AGP Executive Report
Last update: 25 minutes agoEbola Watch: A rare Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in the DRC is escalating, with health authorities investigating possible cases in Italy and Brazil and funding pledged to fast-track vaccines. Royal Health Update: Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit has been hospitalised in Oslo as her pulmonary fibrosis worsens, prompting her family to cut short time abroad. Sleep & Safety: A small Flinders University trial found the antipsychotic quetiapine can reduce obstructive sleep apnoea symptoms but may impair next-day driving—raising safety questions for off-label use. Mental Health Burden: A new Lancet study reports global mental disorders have more than doubled since 1990, now the leading cause of disability worldwide. Tobacco Control Shock: ABS data shows nicotine consumption up nearly 40% since 2017 and illicit tobacco at 80% of total in 2025, fuelling calls for a policy reset. Local Justice: Bondi Beach hero Ahmed al Ahmed has been charged with assaulting his father and stalking, after earlier praise for disarming an attacker. Reproductive Rights: Anti-abortion activists rallied in NSW against a proposed bill targeting sex-selective abortion and restricting access to abortion medication. Tech-to-Health: Neurotech firm Control Bionics says US reimbursement pathways are helping scale its assistive communication device, supporting broader distribution.
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