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STOP-CP in children – Stem cell Treatment Of Perinatal Cerebral Palsy using cord blood
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The Make Sense campaign for head and neck cancer
Professor C René Leemans discusses the Make Sense campaign’s efforts to raise awareness of head and neck cancer and improve outcomes for patients with...
Where are the women in health IT?
Members of the HIMSS Europe Women in Health IT Community discuss their efforts to encourage more women into digital health careers and the health-related...
Health Europa Quarterly Issue 05
Health Europa Quarterly issue 05 outlines the ongoing debate regarding the legalisation of medical cannabis in Europe and the work being done across the...
The HSRAA Annual Conference – Managing GxP records
Health Europa provides coverage of this year’s HSRAA Annual Conference, focusing in particular on Emma Whale’s insight into the regulatory aspects of managing GxP...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association: accessing new medicines
Oliver O’Connor, of the Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association, reflects on efforts to ensure timely access to new and innovative medicines for all patients in...
The HPV vaccination: is it time for jabs for the boys?
The human papillomavirus affects everyone. So why are boys in the UK still being denied the HPV vaccination? HPV Action UK’s campaign director, Peter...
Getting to zero – can we end preventable deaths in hospitals?
Speaking to Health Europa, Joe Kiani reflects on the Patient Safety Movement Foundation’s progress towards eliminating preventable deaths in hospitals.
More than three million people...
Celebrating ten years of the Innovative Medicines Initiative
Executive director Pierre Meulien looks back on the successes of the Innovative Medicines Initiative as the pioneering public private partnership celebrates its tenth anniversary.
The...
A renewed focus on neurodegenerative disease research
Health Europa places a special focus on the projects funded through the EU Joint Programme for Neurodegenerative Disease Research (JPND), the largest international research...
