Critical Medicines Act and Primary Immunodeficiencies: the urgency of life-saving drugs in Europe
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
Medicines, Sovereignty, and Global Health: a strong signal from Kigali for Africa and Beyond
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
If an Artificial Intelligence is Prescribing Medications Instead of a Physician
Alice Ravizza, Davide Golinelli, Ciro Pappalardo, Salvatore Palazzo, Chiara Barneschi, Giulia Pitino, Silvia Emendi, Francesco Andrea Causio, Francesca Aurora Sacchi-
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?
Make general practice great again
There is a shortage of GPs throughout Europe and it is not just a question of remuneration. According to Tiago Villanueva, President of UEMO, ways must be found to keep the younger generation within the general practice pathway
New eurodeputies discuss future of European health
Stine Bosse (liberal) and Laurent Castillo (centre-right) highlight as priorities essential medicines, innovation, preventive health and a health committee
Few waiting lists, but many social differences. Now Bulgaria’s healthcare is looking to Europe
Antoniya Dimova, Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Public Health in Varna, and member of the expert network of the WHO Barcelona Office, highlights the strengths and vulnerabilities of Bulgarian healthcare
«The healthcare challenge of small Luxembourg for Europe: stronger on drug prices»
TrendSanità in conversation with Xavier Schoubben, a professional
with twenty years of experience in the Luxembourg healthcare system
The health service of our French cousins: an excellence worth 12% of GDP (vs. our 6%)
The French health system provides coverage for all residents and is considered among the most efficient in Europe. However, the country faces significant challenges, including a shortage of healthcare workers and rising obesity rates
Vandenbroucke: «UE have taken charge of the problem of medicine shortages»
Interviewed by TrendSanità, the Belgian Minister of Health and Social Affairs spoke about the major challenges that the European Union has in front of it regarding healthcare: in addition to the use of data (for which an agreement was reached at mid-March), drug and personnel shortages, pharmaceutical reform and artificial intelligence