Show me the money, Gastein says

SNEAK PEEK โ€”ย  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 [โ€ฆ]

Time to talk sleep: Reducing the burden of chronic insomniaย 

Sleep deficiency is a serious health risk that profoundly affects individuals and economies yet conditions like chronic insomnia are worryingly low on the global health agenda

New mandate, new opportunity: A competitiveness strategy for European life sciences

We have an important chance to regain Europeโ€™s edge in one of its most important sectors โ€“ and, in turn, help people live longer and feel better.

Tony Blairโ€™s 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.

European Health Data Space: โ€˜A path to effective and harmonious pan-European implementationโ€™

With negotiations around the European Health Data Space (EHDS) concluded Europe’s healthcare sector is shifting focus from the โ€˜whyโ€™ to the โ€˜howโ€™.

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?

European Health Data Space can help create Irelandโ€™s fit-for-purpose health system [Advocacy Lab Content]

Experts gathered at the EIT Health Summit for the launch of a new report โ€˜Implementing the European Health Data Space across Europeโ€™, which could boost Ireland’s digital healthcare transition.

European Health Data Space clears the last hurdle in Parliament

The European Parliament adopted on Wednesday (24 April) the European Health Data Space Regulation, a key step for Europe’s digital healthcare that should facilitate access to cross-border medical data, by 445 votes in favour and 142 against.ย 

Press release – EU Health Data Space: more efficient treatments and life-saving research

MEPs approved the creation of a European Health Data Space, improving citizensโ€™ access to their personal health data and boosting secure sharing in the public interest.Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food SafetyCommittee on Civil Libert…

Future of health: Time for Europe to connect the dots

Innovation can deliver patient-centric, digitally advanced, resilient and sustainable health care โ€” a new video series shows whatโ€™s possible if the EU seizes this opportunity for transformation.

France, EU to take landmark decisions on cloud sovereignty requirements

French MPs and EU cybersecurity agency ENISA are expected to take landmark decisions on cloud cybersecurity on 10 and 15 April, respectively, amid concerns ofย  espionage and fragmentation of the EU cloud market.

EHDS is not just an agreement; itโ€™s a promise to patients and researchers, says Vandenbroucke [Advocacy Lab Content]

Belgian Health Minister Frank Vandenbroucke and MEP Tomislav Sokol have brought Europe’s ambition to establish a European Health Data Space (EHDS) to a pivotal moment, with a provisional agreement empowering patients and researchers.

Digital health data compromise hailed as โ€˜most important health legislationโ€™ in this mandate

EU institutions struck a deal on the European Health Data Space (EHDS) in the early hours of Friday (15 March), having finally landed an agreement on the thorny issue of opt-out for secondary use of health data.

Press release – EU Health Data Space to support patients and research

EP and Council negotiators agreed on the creation of a European Health Data Space to ease access to personal health data and to boost secure sharing for the public interest.Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food SafetyCommittee on Civil L…

Drug resistance, HIV hampering fight against tuberculosis in Moldova

Welcome to the first Euractiv’s health newsletter in 2024. Some key files are in store in the coming months for health, with the European Health Data Space (EHDS) and revision of the pharmaceutical strategy ongoing.

Germany embraces digital prescriptions, yet European integration lingers

The German public health sector has taken a step towards digitalisation, making electronic prescriptions obligatory, however, the way into the European Health Data Space is still far away.

Irish policymakers draw on report to implement forthcoming EU health data law

As the European Parliament adopted the proposal on Wednesday (13 December) to create a European Health Data Space (EHDS) to improve access to personal health data across the bloc, Ireland has high hopes for the results of its implementation.

Speed is everything for patients: together we can bring medicines faster

Innovation only matters if it reaches patients.