Summary The week’s most impactful health news stories were: Biomedicine: Sir Demis Hassabis, head of Google DeepMind and winner of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, wants to automate drug design. Global Health: US-Israeli attacks on Iran have damaged schools and hospitals. International Health Policy: Europe approves only 39% of innovative drugs compared to […]
Summary The week’s most impactful health news stories were: Biomedicine: Scientists are working on “universal vaccines.” Global health: UN report: More than 4 million displaced by the Middle East conflict. International health policy: The Trump Administration announces new tariffs on medicines. National health policy: Xenoma Galicia: the challenge of genotyping one in seven […]
Summary The most impactful health news of the week included: Biomedicine: Changes in the geography of pharmaceutical innovation, favoring China, which now surpasses the USA. Global Health: Child mortality: millions of preventable deaths. International health policy: The politicization of the FDA erodes trust in this important institution with global influence. National health policy: The […]
Summary The most impactful health news of the week included: Biomedicine: Immune cells with a bait are more effective at hunting cancer cells. Global Health: The US is considering withdrawing HIV aid to Zambia unless it facilitates access to certain minerals. International Health Policy: A judge suspends the Trump Administration’s vaccine recommendations. National Health […]
Summary The most impactful health news of the week included: Biomedicine: Changing guidelines on high blood pressure. Global health: Data control and sovereignty concerns lead African countries to reject agreements with the US. International health policy: One-third of Americans have cut spending or resorted to debt for healthcare. National health policy: The Council […]
Summary The most impactful health news stories of the week were: Biomedicine: The immunotherapy that revolutionized cancer treatment has a dark side. Global health: Gender equality and equity: essential for health and society. International health policy: Growing control of private equity (PE) firms in American healthcare. National health policy: Feijóo (PP) addresses a […]
Summary The week’s most impactful health news stories were: Biomedicine: An mRNA vaccine shows potential in triple-negative breast cancer. Global Health: Why does the US vaccine recall not only affect the US? International Health Policy: Two prosecutors and 13 states oppose RFK, Jr.’s anti-vaccine policies. National Health Policy: Feijóo (PP) is open to considering […]
Summary The week’s most impactful health news stories were: Biomedicine: The Human Exposome Project will map how environmental factors influence our health. Global Health: Leaving the WHO does not serve the best global or American interests. International Health Policy: The days of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s “wild” hegemony in health may be coming […]
Summary The most impactful health news of the week included: Biomedicine: Obesity is linked to a 70% higher risk of serious infections. Global Health: African countries must take control of their health policies. International Health Policy: Trump revokes the greenhouse gas emissions assessment and intensifies the climate offensive. National Health Policy: The government approves […]
Summary The most impactful health news of the week included: Biomedicine: More than a third of cancers originate from preventable risk factors. Global Health: Biblical diseases may resurface in Africa. International Health Policy: TrumpRx, the online drug store, launches. National Health Policy: Following the AIREF report, the Social Security system convenes social partners to […]
