AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoYouth Mental Health: One in five young people in Germany report cyberbullying, up from 18.5% in 2024, a new nationwide study says. Teen Vaping: A review of 81 studies links vaping among adolescents to respiratory problems, mental distress and a greater likelihood of taking up smoking; long-term effects remain unclear. Cancer Research: Mainz-based BioNTech’s trial of an mRNA therapy for HPV-related head and neck cancer missed its progression-free survival target. Researchers will continue assessing whether it improves overall survival. Care Reform: Chancellor Friedrich Merz says planned changes to social care and pensions aim to reassure younger Germans that support will be there when they need it. Gene Therapy: Germany has treated its first patient with CRISPR therapy since approval, while Beam Therapeutics says early trial results for a rare genetic disease will be presented at a Hamburg congress. Global Health: A Lancet Commission launched at the World Health Summit in Berlin warns that climate change, pandemics, antimicrobial resistance and other threats could cause vast health losses by 2100.
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