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
Let’s make it right: A fit-for-purpose EU Paediatric Regulation can deliver for all children and adolescents with cancer Partner Content
01 Jul Health
Let’s make it right: A fit-for-purpose EU Paediatric Regulation can deliver for all children and adolescents with cancer
The time to unlock the power of cancer screening is now Partner Content
25 May Health
The time to unlock the power of cancer screening is now
Orphan Regulation: Time for a rethink? Partner Content
19 May Health
Orphan Regulation: Time for a rethink?
Treaty change may be needed to give EU powers it needs to tackle future health pandemics
23 Apr Health
Treaty change may be needed to give EU powers it needs to tackle future health pandemics
Upcoming Conference on Future of Europe touted as forum to consider implications of treaty change.
Time to give animal vaccination a booster Partner Content
19 Apr Health
Time to give animal vaccination a booster
The Coronavirus pandemic has raised awareness of the relationship between animal and human health and the crucial role that preventative measures can play in ensuring that “normal” life returns, writes AnimalhealthEurope’s Roxane Feller.
Gunnar Beck: von der Leyen should step down over “disastrous” vaccine rollout
16 Apr Health
Gunnar Beck: von der Leyen should step down over “disastrous” vaccine rollout
The European Commission President has faced fresh calls to quit following debacles over vaccines and repeated lockdowns.
Commission announces accelerated delivery of 50m BioNTech-Pfizer vaccines
14 Apr Health
Commission announces accelerated delivery of 50m BioNTech-Pfizer vaccines
Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the additional doses will be available in the second quarter, starting in April, rather than in the last quarter of this year as originally planned.
Mental health is everybody’s business
13 Apr Health
Mental health is everybody’s business
Increased mental ill health is an inevitable consequence of lockdown; however, dealing with this will require realistic resources. A European year for mental health will help bring the required focus, write the co-chairs of the MEP Alliance for Mental Health.
EU regulator confirms possible link between blood clots and AstraZeneca vaccine in ‘very rare’ cases
07 Apr Health
EU regulator confirms possible link between blood clots and AstraZeneca vaccine in ‘very rare’ cases
This is the first time that the European Medicines Agency has linked the vaccine to blood clots but says the benefits of the jab outweigh the risks.
Time to overhaul the patent protection law
07 Apr Health
Time to overhaul the patent protection law
While the current health crisis has wreaked havoc in many sectors, in pharmaceuticals it is the EU’s patent law that is hampering innovation and access to medicines, explains Katerina Konecná.
European Parliament criticised over use of COVID-19 disposable masks
02 Apr Health
European Parliament criticised over use of COVID-19 disposable masks
NGO attacks Parliament for promoting use of ‘untraceable, disposable, toxic and unrecyclable’ single-use masks.
World Health Organization criticises EU’s ‘unacceptably slow’ vaccine rollout
01 Apr Health
World Health Organization criticises EU’s ‘unacceptably slow’ vaccine rollout
The EU, meanwhile, insists its vaccine policy is the best approach to avoid what it calls “vaccine nationalism.”
Restoring our pharmaceutical autonomy
01 Apr Health
Restoring our pharmaceutical autonomy
When the dust of the Coronavirus crisis settles, we must consider new ways of responding to future threats that ensure Europe’s citizens do not suffer, writes Véronique Trillet-Lenoir.
Issue 533 | 29 March 2021
29 Mar Health
Issue 533 | 29 March 2021
Gracing this issue’s cover is Romanian Renew Europe deputy Vlad Gheorghe, who was a just toddler when Romania’s 50-year experiment with Communism came crashing down in December 1989. He explains to editor Brian Johnson how the country’s integration back into the EU fold has been a major factor in shaping his politics and worldview.
Commission goes on offensive in bid to deflect alarm at vaccine programme
24 Mar Health
Commission goes on offensive in bid to deflect alarm at vaccine programme
Speaking to MEPs on Tuesday, Sandra Gallina, the executive’s Director General of health, launched a blistering attack on AstraZeneca, the pharma company at the centre of a huge spat with the EU over vaccine supplies.
EMA chief set to be grilled by MEPs on latest EU bid to boost sluggish vaccination rates
22 Mar Health
EMA chief set to be grilled by MEPs on latest EU bid to boost sluggish vaccination rates
Emer Cooke, the European Medicines Agency executive director, has been invited to an “exchange of views” to update deputies on the state of play of the evaluation and authorisation of COVID-19 vaccines.
EU Member States to resume AstraZeneca COVID vaccinations
19 Mar Health
EU Member States to resume AstraZeneca COVID vaccinations
Move follows European Medicines Agency’s all clear regarding blood clot concerns.
MEPs give guarded welcome to new Commission plans for ‘Digital Green Certificate’
17 Mar Health
MEPs give guarded welcome to new Commission plans for ‘Digital Green Certificate’
The “vaccine passport” will collate details on vaccinations, tests and Coronavirus recovery to let travellers cross borders freely again after a year of severe restrictions.
EMA chief admits public trust in Coronavirus vaccines could erode due to AstraZeneca safety probe
17 Mar Health
EMA chief admits public trust in Coronavirus vaccines could erode due to AstraZeneca safety probe
Emer Cooke, Executive Director of the European Medicines Agency (EMA), has sought to allay fears concerning the AstraZeneca vaccine, emphasising that the benefits “outweigh any risks.”
Senior ECDC official tells EU it must move ‘faster, faster, faster’ on vaccine rollout
16 Mar Health
Senior ECDC official tells EU it must move ‘faster, faster, faster’ on vaccine rollout
Bruno Ciancio, chief of the surveillance section at the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, was speaking to MEPs on Monday on the new Coronavirus variants.
Autism Awareness Day: Why we need a European approach to autism
16 Mar Health
Autism Awareness Day: Why we need a European approach to autism
A strategic and integrated European approach to autism spectrum disorder would provide much-needed support to persons on the autism spectrum as well as their families in these challenging times, writes Victor Negrescu.
Autism Awareness Day: A yawning gap between rhetoric and action
16 Mar Health
Autism Awareness Day: A yawning gap between rhetoric and action
The pandemic has exposed the stigma that people on the autism spectrum still face; it’s time for the EU to ditch the empty words and up its game, writes Jordi Cañas.
Commission’s ‘Digital Green Certificate’ to help boost travel during the ongoing crisis
15 Mar Health
Commission’s ‘Digital Green Certificate’ to help boost travel during the ongoing crisis
The proposed certificate is designed to provide proof that a person has been vaccinated against COVID-19, has recovered from it, or has received a negative test result.
MEPs to learn more about new EU attempt to contain variants of Coronavirus
15 Mar Health
MEPs to learn more about new EU attempt to contain variants of Coronavirus
With Member States still firmly in the grip of the pandemic, the Commission is proposing what it calls “immediate action” to prepare Europe for the “increased” threat of Coronavirus variants.
Issue 532 | 15 March 2021
15 Mar Health
Issue 532 | 15 March 2021
Gracing this issue’s cover is Spanish Renew Europe deputy Jordi Cañas. With the EU-Mercosur Association Agreement negotiations approaching the finish line, Parliament’s rapporteur tells reporter Ana Gallego why this may be the last chance to seal a deal with the South American trade bloc.
COVID-19 crisis having ‘huge toll on children, warn MEPs
12 Mar Health
COVID-19 crisis having ‘huge toll on children, warn MEPs
European parliament’s warning comes as EU authorises use of fourth COVID-19 vaccine.
Charles Michel at centre of war of words with UK over COVID vaccines
12 Mar Health
Charles Michel at centre of war of words with UK over COVID vaccines
Row follows Council President’s swipe at the UK over its vaccine roll out.