AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoWomen’s Heart Health: A new initiative is pushing for routine reporting of breast arterial calcification on mammograms. The finding can signal higher heart-disease and stroke risk, though it is not a diagnosis. Drug Prices: Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined 44 other states and territories seeking court approval of settlements resolving allegations that three generic drugmakers conspired to inflate prices. Plasma Donations: An Elgin resident with a rare immune deficiency says plasma-derived treatment is essential to her health, underscoring the need for donors who help supply these medicines. Care and Research: A new Chicago medical school is training future doctors to connect physical and mental health care, while the University of Illinois’ LIFE Home marks five years of research into healthy aging, rehabilitation and assistive technology. Illinois Health Policy: A judge temporarily blocked enforcement of the state’s assisted-suicide law against religious health providers.
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