AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoSuicide Prevention Focus: New Eurostat figures for World Suicide Prevention Day show 48,370 suicide deaths in the EU in 2023, with the standardized rate at 10.4 per 100,000 (down from 12.2 in 2013). Men account for 76.4% of deaths, and rates rise with age; Slovenia is among the higher-rate countries (16.4 per 100,000). Local Health & Industry: Sandoz says it will invest about $300m in a new biosimilar drug-substance plant in Ljubljana, adding 8,000 litres of capacity by 2029, as part of a wider plan to build a “vast and vertically integrated” European biosimilar network. Heart Health in Sports: Napoli confirmed Scotland midfielder Scott McTominay had successful ablation surgery for a mild benign arrhythmia and is expected to return to training in two weeks. Diet & Metabolism Research: A new review in Nutrients led by the University of Ljubljana and Wageningen reports that non-nutritive sweeteners, based on recent European consortia studies, do not support concerns that they worsen weight outcomes or health markers.
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