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European health groups warn against weakening German rules on nicotine pouches

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European health groups warn against weakening German rules on nicotine pouches

European health organisations are urging Germany to maintain its ban on nicotine pouches, arguing it could undermine efforts to develop coherent EU-wide nicotine regulations

Auditors call for a more ‘robust’ EU response to illicit tobacco trade

Auditors call for a more ‘robust’ EU response to illicit tobacco trade

EU auditors warn that fragmented rules are hampering the fight against illicit tobacco

Inside EU Health: Trump tariff threat; tobacco taxation; G7 cancer commitment; Ebola

Inside EU Health

Inside EU Health: Trump tariff threat; tobacco taxation; G7 cancer commitment; Ebola

Trump continues to threaten pharma tariffs; Parliament rejects tobacco taxation report; EU backs coordinated Ebola response and commits further €31.5 million; G7 leaders renew commitment to fight cancer

Inside EU Health: Nicotine taxation; Wegovy; Várhelyi defends EU’s approach; future-proof vaccine

Inside EU Health

Inside EU Health: Nicotine taxation; Wegovy; Várhelyi defends EU’s approach; future-proof vaccine

Sweden blocks tobacco tax package; Wegovy pill prescribed once every five seconds; Von der Leyen wants faster development of new cancer treatments; Várhelyi says unilateral measures by the US against the EU ‘would not be justified’; a future-proofed vaccine could prevent pandemics before they begin

Inside EU Health: Swedes hold key to tobacco taxation; economic cost of menopause; Finnish first in AI and health

Inside EU Health

Inside EU Health: Swedes hold key to tobacco taxation; economic cost of menopause; Finnish first in AI and health

Sweden could be the last obstacle to a tobacco and nicotine tax agreement; menopause costs the EU economy €17.3 billion a year; Finland backs a world-first nationwide AI model to boost decision-making in healthcare

WHO warns nicotine pouches risk hooking a new generation

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WHO warns nicotine pouches risk hooking a new generation

The World Health Organization warns that use of nicotine pouches is expanding rapidly worldwide, with weak regulation leaving young people exposed to aggressive marketing and addiction

Inside EU Health: EMA pilot for 'breakthrough' medical devices; snus; future budget

Inside EU Health

Inside EU Health: EMA pilot for 'breakthrough' medical devices; snus; future budget

EMA pilot to fast-track breakthrough medical devices; Snus’s generational impact on asthma and allergies; MEPs adopt position on EU’s long-term budget reinforcing health measures

Snus’s generational impact on asthma and allergies

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Snus’s generational impact on asthma and allergies

A study finds teenage snus use in boys is linked to higher asthma and bronchitis risk in their future children

Inside EU Health: UK Tobacco and Vapes Bill; GLP-1 pill for type-2 diabetes in adolescents; maternity and paternity leave across the EU

Inside EU Health

Inside EU Health: UK Tobacco and Vapes Bill; GLP-1 pill for type-2 diabetes in adolescents; maternity and paternity leave across the EU

UK Tobacco and Vapes Bill clears final hurdle; Novo Nordisk announces positive results for GLP-1s for teenagers with type 2 diabetes; Maternity and paternity leave across the EU-27

Inside EU Health: Insurers want tough action on tobacco; Eurocare closes office and latest on Novo

Inside EU Health

Inside EU Health: Insurers want tough action on tobacco; Eurocare closes office and latest on Novo

Insurers want tough action on tobacco; Eurocare anti-alcohol NGO closes Brussels office and latest on Novo/Pfizer tussle

EU insurers wants more action to protect Europe’s young

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EU insurers wants more action to protect Europe’s young

Europe’s social insurers want tougher action on tobacco and nicotine products

Tobacco taxation talks reveal divisions between member states

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Tobacco taxation talks reveal divisions between member states

EU finance ministers discussed the European Commission’s plan to overhaul tobacco taxation on Friday 10 October, exposing sharp divisions over how far and how fast to go

Inside EU Health: Alarming report on mental health of healthcare workers - tobacco taxation discussions kick off

Inside EU Health

Inside EU Health: Alarming report on mental health of healthcare workers - tobacco taxation discussions kick off

Inside EU Health: Spy scandal; tobacco discussions kick off; Healthcare workforce on the edge; another Trump tirade

Inside EU Health: EU lags behind the world in reducing tobacco use to an 'AI-first' approach

Inside EU Health

Inside EU Health: EU lags behind the world in reducing tobacco use to an 'AI-first' approach

Inside EU Health: EU lags behind the world in reducing tobacco use to an 'AI-first' approach

Tobacco use drops globally but Europe lags behind other regions

Tobacco use drops globally but Europe lags behind other regions

Tobacco use continues to decline, but remains a major public health threat in Europe

EU Commissioner warns of ‘toy-like’ vapes ahead of debate on tobacco tax rules

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EU Commissioner warns of ‘toy-like’ vapes ahead of debate on tobacco tax rules

Ahead of next week’s ECOFIN discussions on tobacco taxation, Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra speaks out against nicotine alternatives