Summary News of the week: According to The Economist, the fires in Europe are only just beginning. The most impactful health news of the week included: Biomedicine: Therapeutic vaccines: scientific and regulatory barriers delay the leap of these vaccines to clinical trials. Global health: How many people are dying as a result of the USAID […]
Summary News of the week: 1,700 HIV treatment centers closed after Trump’s cuts. The week’s most impactful health news stories were: Biomedicine: How peptides (short chains of amino acids) are becoming longevity drugs. Global health: Ebola must be prevented from becoming a regional and international threat. International health policy: Is the United States’ scientific […]
Summary News of the week: The French Parliament approves the “right to die” law The most impactful health news of the week included: Biomedicine: mRNA vaccines, a transformative advance in vaccinology. Global health: The Ebola epidemic is out of control. International health policy: The British Medical Journal (BMJ) makes 7 health recommendations to the […]
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 […]
