MEPs call on pharma companies to increase COVID-19 vaccine production
26 Feb Health

MEPs call on pharma companies to increase COVID-19 vaccine production

European Parliament’s Socialist MEPs also want pharmaceutical giants to research against potential future Coronavirus variants and strains.
by Martin Banks
Driving change in COPD
01 Mar Health
Driving change in COPD
Senior MEP voices concern over role EU regions will play in Coronavirus recovery plan
01 Mar Health
Senior MEP voices concern over role EU regions will play in Coronavirus recovery plan
Rare Diseases: Celebrating patient-centred innovation
26 Feb Health
Rare Diseases: Celebrating patient-centred innovation
EU has 'highest' level of alcohol use and related harm
13 Feb Health
EU has 'highest' level of alcohol use and related harm
Europe has the perception that there is a safe level of alcohol consumption, but the truth is there’s no such thing, argues Lars Møller.

 
EU pushes 'people-centred' response to extreme poverty
10 Feb Health
EU pushes 'people-centred' response to extreme poverty
Europe's fund for aid to the most deprived can play a vital role in improving the lives of people existing in society's margins, writes Emer Costello.
Strasbourg round-up: Undocumented women migrants in EU facing abuse and exploitation
07 Feb Health
Strasbourg round-up: Undocumented women migrants in EU facing abuse and exploitation
MEPs have narrowly approved a call for undocumented women migrants in the EU to receive better protection. Key rapporteurs from across the political spectrum give the Parliament Magazine their views following the plenary vote.
Issue 383 | 3 February 2014
03 Feb Health
Issue 383 | 3 February 2014
World cancer day, carbon capture and storage, Gibraltar and more...
EU 'legally obliged' to promote disability inclusion
28 Jan Health
EU 'legally obliged' to promote disability inclusion
As a signatory to the UN convention, the EU has a responsibility to 'lead by example' and promote disability inclusion both home and abroad, writes Luk Zelderloo.
EU institutions prepared to fight lobbyists and protect citizens from 'harm and suffering caused by tobacco'
18 Dec Health
EU institutions prepared to fight lobbyists and protect citizens from 'harm and suffering caused by tobacco'
Tobacco industry 'Goliath' has not yet won the war over the tobacco products directive, argues Florence Berteletti.
Improving air quality is 'win-win situation', argues MEP
18 Dec Health
Improving air quality is 'win-win situation', argues MEP
The EU is proud to have taken the international lead in emission reduction - but at what cost?  Asks Eija-Riitta Korhola.
Fit for Work Europe | Getting Europe Fit For Work | December 2013
18 Dec Health
Fit for Work Europe | Getting Europe Fit For Work | December 2013
Getting Europe Fit For Work
Issue 377 | 21 October 2013
21 Oct Health
Issue 377 | 21 October 2013
Animal health, EU industry performance, sustainable pensions and more...
TPD reaction: MEP tobacco vote 'puts health first'
09 Oct Health
TPD reaction: MEP tobacco vote 'puts health first'
Despite an 'intense lobbying effort' from the tobacco industry, the European parliament has voted for stricter measures on tobacco products, to protect health and discourage young people from smoking.
TPD reaction: Europe's doctors 'disappointed' with outcome of tobacco vote on 'several key issues'
08 Oct Health
TPD reaction: Europe's doctors 'disappointed' with outcome of tobacco vote on 'several key issues'
Katrín Fjeldsted hopes that the tobacco products directive will not be weakened any further than it has been during the upcoming negotiations with EU member states.
TPD reaction: European parliament tobacco vote a 'bittersweet victory'
08 Oct Health
TPD reaction: European parliament tobacco vote a 'bittersweet victory'
The close vote on the EU's tobacco products directive demonstrates that the influence and reach of the tobacco industry in Europe needs to become a priority for regulators at national and European level, argues EPHA's Monika Kosinska.
UK Tories press MEPs 'not to over-regulate' electronic cigarettes
08 Oct Health
UK Tories press MEPs 'not to over-regulate' electronic cigarettes
ECR group leader Martin Callanan has warned MEPs that proposed plans to classify e-cigarettes as medicinal products will simply drive people "straight back on to real cigarettes".
EU tobacco products directive would have 'serious consequences for jobs, the economy and tax revenues'
08 Oct Health
EU tobacco products directive would have 'serious consequences for jobs, the economy and tax revenues'
The review of the EU's tobacco products directive must strike a balance between economy, health and jobs, writes José Isaías Rodríguez García-Caro.
MEPs must base EU tobacco products directive vote on 'unambiguous scientific evidence'
07 Oct Health
MEPs must base EU tobacco products directive vote on 'unambiguous scientific evidence'
There should be no compromise on health and that is why there should be only one way forward for the tobacco products directive, argues CPME's Birgit Beger.
Medical devices directive may lead to lower patient safety
04 Oct Health
Medical devices directive may lead to lower patient safety
The European parliament's vote on the medical devices directive shows an imbalance in the approach towards patients, argues John Bowis.
MEP calls for stricter EU measures to protect unborn babies
03 Oct Health
MEP calls for stricter EU measures to protect unborn babies
More needs to be done to ensure that unborn babies are not exposed to alcohol during pregnancy, explains Radvile Morkunaite-Mikuleniene.
Tackling cataracts can 'empower' the elderly and prevent falls
03 Oct Health
Tackling cataracts can 'empower' the elderly and prevent falls
Improved eyesight for the elderly can prevent falls, resulting in a lower economic burden and a more active ageing population, say Heinz K. Becker and Stephen Hughes.
MEPs vote for tougher controls on medical devices
27 Sep Health
MEPs vote for tougher controls on medical devices
Parliament's environment, public health and food safety committee has voted to beef up existing rules on medical devices, which date back to the 1990s, to improve patient safety and decrease the likelihood of future scandals.

 
Lilly and Siemens | Taking the initiative
25 Sep Health
Lilly and Siemens | Taking the initiative
A Parliament Magazine special supplement on battling dementia.
Issue 375 | 23 September 2013
23 Sep Health
Issue 375 | 23 September 2013
European health forum Gastein, high speed broadband, state of the union and more…
EAPM | Meeting the challenge | September 2013
06 Sep Health
EAPM | Meeting the challenge | September 2013
A Parliament Magazine special supplement on personalised medicine
Issue 370 | 27 May 2013
27 May Health
Issue 370 | 27 May 2013
Green Week 2013, cybercrime, European week against cancer and more...
Issue 369 | 13 May 2013
13 May Health
Issue 369 | 13 May 2013
EU-Japan trade, alcohol related harm, maritime policy and more...