Summary The week’s most impactful health news stories were: Biomedicine: Dementia is being defeated. Global health: African countries under pressure sign the Trump America First Deal health agreement. International health policy: The NHS’s AI policy: means £10 billion in investment. National health policy: Notable increase in sick leave in Spain, largely attributable to delays […]
Summary The most impactful health news of the week included: Biomedicine: Should every baby have their DNA sequenced? Global Health: The world’s largest pulmonology society (USA) calls for a ban on plastic countertops. International Health Policy: The French Health Insurance (Assurance Maladie) calls for a ban on cigarette sales to people born after 2009. […]
Summary The most impactful health news of the week included: Biomedicine: The rise in cancers among young adults. Global Health: One year after Trump suspended USAID aid, African health systems are operating under emergency protocols. International Health Policy: The UN warns of the growth of the global drug market. National Health Policy: Dynamic pricing, […]
Summary The most impactful health news of the week included: Biomedicine: AI Large Language Models (LLMs) are capable of outperforming most real-world clinical reasoning experiences. Global Health: The Ebola epidemic is not an inevitability, but the first consequence of a deliberately created void. International Health Policy: The anti-obesity drugs Wegovy and Mounjaro will be […]
Summary The most impactful health news of the week included: Biomedicine: New techniques may prevent lung cancer. Global health: HIV: the fight against the disease is at risk due to the drop in international aid, according to the UN. International health policy: The OECD publishes its report with indicators for several countries. National health […]
Summary The most impactful health news of the week included: Biomedicine: For the first time, experts from Columbia University (USA) have edited the genes of a human embryo. Global Health: Hypertension control: the success story of South Korea. International Health Policy: Rubio suggests the USA’s return to the global vaccination program, disagreeing with Kennedy. […]
Summary The most impactful health news of the week included: Biomedicine: Leo XIV’s first encyclical attacks technological messianism. Global health: Ebola can be stopped, but only if political leaders prioritize public health. International health policy: Chinese advances in drug development put the country ahead of the USA. National health policy: The government approves […]
Summary The week’s most impactful health news stories were: Biomedicine: Mental health research is too invisible; it’s time to change that. Global Health: The Lancet editorial: the need to change the humanitarian system. International Health Policy: Donald Trump tries to reshape foreign aid with a transactional pay-for-data system. National Health Policy: Strong statement from […]
Summary The week’s most impactful health news stories were: Biomedicine: From genetic scalpel to cell shredder: this new CRISPR “annihilates” cancer. Global health: A WHO worth fighting for: the need for targeted reform. International health policy: Wes Streeting, the British Health Minister, has resigned after a brilliant tenure, in the battle to replace Starmer. […]
Summary The most impactful health news of the week included: Biomedicine: Stem cell medicine. The scope of what’s to come. Global health: Liver health, a forgotten aspect of the non-communicable disease agenda. International health policy: The response to hantavirus shows that Trump’s cuts have compromised US preparedness. National health policy: Sánchez forces the […]
