Health systems
What if Europe became a leader in biotech innovation?
Europe’s frontier countries ready their hospitals for war
The fight against sickle cell disease
Vaccines: Shielding chronic illness, boosting lifelong health
France grapples with surging tropical diseases amid spread of tiger mosquitoes
Invest in rest: Better sleep improves mental health
Poland hits a wall trying to curb Big Pharma’s profits
HIV patients in Ukraine face treatment ‘apocalypse’ as US funds in limbo
Ukraine relies on the U.S. to fund HIV services during the war. The Trump administration is still mulling axing its support.
MPs set to vote on decriminalizing abortion in England
Two U.K. Labour MPs are drawing up amendments on the divisive issue that will likely be considered by the House of Commons this summer.
Equitable access to innovation: Understanding healthcare system readiness to deliver CAR T-cell therapy in Europe
A new IQVIA Institute for Human Data Sciences report highlights discrepancies in healthcare systems to deliver innovative cancer treatments across Europe. We can pave a pathway to overcome the access challenges identified and fulfil the promise of advanced therapies.
Europe needs to act now to ensure its patients are not left behind
The pandemic showed just what can be achieved with faster and more efficient regulatory approval — the same approach needs to be applied now to save patients’ lives and tackle the growing burden of Alzheimer’s disease.
Europe must confront soaring chronic disease rates, warns WHO
From infancy to old age, people in the region are facing health crises.
RFK Jr. now runs America’s health agencies
The United States Senate confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in a 52-48 vote Thursday to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. He will be sworn in later today.
Trump’s plan for ‘ethnic cleansing’ in Gaza is illegal: UN investigator
Navi Pillay, head of U.N. Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, also said she would support a charge of apartheid against Israel at the ICC.
Italy’s far-right League party backs Trump’s WHO exit
“Italy must no longer have to deal with a supranational power center,” Matteo Salvini said.
Europe’s doctors are aging fast, new figures find
In Italy, over 26 percent of practicing physicians are older than 65.
EU lines up intel-sharing, cyber squads to stop hospital hacks
EU health care sector pummeled with cyberattacks in recent years.
Europe readies ‘action plan’ to secure hospitals from crippling cyberattacks
A spate of devastating attacks on the health care sector prompts Brussels to ramp up funding and threat intelligence.
Cases of flu-like virus are soaring in China. Should Europe worry?
Experts say seasonal surges are to be expected.
Europe’s slow but ‘inevitable’ march to allow assisted dying
The U.K. is the latest country to move toward legalizing the controversial yet evermore popular practice.
Regulatory innovation can unlock pharma competitiveness
By embracing the agility and efficiency adopted during the pandemic, the EU can become a life sciences leader again
Weight-loss drugs can help ‘reverse’ obesity pandemic, say WHO experts
But the drugs alone won’t entirely solve the problem that affects 1 in 6 people worldwide, they say.
Why Europe’s health policies must prioritize chronic kidney disease
Undetected Chronic Kidney Disease affects millions in Europe, but it could be preventable, manageable and tackled with the right policies.
Keir Starmer’s reset, rated
POLITICO rates the prime minister’s six new “milestones” as he tries to drive change — and turn the polls around.
Poland takes on wealthier countries over access to new medicines
The country sees securing equal access to innovative medicines as its presidency goal in pharma legislative talks.
UK MPs back assisted dying in historic vote
LONDON — MPs have voted by 330 to 275 in favor of a bill to legalize assisted dying in England and Wales for the first time. MPs …
The Roma doctors healing Bulgaria
As young professionals head to other countries, a marginalized community is filling the gap.
Meloni’s bluff: Italy’s covert return to austerity as EU debt rules eat into health budget
A row over health care spending in Italy reveals the growing difficulties of defending Europe’s crumbling social model.
Israel methodically destroying Gaza, say health workers
Visiting doctors share eyewitness accounts after a U.N. inquiry accused Israel of war crimes by targeting Gaza’s health system.
Hungary’s Várhelyi to face 2nd round of written questions
MEPs hold back the green light for the controversial Hungarian Commission nominee.
How a political hostage deal saved 2 commissioners’ jobs
MEPs resort to mutually assured destruction to get Jessika Roswall and Hadja Lahbib through their parliamentary hearings.