Patients
The fight against sickle cell disease
Vaccines: Shielding chronic illness, boosting lifelong health
Open drug pricing activist MSF signs secrecy pacts with Big Pharma
Dozens of Palestinians killed en route to aid hub, health authorities claim
French lawmakers pass assisted dying bill in historic first vote
Europe’s pharmaceutical industry is at a crossroads
In Transylvania, fear haunts Romania’s troubled democracy
Romania’s finances quake before historic vote
Economic malaise is helping nationalist presidential candidate George Simion.
HIV patients in Ukraine face treatment ‘apocalypse’ as US funds in limbo
Ukraine relies on the U.S. to fund HIV services during the war. The Trump administration is still mulling axing its support.
Commission bars health NGOs from lobbying with EU cash
Health NGOs are the latest to face tighter controls on their use of EU funds as right-wing lawmakers push for greater transparency.
Harvard sues Trump administration over $2 billion cut to federal funding
The Trump administration has threatened to withhold up to $9 billion in grants to the university over the treatment of Jewish students that it says violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act.
Beyond bleeds: the power of partnership in hemophilia
Perspectives from Martin Nielsen, Denmark, who lives with hemophilia B, and Wolfgang Miesbach, professor of medicine at Frankfurt University Hospital, Germany, on the psychological impacts of hemophilia.
‘Parkinson’s is a man-made disease’: How a chemical Europe can’t quit may be driving the disease
Europe’s flawed oversight of pesticides may be fueling a silent epidemic, warns Dutch neurologist Bas Bloem. His fight for reform pits him against industry, regulators — and time.
‘I hope he’s right’: Markets tumble on tariffs — but Trump isn’t flinching
Americans watched in horror as their 401(k)s plunged Thursday morning after the markets opened.
Equitable access to innovation: Understanding healthcare system readiness to deliver CAR T-cell therapy in Europe
A new IQVIA Institute for Human Data Sciences report highlights discrepancies in healthcare systems to deliver innovative cancer treatments across Europe. We can pave a pathway to overcome the access challenges identified and fulfil the promise of advanced therapies.
Europe needs to act now to ensure its patients are not left behind
The pandemic showed just what can be achieved with faster and more efficient regulatory approval — the same approach needs to be applied now to save patients’ lives and tackle the growing burden of Alzheimer’s disease.
Germany must leave its comfort zone
Germany can reinvent itself — with bold decisions, growth-oriented investments, and a concerted push for innovation by industry and government. What we don’t need? Cosmetic fixes and piecemeal thinking and regulation.
Belgium wanted a drug shortages bill. It’s not happy with the EU’s plan.
Belgium first called for a law to tackle drug shortages in May 2023.
EU plans to boost medicines manufacturing in drug shortages bill
The Critical Medicines Act is the EU’s attempt to tackle manufacturing dependencies on India and China.
Trump celebrates disruption and defies backlash in Congress speech
“The people elected me to do the job, and I’m doing it.”
Merz won the German election. Here’s what it means for Europe.
POLITICO breaks down what the conservatives’ victory means for EU policy and cooperation ― from nuclear weapons to cannabis.
RFK Jr. now runs America’s health agencies
The United States Senate confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in a 52-48 vote Thursday to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. He will be sworn in later today.
The ‘Gaza-ification’ of the West Bank
With a cease-fire holding in Gaza, Israel shifts its war to the West Bank.
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
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.
Always look on the bright side of life — why 2025 might be better
5 totally not tongue-in-cheek reasons to be optimistic about the year ahead.
‘Croatia’s Trump’ wins first round of presidential election but now faces runoff
Incumbent Zoran Milanović, a combative critic of NATO and the EU, finished well ahead of the ruling party candidate but just short of a majority.
Regulatory innovation can unlock pharma competitiveness
By embracing the agility and efficiency adopted during the pandemic, the EU can become a life sciences leader again
Why Europe’s health policies must prioritize chronic kidney disease
Undetected Chronic Kidney Disease affects millions in Europe, but it could be preventable, manageable and tackled with the right policies.
UK bans puberty blockers for under-18s
Government-ordered commission flags an “unacceptable safety risk” in continued prescription to children.