Inside EU Health Inside EU Health: AI; MDR simplification; European patents; Ireland supports ‘right to be forgotten’ law 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; Ireland to make ‘right to be forgotten’ law for cancer survivors
Inside EU Health Inside EU Health: World Tuberculosis Day; Lyme disease; Roche's major investment 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
Inside EU Health Inside EU Health: Rare diseases; UK COVID inquiry; PRIME improves; UK meningitis outbreak Casares says people suffering from rare diseases ‘deserve hope’; UK COVID-19 Inquiry says healthcare system was close to collapse; EMA upgrades PRIME with three tools to support developers; ECDC says MenB outbreak in UK poses low risk to EU/EEA
Inside EU Health Inside EU Health: Pharma Package; male contraception; medical devices; women’s cancer index Pharma Package agreed in December sails through committee; giant condom highlights call for more male contraceptive options; Medical Device Regulations: ‘We Heard Your Calls’; Index exposes gap in women’s cancer care across Europe
Inside EU Health Inside EU Health: CMA update; cardio diseases responsible for one-third of EU deaths; ECDC to develop RSV guidance 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 AI; AstraZeneca gastric cancer drug approved; Servier single-pill formulation to improve adherence
Inside EU Health Inside EU Health: Critical medicines trilogue; Pharma Package implementation and ePI; Ixchiq Entrenched positions likely to mark second critical medicines trilogue; long and winding road to Pharma Package implementation - electronic product information implementation roadmap; EMA updates safety information on chikungunya vaccine
Inside EU Health Inside EU Health: Fair pricing; promoting EU health tech; WHO profiles for urgently needed microbials Lower-income EU countries are paying more for cancer medicines; Digital health laboratory makes recommendations on how to bolster EU-vendors; WHO releases new target product profiles for urgently needed antimicrobials
Inside EU Health Inside EU Health: AMR pipeline; EU AI food safety tool; mRNA duo to found new company 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
Inside EU Health Inside EU Health: EMA’s ambitions for women; Pharma Package; EU fertility falls to record low; Novo EMA chief lays out her ambitions for women’s health; Council publishes Pharma Package agreed text; EU fertility falls to record low; Novo Nordisk reaches an agreement with Hims &Hers
Inside EU Health Inside EU Health: Gender health inequality; rare diseases; clinical trials in emergencies Commission gender equality strategy targets women’s health inequalities; rare disease alliance welcomes Parliament proposal for a European Rare Disease Action Framework updated guidance on the conduct of clinical trials during public health emergencies opens for consultation
Inside EU Health Inside EU Health: Growing obesity strains healthcare systems; DARWIN EU; HPV awareness Growing obesity strains healthcare systems; DARWIN EU ready to move to next stage; HPV awareness day
Inside EU Health Inside EU Health: Pharmacists ‘on the front lines’ of Europe’s medicine shortages; untreated menopause's cost on productivity; long term impact of Long COVID Pharmacists ‘on the front lines’ of Europe’s medicine shortages; untreated menopause has a €17 billion cost on productivity; Study highlights reduced ability to work among people with Long COVID
Inside EU Health Inside EU Health: World Hearing Day; combined COVID-19 influenza vaccine; Denmark eliminates mother-to-child transmission of HIV World Hearing Day: Does Europe need a hearing health strategy; EMA approves 12 medicines including Moderna’s combined COVID-19 and influenza vaccine; Denmark eliminates mother-to-child transmission of HIV
Inside EU Health Inside EU Health: ESF+ for abortion access; pharma reforms could reduce costs by 20-25%; pharma 29% of exports to US; ECCE receives lukewarm welcome Commission open ESF+ pathway for abortion access; EU’s Health Package is Europe’s answer to Trump’s drug pricing policy, says Várhelyi; medical and pharmaceutical products were the leading export category to US in 2025; ECCE idea receives lukewarm welcome
Inside EU Health Inside EU Health: European Centre of Clinical Excellence for Pharmaceuticals; Insta battle over ‘My Voice, My Choice’; Health Policy Leader Index European Centre of Clinical Excellence for Pharmaceuticals; Instagram battle over ‘My Voice, My Choice’; Health Policy Index highlights ten MEPs; ECDC propose four new reference laboratories
Inside EU Health Inside EU Health: Ombudsman opens inquiry on NGO grants, Exposome Alliance launched, SANT debate budget, clinical trials, alarm over nicotine use Ombudswoman inquiry over scrapped health grants; new Exposome Alliance; MEPs call for safeguards for health funding; Europe urged to scale up clinical trials; Nordics for action on nicotine use
Inside EU Health Inside EU Health: Tariff chaos, court setback on Urban Wastewater for pharma; EMA starts its search for a new Executive Director ‘Tariff chaos’ but pharmaceuticals may stay outside the fray; industry groups continue to fight Wastewater Treatment Directive despite court setback; EMA starts its search for a new Executive Director
Inside EU Health Inside EU Health: EFPIA compares 10 biopharma strategies; EU cancer strategy scrutinised; agencies reassure on infant formula EFPIA publishes a comparative analysis of the strategies of 10 countries; ECA casts doubt on EU cancer strategy’s targets and funding; agencies says infant formula is a low risk following recall
Inside EU Health Inside EU Health: WHO/Europe proposal to help nursing crisis; antimicrobial resistance in the food chain; Apply AI invitation to join screening network and imaging pilot WHO/Europe proposes eight steps to help fix Europe’s nursing crisis; persistent antimicrobial resistance in the food chain; Apply AI invitation to join screening network; EU launches €9 million call for AI-powered medical imaging pilots
Inside EU Health Inside EU Health: Europe invests in 10-year preparedness research plan; Biotech Act I rapporteurs; EU and Canada health agencies joint plan; HTA report Europe invests €240 million ten-year pandemic preparedness research; Biotech Act I rapporteurs confirmed; EU and Canada health agencies deepen ties; HTA annual report on first year of implementation
Inside EU Health Inside EU Health: EU auditors call for clearer health spending; EU media law revision opens for consultation; launch OECD cardio report EU auditors urge clearer health spending; EU media law revision opens door to stronger pubic health provisions; ‘State of Cardiovascular Health in the EU’ launch
Inside EU Health Inside EU Health: WHO launches Ukraine appeal; 8 in 10 people who got measles in 2025 were unvaccinated; Parliament debates cancer resolution WHO requests US$42m to maintain health care amid Ukraine war; 8 in 10 people who fell ill with measles during 2025 had not been vaccinated; Parliament debates cancer resolution
Inside EU Health Inside EU Health: A strategy for women’s health; Winter Olympics 2026; EIB support for health Fifty groups present demand for a new approach to women’s health; ECDC offers health tips to those attending the Winter Olympics 2026; EIB activity report says 18.4 million benefited from improved health services
Inside EU Health Inside EU Health: Right to be forgotten; updated code against cancer; Eurostat cancer figures Right to be forgotten - Commission offers guidance, not guarantees, to cancer survivors; Commission presents updated cancer prevention guidance; colorectal cancer emerges as the leading cancer diagnosis in EU hospitals
Inside EU Health Inside EU Health: MEPs call for ring-fenced health funding; OECD urges better use of resources in cancer care; four in ten cancers worldwide are preventable, says WHO MEPs call for dedicated cancer funding in EU’s long-term budget; OECD urges faster access and better use of resources in cancer care; four in ten cancers worldwide are preventable, says WHO
