The system developed by ADmit Therapeutics is expected to reach the market later this year and will be a giant step in the fight against Alzheimer’s. More than 700,000 people in Spain suffer from Alzheimer’s disease and it is estimated that it could reach two million cases in 2050 and 132 million worldwide, according to […]
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Commission is launching the European Cancer Imaging Initiative
The Commission is launching the European Cancer Imaging Initiative to support healthcare providers, research institutes and innovators in making the best use of innovative data-driven solutions for cancer treatment and care. The initiative, a flagship action under Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan, will work towards creating a digital infrastructure linking up resources and databases of cancer […]
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COVID-19 development in Asia and Oceania
This news item shows updated data, obtained from various official sources (Johns Hopkins University, Reuters, WHO…), concerning the incidence of diagnosed cases of the COVID-19 virus in Asia. Countries with the highest average incidence of diagnoses in the last 7 days According to data provided by Johns Hopkins University, as of January 22, 2023, the […]
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COVID-19 evolution in Europe
The following news item shows updated data, obtained from various official sources (Johns Hopkins University, Reuters, WHO…), concerning the incidence of diagnosed cases of the COVID-19 virus in Europe. Countries with the highest average incidence of diagnosed in the last 7 days According to data provided by Johns Hopkins University, as of January 22, 2023, […]
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Impact of surge in China COVID-19 cases on epidemiological situation in EU/EEA
The number of COVID-19 cases has reached a record high in mainland China, peaking on 2 December 2022. In the past three weeks, incidence has fallen, likely also due to a lower number of tests being carried out, resulting in fewer infections being detected. ECDC, together with the EU/EEA Member States and the European Commission […]
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European Health Union: new approach on cancer screening
Following the Commission’s proposal to strengthen cancer prevention through early detection, the Council of the European Union has adopted a new approach on cancer screening. This is an important step to improve early detection throughout the EU, an important goal of the Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan. As announced in September, this new EU approach, based on the latest […]
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Evolution of monkeypox in Europe
Monkeypox (MPX) is a zoonotic disease and is currently the most prevalent orthopoxviral infection in humans after the eradication of smallpox and the cessation of universal smallpox vaccination. In endemic areas, monkeypox virus (MPXV) probably circulates among a number of mammals, although there is no known reservoir. Occasional spill-over events to humans generate outbreaks. MPXV […]
Read MoreEvolución de la viruela del mono en Europa
La viruela del mono (MPX) es una enfermedad zoonótica y actualmente es la infección ortopoxviral más prevalente en el ser humano tras la erradicación de la viruela y el cese de la vacunación universal contra la viruela. En las zonas endémicas, el virus de la viruela del mono (MPXV) circula probablemente entre varios mamíferos, aunque […]
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EU Global Health Strategy
The Commission adopted a new EU Global Health Strategy to improve global health security and deliver better health for all in a changing world. With the Strategy, the EU deepens its leadership and reasserts its responsibility for tackling key global challenges and health inequalities head-on: the unfinished agenda in global health and combatting health threats […]
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