EMA steps up efforts to improve medicines for women to address research gaps and accelerate innovation in women's health

Europe’s deadly heatwave highlights growing climate threat to health; EMA recommends three new medicines and an orphan treatment for rare Rett Syndrome; Commission opens disparagement investigation in...

EMA’s human medicines committee (CHMP) recommended six medicines for approval at its June 2026 meeting

The European Commission has opened a formal antitrust investigation to assess possible anticompetitive conduct by Sanofi

MEPs adopt cardiovascular strategy, prioritising early detection and risk reduction; France reports first case of Ebola and WHO launches its first trials; North Macedonia joins the EU4Health programme

On Wednesday (24 June), Parliament’s Public Health Committee adopted its response to the EU’s first-ever cardiovascular health plan

France has confirmed its first case of Bundibugyo Ebola virus disease linked to the current outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo

50 organisations call for public benefit from publicly funded medicines research; Lange warns ‘Section 301’ investigation threatens Turnberry trade deal; ECDC unveils harmonised screening standards fo...

50 organisations call for public benefit from publicly funded medicines research; Lange warns ‘Section 301’ investigation threatens Turnberry trade deal; ECDC unveils harmonised screening standards fo...

Trump administration's probe into German pharmaceutical pricing raises doubts over EU-US Turnberry trade agreement

Commission defends Urban Wastewater Directive against EPP-ECR challenge; EU narrows gap to 2030 health data target by 4% points

The European Parliament has adopted an EPP-backed resolution calling for a reassessment of the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive (UWWTD)

Trump continues to threaten pharma tariffs; Parliament rejects tobacco taxation report; EU backs coordinated Ebola response and commits further €31.5 million; G7 leaders renew commitment to fight canc...

Tomorrow, health ministers will discuss an agreed position on the European Biotech Act I directive, but the real discussions may lie elsewhere

ECDC chief warns MEPs more health threats require more resources; health sector hails EU vote on workforce crisis as ‘major step forward’    WHO has only 35% of the funds it needs for its Ebola respon...

The European Parliament committees approve report addressing Europe's growing healthcare workforce crisis

ECDC Director Pamela Rendi-Wagner warned MEPs that Europe faces mounting threats from mosquito-borne diseases, rising STIs and antimicrobial resistance

NGOs accuse the government of trading NHS pricing safeguards for export protection, as Washington intensifies efforts to push higher medicine costs across Europe

Ebola declared emergency of international concern; WHO warns nicotine pouches risk hooking a new generation;  EuropaBio ups efforts on biosecurity; World Health Assembly kicks off; EU activates crisis...

Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are racing to contain a new Ebola outbreak

The World Health Organization warns that use of nicotine pouches is expanding rapidly worldwide, with weak regulation leaving young people exposed to aggressive marketing and addiction

The Cyprus Presidency has activated the EU’s crisis coordination mechanism to strengthen information sharing on the hantavirus outbreak

Generic makers appeal to fix tax on treatment; pharmaceutical exports supported 926 000 EU jobs

Medicines for Europe to appeal the decision on its challenge to Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive

UK Biobank suspends access following Alibaba revelations; France chooses ‘sovereign’ cloud for health data; EMA recommends five new medicines, including a first-in-class small interfering RNA treatme...

UK Tobacco and Vapes Bill clears final hurdle; Novo Nordisk announces positive results for GLP-1s for teenagers with type 2 diabetes; Maternity and paternity leave across the EU-27

European Patients’ Forum welcomes MEP support to restore funding for health NGO’s; Europe’s East-West healthcare divide; From viral victory dance to cabinet role, Hegedűs named as new Hungarian healt...

ECDC underscores advances in HPV vaccination for European Immunisation Week; Europe’s demographic challenge will likely hit healthcare; UK COVID-19 Report: Vaccines and therapeutics

Várhelyi investigation 'progress has been made'; ‘Let me be very clear, there will be no compromise on safety’ Várhelyi tells MEPs; Voiculescu calls for greater accountability in Europe’s cancer plan

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Cancer leagues urge MEPs to reject weaker cosmetic safety rules; Ireland leads EU pharmaceutical exports as trade surplus hits record high; European digital identity wallets and cross-border health da...

MEPs are being asked to maintain existing safeguards in the Cosmetic Products Regulation, warning that proposed changes could undermine Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan

Fallout for Várhelyi from Hungarian elections; US trade barrier report; Long COVID could cost as much as €115 billion; perceived health; EU evaluation of tobacco and nicotine framework; Belgian court ...

MEP Vlad Voiculescu proposes pilot action to support families of children suffering from cancer and rare diseases

Germany has presented a 66-option health reform plan, leaving politicians to decide what and where to cut

EMA recommends five new medicines for approval; MSF denied access to Gilead HIV-prevention drug; Europe invests €244 million to fast-track next-generation treatments for deadly infections; WHO members...

Médecins Sans Frontières accuses Gilead Sciences of blocking access to its HIV-prevention drug lenacapavir.

ECHA announces support for qualified restrictions on PFAS ‘forever chemicals’; Europe’s one million avoidable deaths

ECHA’s scientific committees back an EU-wide restriction on PFAS, warning of serious health and environmental risks while allowing limited, controlled exemptions

MEPs warn of growing crises in talks on preparedness; first human case of Avian Influenza reported in EU; EMA seeks feedback on paediatric cancer drug development; European doctors reject ‘move fast ...

AI law changes risk weakening patient safety in healthcare; EU extends ‘well-established technologies’ list under MDR; medical technology and pharmaceuticals are among top ten European patent fields; ...

EU/EEA falls short on TB detection as one in five cases go unnoticed; Lyme disease vaccine shows promising results in late-stage trial; Roche announces €1.5 billion investment in its Swiss base

Ahead of World Tuberculosis Day new report shows that Europe needs to do more to reach 2030 targets

Critical Medicines Act slowly edging forward; Circulatory diseases are responsible for one-third of deaths in the EU in 2023; ECDC to present guidance on RSV vaccines for adults by 2027; Roche scales ...

Entrenched positions likely to mark second critical medicines trilogue; long and winding road to Pharma Package implementation - electronic product information implementation roadmap; EMA updates safe...

Report warns of 'worryingly thin' antimicrobial treatments pipeline; New EU AI tool aims to transform food crisis response; BioNTech co-founders will leave to focus on next-generation mRNA innovations

While progress on finding innovative new antibiotics has been made, there are few new contenders on the horizon and momentum has slowed