France plans ban on nicotine pouches

Health Minister Geneviรจve Darrieussecq said they are “dangerous” products.

Algorithms shift power in the workplace and create occupational hazards [Promoted content]

Algorithmic Management is reshaping the landscape of European workplaces. Two-thirds of workers already experience AM tools, leading to less autonomy, a greater workload, more stress, and job insecurity. Workers’ co-determination and extending the rule…

From consensus to action: sharing best practice for childhood flu vaccination [Promoted content]

While seasonal influenza is a global public health concern, the solutions we implement must be nationally and regionally tailored. Here, Dr Alvarez Aldean and Professor Ortiz de Lejarazu share best practice examples for implementing effective childhood…

G7 commitment to tackling AMR needs to graduate from policy talk to sustainable action [Promoted content]

This year, weโ€™ve seen the urgent challenge of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) rightly taking centre-stage at the most high-profile global meetings, including the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in September and the G7 Health Ministersโ€™ meeting, w…

Mission Possible: Working together to reshape the future of cancer care

Q&A with Greg Rossi, Senior VP, Head of Oncology Europe and Canada at AstraZeneca.

Whoโ€™s the real health commissioner?

SNEAK PEEK โ€” EU health policy is now split across multiple departments, and MEPs arenโ€™t happy. โ€” Sort your own house out first: MEPs question Hungarian health secretary over presidency plans and countryโ€™s health commissioner role. โ€” Spend less on defense and more on health, WHO chief Tedros told world leaders at the United Nations [โ€ฆ]

Solid science in Europe: a farewell song?

Maintaining the highest standards is the only avenue to strengthen the EU health sector.

Embracing a pro-innovation approach can help close the EU health gap [Promoted content]

Proposed European pharmaceutical reforms aim to tackle, amongst others, healthcare access inequalities amongst Member States. However, some of the proposed changes may limit innovation and negatively impact patient access to medicines, highlighting the…

The job no one wants: EU health commissioner

Health policy is looking like the poor cousin and is likely to be downgraded this mandate.

New Parliament โ€˜deploresโ€™ cuts made to EU4Health programme budget

The new Chair of the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee (ENVI), Antonio Decaro MEP (Italy, S&D), issued harsh criticism of the cuts to EU health funding agreed by the European Council in February.ย 

For Belgium, picking an EU commissioner is not a priorityย 

Government talks are top of mind in Belgium, which could mean that Didier Reynders gets a second term.

WHO calls for $135M to combat mpox outbreak

The World Health Organization has warned that more money will be needed in future.

Commission asks EU countries to pledge mpox vaccines for Africa by end of August

The World Health Organization declared a new global health emergency on Aug. 14.

EU HTA: If we want faster access to cancer treatment for all Europeans, we need to get it rightย 

In January 2025 the EU HTA Regulation will become reality. Letโ€™s work together to ensure it facilitates faster patient access to new cancer treatments.

LEAK: Spain to ask member states for medical aid with Gaza patients

Spain will urge EU health ministers to support the transfer of patients in need of urgent medical care from Gaza to EU countries willing to offer their healthcare services, according to a leaked document seen by Euractiv.

Vandenbroucke is a top pick for EU health commissioner. But the chances are slim.

Belgian Health Minister Frank Vandenbroucke has a great CV for the EU’s top health post. But will Belgium let him go?

Slovak candidates contest EU health vision, pharma package central to concerns [Advocacy Lab Content]

As Slovak voters go to the polls candidates are fighting for Slovakia’s 15 MEP seats with substantially different visions of how EU health legislation should be directed – the EU Pharma Package is central to current concerns.

EHPM 2024-2029 Manifesto: Together for healthy citizens and a prosperous economy in the EU [Promoted content]

Ahead of the European Elections in June 2024, EHPM calls on the EU to recognise food supplements as important allies for European citizensโ€™ health, and to promote policies that empower consumers, and enable the continued growth of the European food sup…