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The poor state of Europe’s health systems

WEBHow resilient have European healthcare systems been to the COVID-19 pandemic? The OECD’s latest Health at a Glance report , published on November 19, formulates a …

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The “GDPR of patient data” is on its way

WEBThe “GDPR of patient data” is on its way. The European Union's recent regulation, finalised in late March, promises more effective control for patients over their …

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European Core Health Indicators (European Commission)

WEBThe European Core Health Indicators (ECHI) aim to provide comparable information to monitor the state of health at EU level. They were developed starting from …

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Access to mental healthcare in Europe

WEBCOVID-19 has paralysed mental health care in Europe. Mental health resources in the European Union were scarce even before the pandemic. COVID-19 has caused a …

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What a year of pandemic tells us about European healthcare systems

WEBThe deaths of the “heroes” in white shirts When healthcare workers get sick during a disease epidemic, overall case numbers and mortality rates may increase …

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Femicides in Europe

WEBFemicides in Europe News reports from around the continent suggested that the Covid-19 pandemic was not only a time of public health emergency and isolation, but also of …

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Mental illness costs Europe 600 billion euro

WEBA result of all this is that mental illness is costly for Europe. The economic impact of mental illness amounts to 600 billion euro in the European Union, or more than …

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Croatia: suicide is a public health issue

WEBThe public consultation on the Mental Health Stategy 2022-2030 is going to be launched shortly and it will include the elaboration of a series of action plans (for early detection …

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Poverty: the great European divide

WEBIn a recent study the statisticians Julien Blasco and François Gleizes surveyed poverty in Europe on the basis of another indicator: “material and social …

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Europe has a shortage of doctors

WEBAlready in 2012, the European Commission estimated that Europe could be short of 230,000 doctors by 2020. This would mean 13.5% of Europe’s health needs not …

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No clean air in sight: Europe’s worst-affected cities

WEBVirtually everyone in Europe lives in polluted towns and cities where annual average levels of fine particulate matter are higher than the World Health Organization’s …

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The job satisfaction map: these are the countries where workers …

WEB"Labour turnover has increased in Spain and, when you look at this, you would think that people are less happy”, warns Obispo. According to a recent study by …

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Europe is getting wealthier – and more inequal

WEBForecasts for 2023 show that across the EU, the median wealth per adult is on the rise. However, it is still unclear if the distribution of wealth will become more …

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Parallel exports and the problem with Greek drug shortage …

WEBShady dealers and the hoovering. These drugstores usually buy with cash from some pharmacies and then export directly to other countries. According to Ms. …

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Ending overfishing in northern Europe: a fishy game

WEBThe last annual report by the New Economics Foundation demonstrates that in 2019 EU countries will have pillaged 312,000 tonnes above scientific advice for North …

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Big Tech’s aggressive EU lobbying has caused a power shift

WEBBetween 2009 and 2018, Google hired a total of 23 people from EU institutions according to Transparency International , 11 of whom specifically lobby the …

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Europe is going veg

WEBIn a study on Great Britain 3.25 percent of the population above the age of 15 was found to be vegetarians or vegans, while the latter saw a significant rise from …

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Drug scarcities: why medicines are still in short supply

WEBOver the past 20 years, Europe has seen a 20-fold increase in drug shortages. Governments have used the Ukraine war and the energy crisis to obscure …

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Assisted reproduction in Hungary has a success rate of 2%

WEBErika and her husband have tried in-vitro fertilisation four times since 2017, but after two implantations without success they had enough of the overworked …

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