AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoAI in Medicine: AstraZeneca and Roche Diagnostics will expand AI-powered digital pathology and biomarker testing for breast and lung cancer across nine Asian markets, aiming to improve HER2 and TROP2 assessment and better match patients to targeted therapies. Primary Care Funding: Harvard, Tufts, Boston University and others argue in JAMA for a “primary care common fund,” treating primary care like a public utility so states can pool existing payer spending and pay practices directly. Long COVID Tracking: A Mass General Brigham-led study using an AI tool estimates long COVID at ~16% of COVID patients—about twice current coding-based estimates—suggesting millions may be missed. Gut Regeneration Research: MIT researchers report that the amino acid cysteine can trigger a gut-stem-cell regeneration response after chemotherapy or radiation-like damage, pointing to new ways to protect intestinal lining. Massachusetts Tech & Policy: Massachusetts’ governor’s race pitch drew heavy Trump-linked framing in a Democratic convention speech, while New Hampshire’s proof-of-citizenship voter registration law was struck down by a federal judge. Local Tech & Safety: Manchester, N.H. is moving to add new PTZ school security cameras using state grant funding. Health Tech Business: Boston-based Fifth Down Capital hired former Patriots coach Jerod Mayo as a managing director. Cybercrime Warning: A World Cup fraud report warns scammers are selling fake tickets and “dreams” online as the tournament nears. Marine Science: The New England Aquarium spotted 222 humpback whales east of Cape Cod in an aerial survey.
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