AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoMinimally invasive women’s health: Saint James Hospital says it has carried out Malta’s first minimally invasive vNOTES hysterectomy in the private sector, using instruments and a camera through the vagina to remove the uterus without abdominal incisions—promising less pain, no external scarring and faster recovery. Mental health capacity at Mater Dei: The €120m Emergency Department extension at Mater Dei is set to start Monday, including a “state-of-the-art” acute mental health unit to better link physical and mental care in Malta’s main tertiary hospital. Heat and travel safety: Reports from a Ryanair flight from Malta to Birmingham describe passengers becoming ill after being left on board in extreme heat without working air conditioning, with a 16-year-old saying two people passed out and others vomited. Wellness tourism: MSC Cruises unveiled the spa and wellness programme aboard MSC World Asia, with thermal rituals, cryotherapy and other therapies—plus Mediterranean sailings that include Valletta. Public health research: A European study links socio-economic disadvantage to higher childhood mortality among children born with major congenital anomalies, with gaps widening after age one.
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