On this year’s World Autism Day, let’s shift the focus away from awareness to acceptance
31 Mar Health

On this year’s World Autism Day, let’s shift the focus away from awareness to acceptance

Awareness is fine, argues Julie Ward, but without acceptance it risks being contaminated by ableist paternalism
by Julie Ward
Rethinking the Orphan Regulation
19 May Health
Rethinking the Orphan Regulation
Orphan Regulation: Time for a rethink?
19 May Health
Orphan Regulation: Time for a rethink?
Shedding light on Europe’s drugs problem
22 Apr Health
Shedding light on Europe’s drugs problem
An alternative vision for Europe’s health policy
03 Oct Health
An alternative vision for Europe’s health policy
Piernicola Pedicini says the Five Star Movement favours a healthcare system where quality of services takes precedence over economic interests.
RCE: Specific clinical trial methodology needed for rare cancers
02 Oct Health
RCE: Specific clinical trial methodology needed for rare cancers
Rare Cancers Europe (RCE) calls for new criteria to be used in clinical trials on rare cancer treatments, with rare cancer patients needing access to innovative cancer drugs.
EU needs 'comprehensive' head and neck cancer strategy
01 Oct Health
EU needs 'comprehensive' head and neck cancer strategy
Claudiu Ciprian Tănăsescu says that despite head and neck cancer being 'curable', a lack of awareness is leading to deaths in over half of sufferers.
Italian presidency must wrap up work on health dossiers
01 Oct Health
Italian presidency must wrap up work on health dossiers
Medical devices regulation, genetic testing, antibiotic resistance and the increasing numbers of cancer patients are all issues which must be tackled at EU level, urges Peter Liese.
TTIP threatens EU's transparency on clinical trials
30 Sep Health
TTIP threatens EU's transparency on clinical trials
Public access to clinical trials information is crucial to preserving the wellbeing of Europe's citizens, argues Margrete Auken.
Thought leader | Fit for Work: Musculoskeletal disorders Thought Leader
29 Sep Health
Thought leader | Fit for Work: Musculoskeletal disorders
The EU must push for a better alignment between Europe's work and health agendas, writes Klaus Machold
Depression affecting 30 million people across the EU
29 Sep Health
Depression affecting 30 million people across the EU
Depression has a huge impact on the daily lives of sufferers and, according to Jutta Steinruck, it's the duty of policymakers to address the growing problem.
EU in need of 'sustainable and patient-centred' health policies
29 Sep Health
EU in need of 'sustainable and patient-centred' health policies
According to Helmut Brand, 'there is plenty of need and plenty of room for new ideas' in European health policy
Europe staying true to values 'enshrined in EU health strategy'
29 Sep Health
Europe staying true to values 'enshrined in EU health strategy'
Tonio Borg urges European health stakeholders to make their voices heard on the future of EU policy.
EU must do more to combat disease described as 'more lethal than most cancers'
29 Sep Health
EU must do more to combat disease described as 'more lethal than most cancers'
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis sufferers across Europe are struggling to receive consistent and equal access to care, argues Andrey Kovatchev.
Alcohol responsible for 'nearly 10 per cent' of energy intake in adults
26 Sep Health
Alcohol responsible for 'nearly 10 per cent' of energy intake in adults
The EU must rethink its alcohol labelling legislation to help consumers to make 'healthy choices', says Glenis Willmott.
Dods EU Briefing: Missing Commission proposals on the Environment
26 Sep Health
Dods EU Briefing: Missing Commission proposals on the Environment
ENVI committee raises question of missing environmental proposals
PM+: EU data rules threatening health research PM+
23 Sep Health
PM+: EU data rules threatening health research
‘Balance’ needed on patient consent, argues Paolo Casali.
Issue 397 | 22 September 2014
22 Sep Health
Issue 397 | 22 September 2014
Gastein health forum, SMEs, key enabling technologies and more...
Dods EU Briefing: EU response to the Ebola outbreak
19 Sep Health
Dods EU Briefing: EU response to the Ebola outbreak
European Parliament, Commission and Council discuss EU's response to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa
 
Strasbourg round-up: MEPs back EU emergency Ebola plan
18 Sep Health
Strasbourg round-up: MEPs back EU emergency Ebola plan
MEPs from across the political spectrum are calling on the European Union to take urgent action to tackle the Ebola crisis.
EU's north-south social divide intensifying
16 Sep Health
EU's north-south social divide intensifying
Growing social imbalance threatening 'future of European project', warns new report.
Work accidents claiming 'more victims than war'
12 Sep Health
Work accidents claiming 'more victims than war'
World congress looks for solutions to tackling €2 trillion cost of occupational accidents and fatalities.
Health inequalities require EU-wide response
11 Sep Health
Health inequalities require EU-wide response
Increasing cooperation between EU institutions and member states in health policy is the only way to tackle obstacles to healthcare access, writes Andrey Kovatchev.
EU needs harmonised protection for young girls and women
05 Sep Health
EU needs harmonised protection for young girls and women
Events in Rotherham in the UK highlight the need for an EU-wide legal framework of warning and protection that can tackle such cases of abuse, argues Madi Sharma.
Dods EU Alert: EP Press - Italian Presidency priorities discussed by EP committees
03 Sep Health
Dods EU Alert: EP Press - Italian Presidency priorities discussed by EP committees
Ministers brief MEPs on priorities of Italian Council Presidency
ESMO: Is Europe Putting Cancer Research at Risk?
29 Jul Health
ESMO: Is Europe Putting Cancer Research at Risk?
The European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) is concerned that the proposed EU General Data Protection Regulation could make cancer research impossible and add a significant burden to cancer patients.
More can be done to stop 'silent disease' of hepatitis
28 Jul Health
More can be done to stop 'silent disease' of hepatitis
Viral hepatits affects millions of people across Europe despite its preventable nature, explains Marc Sprenger.
Global partners issue 'historic call to action' on hepatitis
28 Jul Health
Global partners issue 'historic call to action' on hepatitis
Routine immunisation and improved understanding of the disease will lead to an EU generation 'free of hepatitis', say Irina Eramova and Martin C. Donoghoe.