality: Researchers have developed a standardized classification system for dysphotopsias after cataract surgery to better track visual side effects and improve patient satisfaction; separately, retina specialists outline how macular hole repair planning and OCT staging guide prognosis. Public Health in Practice: A’ Design has opened calls for entries for its 2026 medical devices and equipment design awards, inviting healthcare innovators to submit products developed in the last decade.
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