AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoTick-bite surge: ER visits for tick bites are at their highest for this time of year since 2017, with warmer weather driving more activity—especially in the Northeast and Midwest—while Lyme disease remains the most common tick-borne illness, affecting hundreds of thousands of people annually. Local health policy fight: New Hampshire’s wraparound mental health coverage for children hit a wall in the House, sent to interim study instead of moving forward—an outcome Gov. Kelly Ayotte’s team is calling a setback. School safety tragedy: A pickup truck collided head-on with a school bus in Marlborough; the driver died, and 13 students were taken to Cheshire Medical Center as a precaution. Care access staffing pressure: A nurse leader warns New Hampshire’s nursing shortage is worsening day-to-day care, echoing a theme that keeps showing up across the state’s hospitals. Ongoing public health watch: State officials also warned providers about a new email scam targeting fire and EMS licensing updates.
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