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
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
Antonio Decaro, elected president of the largest committee in the European Parliament, the ENVI (Committee on the Environment, Public Health, and Food Safety), speaks for the first time in an interview with TrendSanità about the challenges of his mandate
Vaccines represent one of the most extraordinary discoveries in medicine, capable of preventing millions of deaths and significantly improving the quality of life globally. And where they are lacking, the difference is evident. An in-depth analysis with Stefano Vella, Adjunct Professor of Global Health at the Catholic University of Rome
In the wake of the European Court of Justice’s historic ruling, Greens MEP Rosa D’Amato emphasises the need to close the Taranto steel plant, starting an economic reconversion of the area using the Just Transition Fund. The current political debate opposes the right to health and the right to work
Director at the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control points out the absence of discussion on Member States health preparedness in the political debate. Interviewed by TrendSanità, Dr Ammon identified antimicrobial resistance as another pivotal challenge