AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoPublic Health & Human Rights: The UN human rights chief says U.S. sanctions on Cuba are driving preventable child deaths, citing doubled infant mortality and worse childhood cancer survival as doctors lack essential medicines. Environmental Health: A new review finds nearly 300 studies linking chlorpyrifos to multi-organ damage and chronic disease, as the EPA reassesses whether the insecticide should stay approved for major crops, including in New York. Mental Health Response: New details from New York’s mental health emergency call responses show many cases ended with police cleared of wrongdoing, but advocates are pushing for mental health professionals and community resources as first responders. Reproductive Health Access: Tompkins County Whole Health says mifepristone access via telehealth and mail remains preserved after recent court fights. Food Safety: FDA action recalls frozen pizza snacks in 21 states over possible metal contamination. Health Tech & Water Safety: bNovate Technologies and Best Water Science sign a deal to expand real-time microbiological water monitoring across U.S. food, industrial, and municipal systems.
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