Summary The most impactful health news of the week included: Biomedicine: What science will surprise us with, six medical advances for 2026. Global health: There is no health without peace. Conflicts are the greatest threat to health. International health policy: China leads research in 90% of crucial technologies, the most dramatic change of this […]
Summary The most impactful health news of the week included: Biomedicine: New and improved “ozempics.” Global health: In 50 years, vaccines have prevented more than 154 million deaths worldwide. International health policy: It appears that the extension of Obamacare subsidies will be approved by a bipartisan majority. National health policy: CESM and SMA […]
Summary The most impactful health news of the week included: Biomedicine: Viruses vs. bacteria: Phages become the new hope against antibiotic resistance. Global health: The tobacco epidemic hits people with mental health problems. International health policy: Trump announces price agreements with 9 pharmaceutical companies. National health policy: The call for applications for the location […]
Summary The week’s most impactful health news stories were: Biomedicine: The rarest diseases become treatable. Global Health: Universal health coverage, necessary but still a long way off. International Health Policy: Brussels finalizes pharmaceutical reform to facilitate access to innovation. National Health Policy: The measures being prepared by the government aim to curb privatization. Business: […]
Summary The most impactful health news stories of the week were: Biomedicine: How science can replace the use of laboratory animals. Global health: Infant mortality is expected to rise again in 2025, for the first time in 25 years, due to reduced development aid. International health policy: Cuba is sinking into a major health […]
Summary The week’s most impactful health news stories were: Biomedicine: A new AI model improves the diagnosis of rare diseases. Global health: Commitments, voluntary measures, and no mention of fossil fuels—these are the COP30 agreements. International health policy: Trump opens the door to extending Obamacare subsidies. National health policy: Deadly African swine fever returns […]
Summary The week’s most impactful health news stories were: Biomedicine: A new gene-editing strategy could enable the development of treatments for rare diseases. Global Health: Trump’s anti-climate change agenda could cause 1.3 million deaths annually. International Health Policy: In France, medical records can be downloaded directly to mobile phones starting next Tuesday. National Health […]
Summary The most impactful health news of the week included: Biomedicine: Scientists are more optimistic about overcoming the global shortage of organs for transplantation. Global health: Fossil fuel projects worldwide threaten the lives of 2 billion people. International health policy: Obamacare could collapse under Trump’s new plan. National health policy: The Prime Minister […]
Summary The week’s most impactful health news stories were: Biomedicine: James Watson, co-discoverer of the helical structure of DNA, dies at 97. Global Health: Why the Belem COP summit must drive action against climate change. International Health Policy: Trump announces an agreement to lower the price of anti-obesity drugs to a maximum of $149 […]
Summary The most impactful health news of the week included: Biomedicine: First transplant of kidneys modified with human renal organoids in pigs. Global Health: Aid cuts are devastating health services in Africa. International Health Policy: Health in the midst of the US government shutdown. National Health Policy: The Minister of Health announces “legal […]
