AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoImmigration & Health Safety Nets: A new U.S. “public charge” rule taking effect Sept. 18 is already pushing thousands off key programs like Medicaid, CHIP, and SNAP, raising fears that families will delay care or lose nutrition support. Nicaragua Church Under Pressure: Nicaragua’s regime released a video of 80-year-old bishop Abelardo Mata after his arrest at a hospital, showing him with regime-aligned officials as church persecution remains a flashpoint. Local Health Access & Humanitarian Care: International oral surgeon Dr. Steven Roser received an award for decades of volunteer cleft lip and palate surgeries, including recurring programs that have supported thousands of children across Latin America and Nicaragua. Gut Health Guidance: A study on Rome Criteria for IBS finds many future doctors still lean on “diagnosis of exclusion” rather than positive diagnosis—an issue that can affect how patients get tested and treated. Regional Health Capacity: PAHO is strengthening regional capabilities to advance ICD-11 implementation for mortality reporting. Health & Policy Crosswinds: Reports also highlight how immigration crackdowns and deportations can disrupt families’ stability and access to care, including a case of a family deported after a traffic stop.
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