Von der Leyenโs first 100 days, graded
The Commission president promised to pull off seven political feats by March 10. Hereโs how she did.
Doctors
Pope Francis resting in hospital on Friday after broadcasting audio message
The 88-year-old pontiff has been hospitalised since 14 February with pneumonia in both lungs. Doctors say his condition remains complex.
Pope Francis spends peaceful night after breathing crisis, Vatican says
Doctors caring for pontiff, 88, are assessing how Fridayโs incident will affect his condition, says officialPope Francis, who has been in hospital for two weeks with pneumonia in both lungs, has spent a peaceful night after suffering a breathing crisis…
Pope Francis inhales vomit after ‘isolated’ coughing fit in Rome hospital, Vatican says
Doctors decided to keep Pope Francis’ prognosis guarded and indicated they needed 24 to 48 hours to evaluate how and if the episode impacted his overall clinical condition.
Conservative victory could spell disaster for Germanyโs health workforce
Medics fear his tough stance on immigration could push vital international health workers to leave the country.
Pope Francis in critical condition after severe respiratory crisis, Vatican says
Pope Francis remains in critical condition after suffering a prolonged asthmatic respiratory crisis amid a complex lung infection, the Vatican announced Saturday. The 88-year-old pontiff, who is conscious but in pain, is receiving high-flow oxygen and …
โWe have a rule when we hear the sirens: if youโve started operating, you donโt stopโ: 24 hours with doctors on the Ukrainian frontline
Like the soldiers they battle to save, combat medics in Ukraine are under constant attack. Three years after the invasion, one NHS doctor bears witnessโThe frontline here is cold, hard, true war. My comrades and I had more than 40 bombs dropped on us b…
Pope Francis โnot yet out of dangerโ and to stay in hospital for another week
Chronic illness remains but pontiff, 88, is stable and in good humour, doctor saysPope Francis, who is in hospital undergoing treatment for double pneumonia, is โnot yet out of dangerโ and will remain in hospital for at least the whole of next week, on…
Hereโs what will happen when Pope Francis dies
Embalmed hearts, 3 different coffins and secretive power struggles: What happens when popes die.
UK medical students flock to Bulgaria amid scarcity of college places back home
Institutions across Balkan nation help maintain supply of doctors and dentists in Britain
Polish healthcare workers facing mental health crisis, reveals new report
One in seven Polish healthcare professionals has experienced suicidal thoughts in the past 30 days, sparking calls for urgent systemic mental health support.
Pope Francis, sensing he is close to death, moves to protect his legacy
The battle to succeed Pope Francis is likely to be highly politicized, particularly given the pontiff’s recent clash with Catholic U.S. Vice President JD Vance.
American citizen arrested in Russia for weed gummies, state media says
He is the latest in a long string of U.S. citizens detained by Moscow on drug charges.
Germanyโs outgoing coalition eases bloated doctor appointment system
โGetting an appointment with a general practitioner is going to be much easier again – especially for those with statutory health insuranceโ, said Health Minister Karl Lauterbach.
RFK Jr. now runs Americaโs 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.
Beware ill-fitting menstrual cups, warn doctors
Doctors have reported a rare case where the use of a menstrual cup was linked to kidney problems.
Beware ill-fitting menstrual cups, warn doctors
Doctors have reported a rare case where the use of a menstrual cup was linked to kidney problems.
Bulgarian HPV vaccination programmeโs future uncertain, doctors warn of cancer risks
Activists fear that the Bulgarian HPV programme could fall victim to the reduced budget deficit criteria for admission to the eurozone.
The Mediterranean diet is a lie
Italy’s food is supposed to be the world’s healthiest. So why are so many of its kids obese?
Swedish government invests โฌ6,5 million to address health capacity shortages
Swedish doctors’ union fear proposed one-time medical interventions could crowd out priority operations.
The post Swedish government invests โฌ6,5 million to address health capacity shortages appeared first on Euractiv.
Minister dismisses Tory suggestion Home Office prioritises โpolicing manosphereโ over combating Islamist terrorism โ UK politics live
Dan Jarvis rules out expanding the definition of extremism following leak of internal Home Office documentYvette Cooper to reject calls to expand definition of extremismQ: Are doctors able to recognise depression? And can they decide if that affects so…
โIt will kill peopleโ: Chaos, confusion after Trump halts US foreign aid
The new directive puts some aid organizations at risk of bankruptcy.
Italyโs far-right League party backs Trumpโs WHO exit
โItaly must no longer have to deal with a supranational power center,” Matteo Salvini said.
El Hierro: the tiny Canary Island at centre of migration crisis โ photo essay
Ten years ago, El Hierro staked everything on sustainability and renewable energy. Today it faces another epochal challenge: migration from Africa, a phenomenon that is turning it into the Lampedusa of the AtlanticโWe canโt go on like this. We are only…
Dead womanโs body lay undiscovered in Brusselsโ European Quarter hotel
A spokesperson for the Brussels prosecutorโs office says the death did not appear suspicious.
Putinโs grip on Belarus sickens opponents of Lukashenko regime
Dissidents despair at the Russian presidentโs influence ahead of this monthโs rigged election.ย
Trumpโs pick forย Sweden ambassadorย didnโt clear the Senate when he nominated her the last time
He previously nominated Christine Jack Toretti to be ambassador to Malta.
Doctors present first barrier for rare diseaseย patientsย
Overcoming the doctor’s ego is a first hurdle for many rare disease patients in search of a diagnosis.
Ireland leads in adolescent health, but OECD report finds health workforce in crisis
The OECD reports positive youth health trends in Ireland but notes over 40% of doctors and 50% of nurses Ireland in Ireland were foreign-trained.
The post Ireland leads in adolescent health, but OECD report finds health workforce in crisis appeared fir…
Slovak doctorsโ avoid prison, Ficoโs government avoids mass resignations, for now
Over 3,300 doctors resignations will be withdrawn. The immediate crisis is avoided, with the stability contingent on Februaryโs parliamentary votes.
The post Slovak doctorsโ avoid prison, Fico’s government avoids mass resignations, for now appear…
Israel committing genocide by depriving Palestinians of water, Human Rights Watch report finds
NGO accused Israel of a “calculated policy of deprivation” that has killed thousands.
Pelosi hospitalized after injury in Europe
In a statement, a spokesperson said she “sustained an injury during an official engagement and was admitted to the hospital for evaluation.”
Slovakiaโs striking doctors, opposition urge president to block โforced labourโ law
โThe whip will not work on doctors.โ
The post Slovakiaโs striking doctors, opposition urge president to block ‘forced labour’ law appeared first on Euractiv.
Slovak health system on life support after parliament threatens doctors with prison
The Slovak health ministry and health trade unions have three weeks to reach a consensus, with serious healthcare disruption looming, and the risk of imprisonment.
The post Slovak health system on life support after parliament threatens doctors with pr…
Europeโs Syrians shaken by debate over repatriation to their war-ravaged homeland
For many Syrian refugees in Europe, joy at the fall of Assad has been tempered by immediate calls for them to go home.
The Slovak government faces backlash over a โforced labourโ proposal amid doctorsโ strike
Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD/NI) refused to meet with the doctors.
Countries back Brusselsโ plan to ban outdoor vaping
But Hungary’s minister reminded countries that the move was nonbinding, as Germany and Greece abstained.
US conservatives look to an unlikely ally in court battle over transgender rights: Europe
The Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments Wednesday over Tennesseeโs law banning transition-related medical care for minors.
Smartphones should carry health warning, Spanish government told
Report by committee of experts also calls for doctors to ask about screen time during checkupsSmartphones sold in Spain should carry a label warning users about their potential health impacts, experts have told the Spanish government, in a report that …
The Commander review โ true story of patriotic heroism tries to avoid being political football
The patriotic story of an Italian submarine commander who disobeyed orders from fascist leaders and rescued enemy sailors after sinking their shipHere is a stolid second world war drama, directed by Edoardo de Angelis, taken from a patriotic true story…
UK MPs back assisted dying law at first hurdle in historic vote
LONDON โ MPs have voted by 330 to 275 in favor of a bill to legalize assisted dying in England and Wales for the first time. MPs backed the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, introduced by backbench Labour MP Kim Leadbeater, at second reading, meaning it will now continue through parliament for further [โฆ]
Swedish hospital bed crisis kills 100 patients, doctors call for Vision Zero
One hundred deaths in Swedish hospitals last year could be linked to a lack of staffed hospital beds, or high workload, according to an investigation published in the Swedish hospital doctors’ newspaper.
Israel โmethodically destroyingโ Gaza, say health workers
Visiting doctors share eyewitness accounts after a U.N. inquiry accused Israel of war crimes by targeting Gaza’s health system.
Are you worried about inflation? Then fear Trump, not Rachel Reeves | William Keegan
The chancellorโs budget may have a small effect on UK interest rates. But US tax cuts and tariffs could have international repercussionsHaving been fairly critical of my (almost) friend Rachel Reevesโs approach to her first budget, I wish to put in a w…
Czech government avoids doctorsโ strike, but cuts money for innovative treatments
Czech patients’ organisations warn a new healthcare deal could affect access to innovative treatments. After reaching a funding agreement with the health ministry, general practitioners cancelled planned protests at the end of October.ย
How Trump could ban abortion without Congress
A new lawsuit targeting mifepristone presages a broader attack on abortion rights.
Lack of language support prevents Ukrainian doctors from practising in Portugal
Lack of language support prevents Ukrainian doctors from practising in Portugal
Kemi Badenoch is new leader of Britainโs Conservative Party
Former business secretary now heads up the main opposition.
โIf I donโt do it, who will?โ: Greenlandic MP defends actions in Danish parliament
Aki-Matilda Hรธegh-Dam, who was ordered to leave podium after refusing to translate speech, attacks โracistโ mindsetA Greenlandic MP has accused Copenhagen of โcognitive dissonanceโ after she was ordered to leave the podium in parliament for refusing to…
French PM Michel Barnier has operation for โlesionโ on neck
The results of the procedure will be available “in a few weeks.”
Gรฉrard Depardieu asks for delay to sexual assault trial
French actor, accused of assaulting two women during film shoot, asks for trial to be postponed for health reasonsThe French actor Gรฉrard Depardieu, whose trial on sexual assault charges was scheduled to start in Paris on Monday, has asked for a delay …
โTexas is the stage and the audience is the battlegroundsโ: Why Harris is barnstorming the Lone Star State
The vice president is making Texas a focal point in the abortion-rights debate.
Slovak healthcare crisis, 2400 doctors threaten to quit on 1 November
Healthcare workers remain dissatisfied with Slovakia’s current fiscal consolidation plan, despite the new Health Minister ล aลกko’s โฌ100 million concession. The unions refuse to move, taking a tougher stance in negotiations.
โBodies were dropped down quarry shaftsโ: secrets of millions buried in Paris catacombs come to light
Researchers hope to uncover how people died and how diseases have developed over 1,000 yearsDeep beneath the streets of Paris, the dead are having their last word. They are recounting 1,000 years of death in the city: how many are ยญburied in the l…
In Belgium, the pope calling abortion doctors ‘hitmen’ sparks a wave of debaptisms
By denouncing a ‘criminal law’ permitting abortion during his visit to the country, Pope Francis drew sharp criticism.
Slovak backlash against Kotlรกr pandemic investigation riddled with disinformation
Slovak MP Peter Kotlรกr has submitted a pandemic review report, which the government is expected to discuss. Kotlรกr’s report features controversial claims which have sparked a backlash from doctors, scientists, the opposition, and some government member…
Europeโs medical schools to give more training on diseases linked to climate crisis
New climate network will teach trainee doctors more about heatstroke, dengue and malaria and role of global warming in healthMosquito-borne diseases such as dengue and malaria will become a bigger part of the curriculum at medical schools across Europe…
Itโs time for Europe to harness the power of medical technology
Using the incredible power of medical technology, Europe can positively transform lives and its healthcare systems
UN aid workers feel forgotten and in peril as Gaza war drags on
โWeโre punished for doing our jobs,โ said one foreign doctor who volunteered in Gaza.
The EU is helping Turkey forcibly deport migrants to Syria and Afghanistan
European taxpayers finance ill-treatment and forced expulsion, an investigation found.
Mpox is killing again. It didnโt have to be this way.
Missteps by the World Health Organization, a vaccine manufacturer and an African country led to another health emergency, experts say.
PMQs: Keir Starmer wins despite all the drama
The PM was probed on his economic promises โ and managed to largely escape unscathed.
โLike the Guggenheim!โ Inside Zurichโs staggering, revolutionary new hospital for kids
From the chalet-style patient โcottagesโ to the walls designed for scribbling on, Herzog & de Meuronโs Kinderspital is a stylish, healing, child-friendly miracle โ and it cost less than UK equivalentsโHospitals are the ugliest places in the world,โ…
Danish government rolls out plan addressing tomorrowโs health challenges
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.
Brussels university wants Vaticanโs envoy summoned over popeโs abortion remarks
While the pope’s position on abortion is not surprising and he has used the same exact words before, his remarks come at a sensitive time for Belgium.
Suspected German Marburg virus cases test negative
“There was no danger to fellow passengers on the train or in the plane at any time,” authorities say.
Trump vows to veto any federal abortion ban โ after previously refusing to commit
Former President Donald Trump said Tuesday he would veto a federal abortion ban after previously declining to say whether he would do so. โEveryone knows I would not support a federal abortion ban, under any circumstances, and would, in fact, veto it, because it is up to the states to decide based on the will [โฆ]
Trump vows to veto any federal abortion ban โ after previously refusing to commit
Former President Donald Trump said Tuesday he would veto a federal abortion ban after previously declining to say whether he would do so. โEveryone knows I would not support a federal abortion ban, under any circumstances, and would, in fact, veto it, because it is up to the states to decide based on the will [โฆ]
Experts suggest stripping โcancerโ from low-grade prostate cancer diagnoses
Cancer doctors, scientists, and patient advocates said the โcancerโ label can do more harm than good, given this form of the disease doesnโt spread or kill patients.
Pope’s calls doctors who perform abortions ‘hitmen,’ sparking online furore
It was the second time in as many weeks that Francis has been asked about his views on abortion, which remains a hotly-contested issue for the Catholic Church
Rare disease realities: Patient perspectives across the EU
References [1] Fabry Disease. Cleveland Clinic. https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/16235-fabry-diseaseย [2] Familial Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis. National Library of Medicine. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK1444/ย [3] Autosomal recessive congenital ichthyosis 4B. National Library of Medicine.ย ย https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/medgen/108615 [4] European Reference Networks. European Commission. https://health.ec.europa.eu/rare-diseases-and-european-reference-networks/european-reference-networks_enย [5] CRA Insights. A Landscape Assessment of Newborn Screening (NBS) in Europe. Charles River Associates. https://media.crai.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/28135510/CRA-Insights-NBS-Policy-Updated-28-February-2024-vSTCCR.pdfย
โAll must be beheadedโ: Revelations of atrocities at French energy giantโs African stronghold
Mozambican soldiers operating out of TotalEnergies’ natural gas plant abducted, raped and killed dozens of civilians.
Show me the money, Gastein says
SNEAK PEEK โย Gastein day 1 kicks off with a plea to ramp up investment in health โ and ways to do it. โ Can tech help to close the gender health gap? Some think so, but only if its funded and reaches all in need. โ Is COP29 the breakthrough year for health and [โฆ]
Health care helps to stabilize democracies, Gastein chief says
SNEAK PEEK โ Austriaโs Clemens Martin Auer stresses the role of health care in democracies ahead of a major health policy summit in the Alps. โย The European Medicines Agency recommended two updated Covid-19 vaccines โ but targeting different variants. โย Hungaryโs secretary of state for health will present the Hungarian presidencyโs program on health to Parliamentโs [โฆ]
Doctors โfight like hellโ against a second Trump term
Some see the politicking as a moral obligation, but others see a threat to the doctor-patient relationship.
Harris blames โTrump abortion banโ for deaths of two Georgia women
The vice presidentโs remarks came at a speech in Atlanta.
When UK party conferences go wrong
Despite the best efforts of party bigwigs, Britainโs annual gatherings of political animals frequently descend into chaos.
Minister struggles to defend Keir Starmer over his record of accepting freebies โ UK politics live
Angela Eagle, border security minister, says prime minister has to answer why he has accepted ยฃ76,000 worth of gifts since 2019 electionDavid Lammy, the foreign secretary, has just started delivering his speech on the climate crisis at Kew Gardens in L…
New guideline for Swedish doctors criticised for putting patients at serious risk [Advocacy Lab Content]
The National Board of Health and Welfare in Sweden is under fire for its new guidance on how to treat patients with long-covid or other post-infection syndromes. Critics say these could put patients at serious risk.
Doctor shortages, low pay and overtime: Europe’s hospitals are under the weather
Europe is suffering from a healthcare crisis, with chronic staff shortages, low pay and overtime prompting strikes in Germany, Slovenia, and Sweden. In France meanwhile, a controversial medicine education reform has students and doctors up in arms.
Newborns face deadly infections amid superbug crisis
Clinicians are looking into the potential of probiotics to prevent infections.
Wars are breeding superbugs that will spread โeverywhereโ
Drug-resistant infections thrive in the chaos of war, spilling over to neighboring regions.
Call for army to protect Italian hospital staff after spate of attacks
Patients and relatives turn on doctors and nurses, with 16,000 reports of physical and verbal assaults in 2023 aloneDoctorsโ and nursesโ unions in Italy have called for authorities to consider bringing the army into hospitals in response to an increase…
From the archive: Death on demand: has euthanasia gone too far? โ podcast
We are raiding the Guardian Long Read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors.This week, from 2019: Countries around the world are making it easier to choose the time and manner of your death. …
From a hospital in Gaza: โPlease let me dieโ
We urge the international and medical community to demand an immediate and permanent cease-fire, and to allow access to the humanitarian aid so desperately needed.
David Cameronโs barefoot warrior bids for glory in California
Britain’s disrupter-in-chief and Trump admirer now has his eye on the Golden State’s governor’s mansion.
Russia kills at least 41 in huge strike which hit hospital, Zelenskyy says
More people may be trapped under the rubble after ballistic missile attack, Ukrainian president added.
Campo di Battaglia review โ medicos face off in stately first world war hospital drama
Venice film festivalGianni Amelioโs saga is set in 1918, when a pair of Italian doctors take very different approaches to treating the wounded that pass through their wardsHere is the upstanding infantryman of this yearโs Venice film festival competiti…
How Republicans and Democrats paint starkly different pictures of America
This summerโs conventions featured strongly diverging visions of the future โ and the present.
New pharmacy prescribing roles in Ireland could alleviate overstretched doctors [Advocacy Lab Content]
Irish pharmacists are set to gain new prescribing roles following an expert report recommending they should prescribe for a range of common conditions. Irelandโs leading pharmacy union is supportive, conditional on the resolution of a pay dispute.
Chechnyaโs Kadyrov goes full Trump: โDoctors say I have the body of a young guyโ
Amid persistent rumors he’s sick, Chechen leader insists “my health is fine.”
Trump says he opposes six-week abortion ban adopted by his home state of Florida
But the former president wonโt say whether heโll vote for the ballot measure to overturn the new restriction.
UK looking at tighter outdoor smoking rules, Starmer confirms
Ministers are mulling plans to ban smoking in pub gardens, outdoor restaurants and sports grounds.
Wednesday briefing: Why Emmanuel Macron doesnโt want Lucie Castets as Franceโs prime minister
In todayโs newsletter: The embattled president rejected the leftwing candidate for the role โ so what happens now?โข Sign up here for our daily newsletter, First EditionGood morning. Almost two months after a parliamentary election that left no one bloc…
European commissioner nomineeย pickย signals Greeceโs rightward turn
PM’s choice of Apostolos Tzitzikostas could raise the temperature of simmering resentments between Greece and North Macedonia.
Trump says he would not enforce Comstock, angering anti-abortion groups
Many prominent conservatives and anti-abortion activists were outraged by the remark, calling it โnonsensicalโ and โcowardly.โ
Harris wants to restore Roe abortion protections. For many activists, thatโs not enough.
Democrats have made restoring abortion access a cornerstone of their campaign for the White House and Congress, but there area divisions over what, exactly, that means.
Tony Blairโs NHS dream? Fewer GPs, more chatbots
The former U.K. PM wants a new network of super primary care centers serving up to 250,000 patients.
Gaza records first polio case in 25 years
Analysis of sewage samples had first detected the presence of the virus in the region in June.
Swedenโs โsnitch lawโ immigration plan prompts alarm across society
Proposal, which would force public sector workers to report undocumented people, decried as โutterly inhumaneโDoctors, social workers and librarians are among those in Sweden who have sounded the alarm over a proposal being explored by a government-app…