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 […]
Summary The week’s most impactful health news stories were: Biomedicine: Genome pioneer Craig Venter dies. Global health: AIDS returns to Zambia with force after a year of cuts in US HIV aid. International health policy: Germany will spend less money on healthcare and more on defense. National health policy: Feijóo points to Sánchez as […]
Summary The week’s most impactful health news stories were: Biomedicine: A new gene therapy allows deaf children with a rare disease to hear. Global Health: Transforming the WHO: incremental reform is no longer enough. International Health Policy: The British Parliament will ban the sale of tobacco to those born since 2009. National Health Policy: […]
On April 20, 2026, journalist Nuria Cordón, from Medicina Responsable (Responsible Medicine), published the following interview with Alan Milburn, former UK Health Minister and current health advisor to the British government, who collaborated on the development of the “10-Year Health Plan for England.” An exceptional interview (both the questions and the […]
Summary The week’s most impactful health news stories were: Biomedicine: Joan Massagué: “The goal is to cure cancer, although along the way we will make some deadly diseases chronic.” Global Health: Milei follows Trump and leaves the WHO. International Health Policy: “Patients should choose their healthcare, not the one dictated by the State or […]
“Patients should choose their healthcare; not the one dictated by the state or their doctor.” Alan Milburn, former Health Minister under Tony Blair, answers key questions about the future of the healthcare system On April 17, 2026, an interview with Alan Milburn was held at the Redacción Médica offices, focusing on changes in healthcare […]
On April 17th, 2026, during the Forbes Healthcare Summit 2026, I (Ignacio Riesgo) had the honor of speaking with Alan Milburn about the “10 Year Health Plan for England”, the strategic plan for the renewal of the NHS and healthcare policies in England, published in July 2025 and therefore with almost a year of […]
