AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoAI & Water Stress: A Guardian analysis says most planned U.S. AI datacenters are slated for drought-hit areas, with 517 of 809 in places that have seen drought over the past year—raising alarms as these sites can demand huge water and energy loads. Local Research Spotlight: USC Beaufort marine biology professor Kim Ritchie won the 2026 Eminence in Research Award from the International Coral Reef Society, recognized for work that helped launch “coral probiotics” by showing corals rely on beneficial microbes to resist disease. Health Tech & Aging: A new randomized trial reports semaglutide (a GLP-1 drug) slowed biological aging markers in adults with HIV, pointing to possible aging-related benefits beyond weight and glucose control. Obesity Risk Scoring: A Nature Medicine study introduces OBSCORE, a model meant to better flag people at highest risk for obesity-related complications than BMI alone. Coastal Climate Costs: A Nature Water study finds upstream wetland loss since the 1980s has driven up flood insurance payments for South Carolina coastal homeowners, with big impacts around Charleston. Public Health Watch: Measles cases are surging nationwide, with South Carolina reporting hundreds of cases in 2026 so far, underscoring the importance of MMR vaccination. Urgent Care Expansion: HCA Healthcare is expanding South Carolina urgent care by acquiring MedCare clinics and rebranding them as HCA CareNow. Nuclear Policy: Congress is weighing a push to deploy transportable nuclear microreactors in the Indo-Pacific by 2030.
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