AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoEmerging Infection: France has reported its first documented human case of Shamonda virus, usually found in animals. The patient died; officials are monitoring the public-health risk. Climate and Health: A Lancet Countdown report backed by 146 researchers says climate-related health harms are accelerating. It links climate change to 68% of heat deaths recorded worldwide from 2016 to 2023; extreme heat was blamed for more than 50,000 deaths in Europe this summer. Medicines and Cover: France is weighing stronger ANSM powers to manage medicine shortages, while the 2026 freeze on top-up health insurance prices has been scrapped. French Biotech: DBV Technologies has applied for US approval of its peanut-allergy skin patch for children aged four to seven, and requested priority review.
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