AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoD.C. National Guard: Pentagon plans could keep about 2,500 Guard troops in Washington through Jan. 20, 2029, with an estimated extra $1.4B cost; officials cite hundreds of medical responses and Narcan uses during the first year. Public Health & Food Safety: A Joplin, Mo., advisory warns of rising cyclospora cases (15 reported since mid-July), urging residents to keep precautions. Hepatitis D Treatment: The FDA accepted EIT Pharma’s NDA for lonafarnib, an oral investigational therapy that could become the first U.S. oral option for chronic hepatitis D. HIV Prevention Funding: Black HIV/AIDS advocates warn that lost funding for a long-running youth prevention effort could weaken culturally responsive education and testing. Health Policy Watch: A Reuters/Ipsos poll finds broad support for age-verification laws for teens, but critics flag reliability issues and the risk of creating more sensitive personal-data targets. Local Care Access: Norman Regional Health System says it’s negotiating with UnitedHealthcare and warns policyholders could lose in-network status if talks fail by Sept. 30.
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