AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoAir Quality Crisis: Wildfire smoke from more than 100 Canadian fires turned Toronto’s skies yellow and is expected to spread across the U.S. Midwest and Northeast, with health officials urging people to stay indoors—especially kids, older adults, and anyone with asthma or heart/lung conditions. Local Aging Support: The Washington Home is funding a $200,000 collaboration to strengthen DC’s Senior Villages network, aiming to reduce isolation and expand “age in place” services across 19 partner organizations. Medicare & Physician Pay: Physician lawmakers introduced the bipartisan Patients First Act to address radiologist Medicare pay woes, tying reimbursement to inflation and creating a primary care hybrid payment pilot. Measles Watch: Maryland confirmed five new measles cases in Carroll County, bringing the state total to nine for 2026, with officials warning about exposure timing and the need for up-to-date MMR vaccination. Clinical Trial Update: Diagonal Therapeutics dosed the first patient in a Phase 1/2 trial of DIAG723 for hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT), a rare genetic bleeding disorder with no approved therapies.
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