Council of Europe protocol on genetic testing enters into force
The Council of Europe’s protocol on genetic testing, part of its Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine, has entered into force.
The protocol on genetic...
What do we know about women’s health?
In a new report, Professor Johanne Sundby from Kilden genderresearch.no has argued that more knowledge is required to better understand women’s health.
The report entitled...
How does the government work with the healthcare sector?
The quality of the healthcare sector is important, with health professionals and organisations urging government officials to help aid those in need. So, how...
Heat stress deaths avoidable by adhering to Paris Agreement climate goal
Compelling new evidence from the University of Bristol, UK, has found that the number of deaths caused by heat stress could be limited if...
Diabetes UK welcomes government’s Childhood Obesity Plan Chapter 2
The chief executive of Diabetes UK has expressed his approval of the government’s publication of the Childhood Obesity Plan Chapter 2, which he says...
Competence makes the difference in emergency medicine
Dr Roberta Petrino, president of the European Society for Emergency Medicine, shares with Health Europa her hopes for the inaugural Emergency Medicine Day.
The European...
A&E: the canary in a changing world
The A&E performance figures published this winter by NHS England were the worst since the four-hour target was introduced in 2004. Here, RCEM vice-president...
Learning from the WannaCry ransomware attack
More than one year on from the devastating WannaCry ransomware attack, Tanium’s Matt Ellard considers how far healthcare organisations are prepared to deal with...
Council of European Dentists event tackles oral health inequalities
A number of policymakers, health professionals, academics and representatives of healthcare organisations have gathered at the Council of European Dentists (CED) event to discuss...
MHE joins plea for ministers to adopt mental health of workers directive
Mental Health Europe (MHE) has joined calls for ministers to adopt the directive for the mental health of workers, urging them to "respect European...
King’s Fund responds to government announcement of new NHS funding
The King’s Fund has responded to Theresa May’s announcement yesterday of new NHS funding, calling it a “welcome shot in the arm”.
Yesterday, UK Prime...
Dementia risk is now a part of the NHS Health Check
As part of the NHS Health Check programme GP surgeries will soon start speaking to patients about the ways in which they can reduce...
Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis comments on World Blood Donor Day 2018
European Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis comments on World Blood Donor Day 2018, urging young people to step forward and donate blood in order to keep...
Health payments causing poverty, even in high-income countries
The costly nature of health payments is unaffordable and causes financial strain to the point of poverty, even in high-income countries, according to a...
The Canadian Cannabis Act: what does it mean for legalisation elsewhere?
In a history-making political decision, Canada is currently preparing for the legalisation of recreational cannabis, known as the Cannabis Act, which would make it...
New 2018 European guidelines for treatment of arterial hypertension
A first look at the new European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and European Society of Hypertension (ESH) Joint Guidelines for the Management of Arterial...
WHO assessment: European mental healthcare institutions below standard
A new WHO/Europe report has raised concerns over the quality of European mental healthcare institutions, saying that it is well below standard.
The report, ‘Mental...
Towards a Decade of Healthy Ageing
Dr Jane Barratt and Megan Acton, of the International Federation on Ageing, set out their vision of a Decade of Healthy Ageing from 2020...
Global action plan on physical activity launched by WHO
WHO director general Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has joined Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa to launch the new ‘WHO Global action plan on physical...
New research raises more concern over health effects of e-cigarettes
A new report emerging from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, has said that more needs to be done by manufacturers to advise of the...
