Medications
UK, EU face significant medicine shortages: Study
Patients in the UK and European Union are facing shortages of vital medicines such as antibiotics and epilepsy medication, research published Thursday found.
Apr 18, 2024
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Health
Offering nutritious meals to students can improve diets and counter obesity across Europe
When the lunch bell rings at the Sancta Maria primary school in the Belgian city of Leuven, standard packed meals aren't on the menu for dozens of hungry children.
Mar 14, 2024
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Medications
Consumption of antibiotics in the community back to pre-pandemic levels in the European Union and European Economic Area
This year's European Antibiotic Awareness Day (EAAD) focuses on the targets outlined in the 2023 Council Recommendation to step up efforts in the European Union (EU) against antimicrobial resistance in a One Health approach. ...
Nov 17, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Prevalence of malaria infections found to vary among migrant populations
The prevalence of malaria infections among migrants from sub-Saharan Africa is considerably high (8%), while Asian and Latin American migrants have a much lower prevalence, according to a study by the Barcelona Institute ...
Oct 11, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Colorectal cancer patients may benefit from breakthrough EU research
Scientists in Spain have developed a potentially life-saving strategy against a disease that spreads from the gut to other vital organs.
Aug 24, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
EU's COVID pass worked well, other tools less so: auditors
The EU's COVID pass system worked well to allow continued free movement in the bloc during the coronavirus pandemic, but other tools fared worse, the European Court of Auditors said Wednesday.
Jan 11, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Increase of Candida auris in the EU/EEA: Need for better surveillance
Candida auris (C.auris) is an emerging fungal pathogen associated with outbreaks of invasive healthcare-associated infections globally. It is frequently resistant to the commonly used antifungal drugs, which leaves very limited ...
Nov 17, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Death rates from ovarian cancer will fall in the EU and UK in 2022
Death rates from ovarian cancer are predicted to fall by 17 percent in the UK and by 7 percent in EU countries in 2022 compared to 2017, according to new research published in the journal Annals of Oncology today.
Jan 26, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
EU health agency says time too short for 'vaccination alone' to halt Omicron
The EU health agency ECDC on Wednesday warned that vaccinations alone would not stop the rise of the Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus, and said "strong action" was urgently needed.
Dec 15, 2021
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Vaccination
Pfizer-BioNTech ask EU agency to OK vaccine for kids 5-11
Pharmaceutical company Pfizer and biotechnology company BioNTech said Friday they have requested to have their coronavirus vaccine licensed for children ages 5 to 11 across the European Union. If EU regulators agree, it would ...
Oct 15, 2021
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