Health Care
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The Mediterranean diet is a lie
France leads fight against EU plans to merge health crisis and civil protection units
European court slams Italy over mafia toxic waste dumping
Europe faces growing threat of fake drugs, Europol warns
What’s in von der Leyen’s plan to save the EU economy?
Bird flu poses growing pandemic threat as virus evolves
Von der Leyen’s bid to boost business relies on government help
The European Commission lays out its policy plans for the next five years to help turn the continent’s economy around.
Trump’s beef with the World Health Organization is personal
He’s said the UN body’s head, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, treated China better than him during the pandemic.
‘It will kill people’: Chaos, confusion after Trump halts US foreign aid
The new directive puts some aid organizations at risk of bankruptcy.
UK reports human case of bird flu
The individual contracted the infection on a farm.
PFAS: Working toward a sustainable future while protecting patient care
Pharma and medtech companies are invited to join a project on PFAS exposure, emissions and end-of-life management in the health care sector
China hits back at CIA over Covid lab leak accusation
Several studies have said the virus originated naturally — but U.S. intelligence changed its assessment over the weekend.
Trump floats reversing decision to leave WHO
“Maybe we would consider doing it again. … Maybe we would have to clean it up a little bit,” Trump tells a rally in Las Vegas.
CIA now says Covid-19 is more likely to have originated from a lab leak
The intelligence agency has said for years it couldn’t say with certainty where the pandemic originated from.
Trump administration takes first anti-abortion move on world stage
Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued a directive Friday to rejoin a global anti-abortion pact.
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.
WHO freezes hiring, restricts travel after US withdrawal
Trump’s planned exit “has made our financial situation more acute” the WHO chief told staff.
Biotechs ‘cry for help’ to fix antibiotics market failure
Developers are reluctantly shelving promising drugs due to market failure.
Brussels holds its breath for Trump’s first move
This time around, Europe isn’t panicking about what America First will mean — in part because it has prepared.
Germany will try to tempt Trump into WHO U-turn
U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order to withdraw from the World Health Organization.
Trump announces US withdrawal from the World Health Organization
The global health body stands to lose hundreds of millions of dollars in funding.
Viagra-laced ‘erectile honey’ is flooding into France, officials warn
2024 was an “absolute record” for seizures of the tainted honey, French customs officials said.
Trump and Xi talk TikTok, fentanyl and trade in Friday call
The call occurred just hours before the Supreme Court upheld a law set to ban TikTok in the U.S.
Europe’s doctors are aging fast, new figures find
In Italy, over 26 percent of practicing physicians are older than 65.
Staying strong in the home stretch: How to win the fight against HIV
The progress toward ending HIV has been remarkable. But continued commitment and targeted interventions are needed to end the epidemic by 2030.
Europe’s urban air quality is killing you. Blame gas-guzzling vehicles.
Pollution in EU cities, while slowly improving, is still killing more than a quarter million people each year, a new report finds.
EU lines up intel-sharing, cyber squads to stop hospital hacks
EU health care sector pummeled with cyberattacks in recent years.
Patient-centered innovation: Can Europe lead the way?
We can’t make true progress on unmet medical needs unless we understand what the patients themselves think they need or say is missing from their treatment options.
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.
Commission’s competitiveness proposal gets bumped to Jan. 29
The EU’s Competitiveness Compass, aiming to set out the bloc’s economic strategy, has now been delayed by another week, according to a fresh agenda.