Fabrizio Schettini

From the lessons of COVID-19 to the challenge of AI and the Siena Biotechnopole:
Rita Carsetti outlines the strategy to stop pandemics before they start, while Daniela Quaggia highlights the central role of citizens as active partners in research

From decision support to predictive diagnostics, artificial intelligence is opening unprecedented scenarios in medicine. Yet, adopting these technologies requires clear governance, high-quality data, and training for healthcare professionals. For TrendSanità, the authors of the book “Is AI the Perfect Doctor?” analyze AI’s potential, risks, and legal aspects

Time is life, and any delay can be costly. With the Critical Medicines Act under discussion in Europe, the goal is to ensure faster and safer access to essential medicines, crucial for patients with rare diseases such as primary immunodeficiencies

Social and environmental inequalities weigh heavily on respiratory health across Europe. During the Workshop on European Policies and Advocacy in Respiratory Care held in Brussels, organized by Cittadinanzattiva-Active Citizenship Network, Professor Guglielmo Trovato emphasized the need for an integrated approach linking environmental policies, prevention, and healthcare professional training to ensure equity and quality of care

On the sidelines of the European workshop Active Citizens in Europe Advocate for (Adult) Vaccination, Marco Del Riccio (University of Florence) explains to TrendSanità why vaccination is increasingly recognized as a cardiovascular prevention strategy, with implications for public health and European policies

From June 15 to 19, the capital of Rwanda hosted the international Summer School on pharmaceutical security and sovereignty. Topics included governance, innovation, communication, and skills development in low- and middle-income countries

With the new regulation on the European Health Data Space (EHDS), the EU strengthens citizens’ digital rights. Fulvia Raffaelli (DG SANTE, European Commission) explains what changes in terms of access, control, and use of health data across Europe

Cittadinanzattiva-Active Citizenship Network and the Italian Federation of Incontinent and Stomised Associations (FAIS) have launched a European-wide project for the recognition of the rights of people with ostomy. New Civic Recommendations and the communication campaign “(In)visible” have been presented

The Healthy Technology Act 2025, proposed in USA, could grant artificial intelligence/machine learning technologies the status of “authorized practitioners”, allowing them to prescribe medications without human intervention. What scenarios does this open up, and why is the situation different in Europe?

A TrendSanità ebook takes stock of the reproductive issue in Poland: Maria Boratyńska, Professor of Health Law and secretary of the Bioethics Committee of the Polish Academy of Sciences, summarizes -on the eve of the elections – the main issues on abortion rights and in vitro fertilization in her country