AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoHeat Risk: A persistent “heat dome” is pushing 40°C–43°C highs across parts of Central Europe and the Balkans, with little overnight relief—raising health stress, drought risk, and wildfire danger. Cardiovascular Health: A new global study in JAMA links high LDL (“bad”) cholesterol to 3.6 million deaths in 2023, with about one-third of the burden concentrated in India and China—highlighting the need for prevention and screening. Primary Care Policy: The EU of General Practitioners is urging European recognition of family medicine as a medical specialty, noting only a handful of countries—including Slovenia—currently recognize it that way. Healthcare Tech & Safety: Loftware and RiseNow announced a partnership focused first on healthcare and health systems, aiming to improve product identification and traceability for patient safety and audit readiness. Local Health System Watch: A political debate in Slovenia points to how hospital renovations at Ljubljana’s University Medical Centre were reportedly used for pre-election PR rather than patient-ready improvements.
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