General Health
Expert articles on general health from European healthcare sources.
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WHO urges governments to protect young people from addiction to tobacco and nicotine products
Worldwide, at least 40 million children aged 13–15 use tobacco products, and young people’s use of e-cigarettes and nicotine pouches continues to rise. In advance of World No Tobacco Day – 31 May – the World Health Organization (WHO) urges governments around the world to protect
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Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly – Daily update: 23 May 2026
Summary of discussions of 23 May at the Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly.
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Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly – Daily update: 22 May 2026
Summary of discussions of 22 May at the Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly.
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Meeting highlights from the Committee for Veterinary Medicinal Products (CVMP) 19-21 May 2026
CVMP opinions on veterinary medicinal productsThe Committee adopted a positive opinion for a marketing authorisation for Nobivac NXT HC, for the active immunisation of …
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New medicine for two types of pulmonary fibrosis
EMA has recommended granting a marketing authorisation in the European Union (EU) for Jascayd (nerandomilast) to treat adults with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) or…
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Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly – Daily update: 21 May 2026
Summary of discussions of 21 May at the Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly.
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Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly – Daily update: 20 May 2026
Summary of discussions of 20 May at the Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly.
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EMA closed on Whit Monday, 25 May
EMA’s office is closed on 25 May, to mark Whit Monday. The office reopens 08:30 on Tuesday, 26 May.The product emergency hotline is available outside working hours and on…
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Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly – Daily update: 19 May 2026
Summary of discussions of 19 May at Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly
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Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly honours global champions advancing primary health care
Today, the World Health Assembly recognized individuals and institutions whose contributions to global health have gone far beyond the call of duty. Six laureates representing diverse backgrounds and contexts were honoured by the President of the Seventy-ninth World Health Assemb
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EU tracks progress towards 2030 clinical trial targets
The European Commission (EC), the Heads of Medicines Agencies (HMA) and EMA have published their first report tracking progress against the EU’s new clinical trial targets.…
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Tunisia validated by WHO as having eliminated trachoma as a public health problem
Tunisia has been officially validated by the World Health Organization (WHO) as having eliminated trachoma as a public health problem, marking a significant achievement after decades of sustained effort.