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Cross-cutting solutions for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Isabel Proaño Gómez, director of policy and communications at the European Federation of Allergies and Airways Diseases Patients’ Associations, reflects on how best to...
World Cancer Research Fund: turning research into policy action
Following the publication of the latest worldwide cancer prevention report from World Cancer Research Fund, Dr Giota Mitrou, director of research, discusses the next...
The Safer Pharma campaign to eliminate pharmaceuticals in the environment
Adela Maghear outlines the dangers of pharmaceuticals in the environment and the measures needed to reduce their threat to human and environmental health.
Pharmaceutical pollution...
Evolution of regional anesthesia and postoperative pain relief
Dr Sermeus of the Department of Anesthesia, Antwerp University Hospital, explores the evolution of regional anesthesia and the impact of technology on its development.
Since...
New outbreaks of measles virus have been reported across EU/EEA
The outbreak of the measles virus continues across EU/EEA countries, according to the latest Communicable Diseases Threats Report (CDTR).
In a report on the European...
Risk of heart rhythm disorder increases the more you smoke
Those who smoke a substantial amount are at a greater risk of a heart rhythm disorder called atrial fibrillation, a new study published in...
The pharmaceutical industry responds to the Brexit White Paper
Mike Thompson, chief executive of the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (APBI) and BioIndustry Association’s (BIA) chief executive Steve Bates have issued a...
Leading oncology professionals urge governments to reduce cancer deaths
The European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) and the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) have issued a joint statement calling on governments to...
£2m awarded to Warwick University to help fight viral disease in East Africa
The University of Warwick, UK, has been awarded £2m (~€2.2m) for a project which aims to tackle the spread of viral disease in East...
Newly appointed ABPI president aims to transform patient care
The newly appointed president of the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI), Erik Nordkamp, has set his sights on helping to transform patient...
Low-quality healthcare services impact on global health costs
Low-quality healthcare services are holding back progress on improving health in countries at all income levels, according to a joint report by the OECD,...
How does the government work with the healthcare sector?
The quality of the healthcare sector is important, with health professionals and organisations urging government officials to help aid those in need. So, how...
High percentage of women experience severe reproductive health issues
A new Public Health England (PHE) survey has revealed over 30% of women experience severe reproductive health problems; however, under half seek the necessary...
Heat stress deaths avoidable by adhering to Paris Agreement climate goal
Compelling new evidence from the University of Bristol, UK, has found that the number of deaths caused by heat stress could be limited if...
What went wrong in the UK National Health Service report?
In an analysis of international health systems, the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) has received a mixed scorecard; what did the results show?
In light...
Diabetes UK welcomes government’s Childhood Obesity Plan Chapter 2
The chief executive of Diabetes UK has expressed his approval of the government’s publication of the Childhood Obesity Plan Chapter 2, which he says...
£12m grants issued to help tackle antimicrobial resistance on global scale
Four UK-based universities have been awarded multimillion pound grants to conduct research into the biological, cultural, social and economic drivers behind the development of...
Samsung and Babylon Health tech offers live video doctor appointments
In partnership with Samsung, Babylon Health has launched ‘Ask an Expert, powered by Babylon’, a new system that allows users to check symptoms and...
European summer travel: have you had the MMR vaccination?
Young adults are being urged to check they’ve had the MMR vaccination before they go travelling around Europe this summer due to large measles...
Initiative will analyse 500,000 blood samples to aid global medical research
Nightingale Health and UK Biobank announce a major initiative which aims to analyse half a million blood samples to facilitate global medical research.
Announced today,...
