AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoHeat & Mortality: An AFP analysis links Europe’s late-June heatwave to at least 12,000 excess deaths across nine countries, with record temperatures reported including in Switzerland, and warns the toll could rise as more data comes in. Air Quality Crisis: Wildfire smoke from Canada is driving hazardous air across North America; Detroit was ranked the world’s most polluted major city at one point, while Chicago-area agencies reported very unhealthy to hazardous PM2.5 levels, prompting closures and indoor-only guidance. Local Health Access: A new autism therapy clinic opened in Lake Zurich, offering diagnostic evaluation and Applied Behavior Analysis with family support. Cancer Research (Switzerland): Dosing resumed in a Swiss site for INT230-6 in a phase 2 neoadjuvant TNBC trial (INVINCIBLE-4/SAKK 66/22) after a pause tied to skin irritation concerns. Alzheimer’s (Swiss pharma): Roche plans the PrevenTRON study to test its anti-amyloid trontinemab in earlier Alzheimer’s stages, using its TRAVELLER registry to speed screening. Policy Watch: France approved an assisted-dying bill with strict safeguards, moving it to a constitutional review step. Trade & Health Economy: New Zealand and Switzerland agreed to start trade talks, with Swiss exports including pharmaceuticals and medical products.
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