Improving standards for people with incontinence
Mattias Abrahamsson, vice-president for incontinence care at Essity, discusses the need for outcome measures to drive standards in continence care and explores how a...
Blockchain technology: supporting continuity of care
Paul de Raeve, of the European Federation of Nurses Associations, discusses the potential of blockchain technology to assist in the continuity of care.
Patients’ empowerment...
Common heartburn drug linked to pneumonia in older adults
Pneumonia development in older adults has been found to have a link with the consumption of a group of certain medicines commonly used to...
The long-term consequences of cervical cancer and its treatment
More and more women in the UK are now surviving cervical cancer, but its long-term effects remain life-changing, as Rebecca Shoosmith explains.
Over 3,200 women...
Are certain anticholinergic drugs linked to dementia risk increase?
A link between long term use of certain anticholinergic drugs and dementia risk increase has been found by UK researchers.
To help find the link...
Belief in fake causes of cancer at a worrying high
The number of people who mistakenly believe certain fake causes of cancer is at a high level, according to new research jointly funded by...
Working with One Health – learning from equine tendon disease
Professor Roger KW Smith, of the Royal Veterinary College, provides a valuable insight into how research in equine tendon disease is paving the way...
Prioritising patient safety in the NHS
Jeremy Hunt, the UK secretary of state for health and social care, outlined his efforts to enhance patient safety in the NHS at the...
Cause and effect: learning from error to improve patient safety
At the 6th Annual World Patient Safety, Science & Technology Summit in February 2018, London, UK, HEQ saw Sir Liam Donaldson discuss the importance...
Existing antiviral drugs have new uses against multiple viruses
A test of 55 antiviral drugs by the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), has found seven compounds that show new effects against...
6th Annual World Patient Safety, Science & Technology Summit
Health Europa attended the 6th Annual World Patient Safety, Science & Technology Summit, where global leaders Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and Bill Clinton weighed...
Academics call for better support for carers of the terminally ill
A new report by leading UK academics has raised issue with the support carers of the terminally ill get, arguing that a major cultural...
Living with cerebral palsy in Europe
The Cerebral Palsy – European Communities Association is committed to raising the profile of cerebral palsy and promoting the rights of all those living...
Ensuring equitable access to NHS IVF services in England
Catherine Hill, communications lead at Fertility Network UK, makes the case for fairer access to NHS IVF services, as England celebrates the 40th birthday...
Understanding the value of vaccines in Europe
Health Europa discusses the role of vaccines in immunising Europeans, the EVAP, and the World Vaccine Congress Europe to be held in Lisbon on...
Women at higher risk of breast cancer opt out of tamoxifen drug
A new study funded by CRUK has found that six in seven women with a family history of breast cancer decide to not take...
VEST US pivotal trial to evaluate technology for coronary artery bypass
Vascular Graft Solutions Ltd (VGS) has initiated the VEST US pivotal trial that will evaluate the safety and effectiveness of VEST technology, an external...
Orphan medicines availability varies between European countries
A new study from the University of Eastern Finland has showed that there are differences in the availability of orphan medicines between the various...
Gastric cancer and its global variations
Health Europa discusses the prevalence of gastric cancer within Europe, treatment options and how cancer data can inform health policy and action.
Gastric cancer, or...
The EU Manifesto on Influenza Vaccination
How might we reduce the burden of influenza in Europe? Professor Dr Thomas D Szucs, of the Steering Group on Influenza Vaccination, outlines a...