Inside EU Health Inside EU Health: Nicotine and tobacco; Ebola update; EHDS From tobacco-free to tobacco and nicotine-free generation; CEPI backs three possible Bundibugyo ebolavirus vaccine candidates; Patients call for stronger role in shaping Europe’s Health Data Space
Inside EU Health Inside EU Health: Tobacco control; EU/US trade deal; clinical trials; CEPI; scaleup fund Europe is backslking on tobacco control; EU-US ‘Turnberry’ trade deal back on track; EU first report charting progress on its clinical trials ambitions; EU commits €73.7 million CEPI 100-day mission; EQT selected to manage EU Scaleup Europe Fund
Inside EU Health Inside EU Health: WAITing; Ebola; tobacco consultation; UK/US pharma deal WAITing for medicines; WHO releases further $3.4 million for Ebola outbreak; Commission launches consultation on tobacco regulation; NGOs challenge UK-US medicines pricing deal
Inside EU Health Inside EU Health: Ebola update; nicotine pouches; biosecurity; WHA; hantavirus Ebola declared emergency of international concern; WHO warns nicotine pouches risk hooking a new generation; EuropaBio ups efforts on biosecurity; World Health Assembly kicks off; EU activates crisis response mechanism to monitor hantavirus outbreak
Novel nicotine products 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 Inside EU Health: Critical Medicines Act; Urban Wastewater Treatment; novel nicotine; hantavirus update Várhelyi says critical medicines deal possible as early as next week; Várhelyi ‘partner for any solution’ on Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive; novel nicotine products will be treated like cigarettes; latest WHO briefing on hantavirus
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 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
Cancer Four in ten cancers worldwide are preventable, says WHO In 2022, an estimated 7.1 million of 18.7 million new adult cancer cases were attributable to modifiable risk factors
Inside EU Health Inside EU Health: MOP4 closes; EU4Health receives glowing report; UK extends sugar levy to milk-based drinks FCTC rebuts EU states’ claims tying tobacco tax rises to illicit trade; EU4Health receives glowing mid-term evaluation; UK to extend the soft drinks levy to sugary milk-based drinks
Tobacco FCTC rebuts EU states’ claims tying tax rises to illicit trade The fourth session of the Meeting of the Parties (MOP4) to the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products closed with new commitments to strengthen co-operation
Inside EU Health Inside EU Health: Audiovisual Directive; EMA refutes autism vaccine link; MOP4 on illicit tobacco; COP11 wraps up; Novo discontinues Alzheimer’s trial Commission consults on Audiovisual Media Services Directive; EMA refutes autism vaccine link; MOP4 on illicit tobacco; COP11 wraps up; Novo discontinues Alzheimer’s trial
Tobacco COP11 delivers incremental wins, but remains weak on new nicotine products The eleventh Conference of the Parties for tobacco control closed today with incremental progress and prevarication
Tobacco EU countries still far apart ahead of COP11 meeting As the Convention of the Parties eleventh meeting approaches EU member states still find themselves in different camps
Cancer Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan: Progress made, but prevention falters Launched with much fanfare, the Parliament is examining what lessons can be learnt and how this can inform the cardiovascular plan expected soon
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
Tobacco Taxation Directive EU insurers wants more action to protect Europe’s young Europe’s social insurers want tougher action on tobacco and nicotine products
Inside EU Health Inside EU Health: Várhelyi under fire; WHO cautions on tobacco industry interference and the end of Pfizergate Várhelyi under fire; WHO cautions on tobacco industry interference and Pfizergate finale as Belgium ends long-running litigation
Tobacco WHO warns tobacco industry stepping up efforts to undermine 11th convention WHO’s tobacco control secretariat is alerting governments and the public to remain vigilant against the industry’s tactics and misinformation
Tobacco Taxation Directive 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 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 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 Tobacco use drops globally but Europe lags behind other regions Tobacco use continues to decline, but remains a major public health threat in Europe
Tobacco Taxation Directive 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
NCDs UN Declaration on NCDs is strong on ambition, but short of means The UN declaration on noncommunicable diseases and mental health receives broad support, but critics say the content is weak
