Denmark’s ruling coalition plans to transform the country’s healthcare system. Hundreds of specialist doctors will be trained, hospitals will treat more people at home, 17 new local health councils will help integrate primary and specialist care services.
The European Medicines Agency’s human medicines committee is re-examining the marketing authorisation application for the Alzheimer’s disease (AD) drug lecanemab, a treatment that has been shown to slow cognitive decline.
The European Medicines Agency’s human medicines committee is re-examining the marketing authorisation application for the Alzheimer’s disease (AD) drug lecanemab, a treatment that has been shown to slow cognitive decline.
Sweden’s ruling coalition has unveiled a draft healthcare budget for 2025 – it got a cold reception from the opposition and health workers’ unions. They say it’s a new blow to the hard-pressed Swedish health system.
Despite Ireland’s stellar biopharmaceutical success, the new president of the Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association says industry and government must avoid complacency. With a general election in sight, investment in innovation and clinical trial…
A comprehensive report by Poland’s Supreme Audit Office has exposed severe shortcomings within the country’s psychiatric care system, with children waiting in hospital corridors, and unacceptably long queues for treatment.
Belgium is one of the few EU countries to meet UNAIDS’ 95-95-95 targets, but political uncertainty and budget concerns are hindering progress. Ending the epidemic across the EU by 2030 could still be the legacy of the next EU Commission.
Warsaw’s Rare Diseases Plan for 2024-2025, recently approved by the Council of Ministers, envisions comprehensive and coordinated healthcare services, with approximately €22 million allocated to achieve its implementation.
Millions of Europeans are depriving themselves of essential goods such as healthcare and food due to lack of money, a new survey published by Ipsos and French charity Secours Populaire on Thursday (12 September) reveals.
Poland is between a rock and a hard place, registering whooping cough cases by the thousands while the availability of vaccines remains scarce.
The European Union is increasingly in the crosshairs of international drug lords, new data from the EU’s drugs agency (EMCDDA) shows. Host Giada Santana explores the issue with Euractiv’s health editor Catherine Feore and EMCDDA director Alexis Goosdell.
In rural Colombia, a converted bus and a 30-strong interdisciplinary team are bringing basic healthcare services to pregnant women affected by poverty.
According to Swedish specialists, prioritising care for osteoporosis patients reduces fractures and saves lives and money. More investment is needed to deal with under-diagnosis and under-treatment in Sweden, they say.
Bulgarian state and municipal hospitals can now take part in a special programme of state loans to save them from bankruptcy and improve their patient services. Specialist staff at one hospital went unpaid for seven months.
Swedish maternity care is failing to meet expected quality criteria standards. According to an alarming new report, only one of the 45 Swedish maternity units passed all of the health inspectorate’s examinations.
The Bulgarian government has averted large-scale pharmacy protests, agreeing to pay higher fees to pharmacies supplying patients with free medicines. Protests were threatened over government plans to cut already low fees.
Diabetes is draining cash from public and private sector budgets. It’s time for Europe to curb its sugar high, get fiscally fit and economically strong – the EU needs a French Fries Revolution.
The Czech Health Ministry has introduced amendments to the public insurance law to enhance healthcare accessibility and ensure sustainable medical treatment costs – a move welcomed by Czech pharmaceutical companies.
Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico, has announced a new wave of proposed cost-saving measures aimed at deficit reduction, but they risk impacting Slovakia’s health service and health insurance provision.
