AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoAI in Healthcare: Hackensack Meridian Health became the first U.S. health system to earn The Joint Commission’s AI certification, highlighting safeguards, monitoring, and staff training for responsible AI use. Food Safety (NJ impact): A Walmart refrigerated soup kit recall for possible Listeria contamination covers 29 states, with use-by dates still ahead—FDA guidance includes cleaning and sanitizing fridges and surfaces. Public Health & Research Funding: New Jersey cancer advocates are pushing for $10 million a year from the state tobacco tax to stabilize grants through the NJ Commission on Cancer Research. Immigration Detention Oversight: A third person has died after being held at New Jersey’s Delaney Hall, renewing calls for better medical care and more transparent reporting. Social Media & Youth Health: A federal appeals court cleared thousands of social media addiction lawsuits against Meta and TikTok to proceed, as states pursue design changes tied to alleged harm to minors. Local Care Access: RWJBarnabas Health and the NJ Department of Health launched “Stay Well. Learn Well.” with back-to-school vaccination clinics and mobile pediatric services in Essex and Union counties. Cancer Drug/Imaging News (NJ ties): Lantheus won FDA approval for a tau PET imaging agent for Alzheimer’s evaluation, while Princeton-based PMV Pharmaceuticals reported progress toward an ovarian cancer NDA filing.
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