AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoToxic Waste Protest: Tens of thousands of Croatians flooded Zagreb to demand an immediate cleanup of illegal toxic waste in the Lika region, with protesters also calling for the government to temporarily stop importing waste—alleging some of the dumped material originated from Slovenia, Italy and Germany. Heart Health in the Spotlight: Napoli and Scotland midfielder Scott McTominay underwent a successful cardiac ablation for a “mild benign arrhythmia,” with the club saying he will rest for two weeks and then resume training; he is expected to miss upcoming Champions League and Nations League fixtures. Sugar Substitutes Debate: A new narrative review led by researchers including the University of Ljubljana looks at whether non-nutritive sweeteners and sweet-tasting foods affect weight, metabolic health and taste preferences over time, highlighting the gap between randomized trials and observational findings. Mental Health & Psychedelics: A systematic review in Frontiers in Psychiatry reviews reported effects and study quality around psilocybin microdosing, stressing that modern microdosing evidence can’t be assumed to match supervised, full-dose therapy. Tech for Healthcare Ops: Sandoz is pushing biosimilars growth, while separate coverage notes new data-protection tooling for Azure DevOps and a Slovenia-linked robotics partnership—both relevant to how health systems and labs manage medicines and data.
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