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State of health in the EU: prevention and primary care important
The European Commission has published reports that depict the profile of health systems in 30 countries.
Country Health Profiles that analyse the state of health...
EESC warns Artificial Intelligence must benefit everybody
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) is adopting a firm stance on Artificial Intelligence.
The EESC has insisted that Artificial Intelligence must benefit everyone...
The only alternative to antibiotics for animals is disease prevention
Dr Olivier Espeisse, of AnimalhealthEurope, discusses how the alternative to antibiotics for animals is prevention of disease.
Tackling drug resistance is often treated like the...
Looking to the future: 25 years of Regions for Health Network
From its launch in 1993 to the present day, the Regions for Health Network (RHN) has worked towards ensuring that no one is left...
Britain’s treatment of asylum seekers hits the disabled hardest
The Immigration Advice Service talks us through how the global refugee crisis is weighted against those with physical and mental disabilities.
The last decade has...
Little progress made in the EU fight against antimicrobial resistance
The EU’s fight against superbugs, especially bacteria which have become resistant to antibiotics, has brought little progress to date.
While EU action has led to...
Age-related macular degeneration to affect 77 million Europeans by 2050
The leading cause of irreversible blindness and severely impaired eyesight – age-related macular degeneration (AMD) – is expected to affect 77 million Europeans by...
Lung Cancer Awareness: EU focus to reduce deaths and beat cancer
November is Lung Cancer Awareness month and EU bodies are joining forces to help beat the disease – encouraging the adoption of a parliamentary...
Canopy Growth secures exclusive opportunities in the UK and Luxembourg
Canopy Growth receives the first UK licence for a storage and distribution facility dedicated to medicinal cannabis, under the MHRA 'specials' programme for unlicensed...
Former Portugal State Secretary of Health appointed to cannabis firm
Former Portugal State Secretary of Health has been appointed to the board of directors of a European cannabis company.
Greater Cannabis Company, a market leader...
Clarithromycin resistance has doubled in two decades
Clarithromycin resistance – a commonly-used antibiotic for treating harmful bacteria related to a variety of stomach conditions – has more than doubled in 20...
Perception shift helps to propel cannabis industry to new heights
The cannabis market has shown investors its long-term potential in recent years.
Despite legal setbacks on the federal level, the young cannabis industry has made impressive...
China’s organ transplant crimes delivered to UN Human Rights Council
Today, China’s forced organ harvesting crimes were announced at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for the first time in the Council’s history.
Organ...
Altitude Investment Management invests $5.5 Million in KannaSwiss
Altitude Investment Management announced today a $5.5 (~€5m) million investment in Switzerland-based KannaSwiss as its first European investment.
Earlier this year, Altitude Investment Management plc (AIM plc),...
World Health Organization: health equity in Europe worsening
The first ever World Health Organization Health Equity Status Report reveals that health equity in Europe remain either the same or have worsened despite...
Results through research: shaping the future of medical cannabis
Discover how, together, EMMAC Life Sciences and Imperial College London are advancing our understanding of the therapeutic properties of medical cannabis for a range...
A budding industry: How EMMAC Life Sciences is growing the medical cannabis industry across...
EMMAC Life Sciences’ Antonio Costanzo discusses the booming medical cannabis industry in Europe and EMMAC’s role in its future.
As investment and interest in the...
Digital health in Europe: A reflection on where we were and where we are...
Brian O’Connor, the chair of the European Connected Health Alliance, reflects on the growing momentum for digital health in Europe and calls on stakeholders...
Groundbreaking gene therapy could cure haemophilia
A ‘cure’ for haemophilia is one step closer, following results published in the New England Journal of Medicine of a groundbreaking gene therapy trial...