European Centre for Disease Control sends expert to Hantavirus ship
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has deployed an expert to the cruise ship affected by the Andes hantavirus outbreak, as...
Bulgaria pushes back against EU wastewater directive, cites rising costs [Advocacy Lab]
The Bulgarian government has submitted a national declaration as part of the legislative dossier concerning the revised Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive. Sofia expressed strong...
Alzheimer’s drug restricted in Swedish public hospitals, costs blamed [Advocacy Lab]
Sweden has effectively blocked patient access to Leqembi, the first drug clinically shown to slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease, after health authorities concluded...
Hantavirus ship to dock in Spain, one person heading to German hospital
A cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak will dock “within three days” at Granadilla on the island of Tenerife, Spain’s health minister said...
Exposome research needed to avoid ‘epidemic of non-communicable diseases’, warns MEP [Advocacy Lab]
Policymakers are warning that the EU is not looking enough at the cumulative health effects of citizens’ environments, and the impacts are already being...
EU medtech reform isnt ‘safety vs. access’ say Greek patient advocates [Advocacy Lab]
Europe’s medical device regulations are fuelling a quiet crisis in patient care, as mounting bureaucratic delays push products off the EU market and force...
Pfizer and Warsaw clash over court ruling, Poland must pay €1.3bn [Advocacy Lab]
A Belgian court has handed Pfizer a €1.3bn victory against Poland, spotlighting tensions in EU’s COVID contract enforcement. The landmark judgment follows Warsaw’s refusal...
Romanian women’s football is expanding rapidly, structural support now needed [Advocacy Lab]
Romania’s women’s football system is growing at a strong pace, with participation surging across all levels in recent years. However, behind positive headline figures,...
LIVE NOW! Health Policy Conference [Advocacy Lab]
Fostering Europe’s health agenda
09:30 – 10:00KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Shaping healthcare in the EU – Advancing innovation, preparedness and fair access
As trade tensions rise, Europe faces...
Poland narrows health investment gap with West, but structural barriers persist [Advocacy Lab]
CEE countries are spending just half the Western European per capita rate on health, with measurable consequences for productivity and public finances. New analysis...
Czechia unveils real-time respiratory disease console in vaccination push [Advocacy Lab]
Czechia’s health ministry has launched what it describes as a first-of-its-kind real-time data platform tracking respiratory infections and vaccination rates, revealing that fewer than...
US raises red flags over EU pharmaceutical rules
Europe should reconsider the recent overhaul of its pharmaceutical rules and drug prices, Washington said in a critical report on global trade practices.
In April,...
Hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship prompts Dutch emergency operation
Three people have died on a cruise ship in the Atlantic, including one confirmed hantavirus case, prompting the Dutch government to launch an emergency...
AstraZeneca opens $360m drug manufacturing facility in Dublin as Ireland bets on pharma resilience [Advocacy Lab]
AstraZeneca has inaugurated a $360 million active pharmaceutical ingredient manufacturing facility in Dublin, in a move that reinforces Ireland’s position as a critical node...
WHO, ICRC, MSF denounce rise in attacks on health services
Three of the world’s top health agencies issued a joint statement on Sunday denouncing the international community’s failure to protect health care workers, hospitals...
Popular weight-loss drugs cut heavy drinking in Danish study
Weight-loss and diabetes drugs like Wegovy, Ozempic and Mounjaro could help people with alcohol use disorder to cut down on harmful drinking, according to...
MEPs demand urgent probe into EU trade officials’ ties to tobacco industry
Members of the European Parliament have called on the European Commission to “urgently” investigate exchanges between DG TRADE officials and representatives of the tobacco...
Faster Dutch research system needed to stop clinical trial decline [Advocacy Lab]
The Netherlands offers high-quality care paired with strong academic centres and a collaborative ecosystem. Still, its main challenge in attracting more clinical trials is...