AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoPublic Health Leadership: Epidemiologist Chen Chien-jen received NTU’s Distinguished Alumni Award, highlighting his role in strengthening Taiwan’s disease-control system after SARS. Medication Safety: Taiwan is investigating a possible link between Ozempic-like drugs and vision loss after a man reported losing sight and filed the country’s first injury claim. Digital Health: Taiwan and Saint Lucia shared strategies for using digital tools to improve early detection and ongoing care for diabetes and hypertension. Prevention Research: A global review linked long-term air pollution exposure to a 10–16% higher risk of type 2 diabetes; the analysis included populations in Taiwan. Food Resilience: A Bunun farmer in Taitung is reviving oil millet, a hardy traditional crop once used as a backup when harvests failed.
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