AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoMedical Tech in Focus: A new study reports long-term safety and effectiveness for STREAMLINE canaloplasty combined with phacoemulsification in patients with open-angle glaucoma, reinforcing minimally invasive glaucoma surgery as a practical early option. Wildlife Monitoring: Costa Rica’s Osa Peninsula jaguar “Encanto” was photographed again after nearly three years off camera, a rare update for researchers tracking individual animals via rosette patterns. Public Health & Policy: Costa Rica’s bill to ban conversion therapy would bar coercive “conversion” practices targeting sexual orientation and gender identity/expression, framing the change as rights-based and science-based care. Infrastructure Upgrade: Banco de Costa Rica completed modernization of 421 next-generation ATMs nationwide, adding NFC contactless withdrawals and touchscreen-based, accessibility-friendly interfaces. Transport Safety: Costa Rica’s Comptroller ordered fixes on Route 32 after roundabouts were designed for shorter trucks than those using the corridor, creating collision and encroachment risks. Local Science Discovery: Researchers documented crabs hitchhiking on sea snakes off Costa Rica’s Pacific coast—an unexpected new twist on marine “ocean taxi” relationships.
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