AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoNew UNMC/State Health Leadership: HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. visited UNMC, praising Nebraska’s nutrition push, rural health work, and the National Quarantine Unit’s hantavirus preparedness. Major Care Expansion: Nebraska Medicine named its new $99.3M Shikhar & Kristin Saxena Health Center, a 2027 flagship dermatology hub that will also expand outpatient gastroenterology, internal medicine, and behavioral health. Cancer Treatment Innovation: A Nebraska report highlights TAMP (Trans-Arterial Micro-Perfusion) using the Renovo Cath device to deliver pancreatic cancer chemo directly to tumors, aiming to cut side effects. Public Health & Food Safety: A jalapeño-linked Salmonella outbreak has spread to 32 states with nearly 60 hospitalizations, underscoring ongoing foodborne risk. School Safety Policy: Omaha Public Schools and police agreed to stop using electric-shock gloves on students after community backlash. Local Health Workforce: Regional West Medical Center’s radiologic technology school graduated five students, who will take ARRT registration exams. Health-Adjacent Tech & Safety: Kearney advanced stricter rules for a data center plan tied to a former crypto site, including sound study requirements.
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