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 […]
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 […]
