EU shrugs off Trump’s latest tariff threat on generics

Trump said that generics imported into the US could be subject to 100% tariffs

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France confirms first Ebola case linked to DR Congo outbreak

Patient remains stable as authorities trace potential contacts

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Deadly Ebola outbreak sets off emergency search for a vaccine

No vaccine or treatment currently exists for the Bundibugyo Ebola strain

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EU global health initiative still a mystery months after von der Leyen’s announcement

Commission experts were caught off guard by last-minute health plan

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EXCLUSIVE: EU wants to tax unhealthy food, alcopops under draft heart health plan

The draft cardiovascular plan also targets tobacco, screening, and AI-driven prevention measures

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Commission eyes levy on highly-processed food

"We can influence choices and this is what I think we should be doing", the commissioner said

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Health disinformation prompts new EU plan (but no information)

The Commission President announced a new “Global Health Resilience Initiative”, though she did not say if it would come with specific actions or boosted funding

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‘No ambition, no achievement’: How Commissioner Várhelyi wants to outpace the system

“We are increasingly convincing our friends and colleagues in Washington that the pharmaceutical industry is completely different from the automotive industry and anything else”, said the health commissioner

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Using mRNA, scientists overcome a key challenge to HIV vaccines

Scientists used a mRNA-based vaccine to reliably trigger antibodies that block HIV infection in people and monkeys

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Five key questions about the EU’s health preparedness plans

From funding early detection to how the strategy will fit into the EU's plans to diversify pharmaceutical supply chains, the Commission has left several questions unanswered.

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Five fights that will shape the EU’s next €1.2 trillion budget - Euractiv

There is a broad consensus that the EU needs a more agile budget but the bloc is a heavy machine – and always at risk of taking the path of least friction.

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Countries seal global WHO deal for future pandemics

It aims to better equip the world for the next pandemic, but further negotiations are expected to last another year.

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#Pfizergate: Commission broke transparency rules over #vonderLeyen texts, court rules

The European Commission wrongly dismissed a journalist's request to access texts between the president and the Pfizer CEO, the court said.

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Tariffs are about to hit lifesaving medical equipment

"It's really the most vulnerable of the most vulnerable...who need technologies to live."

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How #Germany could derail a global pandemic deal

#Germany and a handful of countries, such as Denmark and Switzerland, have taken a strict stance on what boils down to a footnote in the agreement's text.

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Trump’s #tariffs could soon flood Europe with cheap #alcohol

“If excess #alcohol originally bound for the US floods the European market, it could push prices down,” warns Florence Berteletti of Eurocare.

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Europe urged to fill US mRNA tech gap

Recent US retreat in mRNA vaccines and therapies could open the door for Europe in its upcoming #BiotechAct.

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Gilead data suggest once-yearly shot of PrEP drug blocks HIV infection

Last year, Gilead released data showing that an HIV drug, called lenacapavir, could provide virtually complete protection against infection with just a

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WHO Offers Early Retirement to Cut Costs Ahead of US Exit

The World Health Organization is asking some employees to consider early retirement as the United Nations agency seeks to cut costs following US President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw.

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EU commissioner’s women’s health vision skips over abortion issue

A new EU vision for the future of women's rights skipped over the issue of abortion, which remains controversial across Europe despite being widely available.

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Orbán-Backed Think Tank Breached Lobbying Rules, Claims EU Watchdog

A Hungarian think tank closely linked to autocratic leader Viktor Orbán has been accused of breaking EU lobbying guidelines by failing to declare its funding, DeSmog can report.  MCC Brussels has fail...

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Clean Industrial Deal must be ‘zero-pollution’ for health, warn NGOs

Air pollution is a major environmental threat to health in the EU, causing hundreds of billions of euros in health costs each year.

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Nigeria approves $200M to 'fill the gap' from US aid cuts – DW – 02/14/2025

The Trump administration's freeze on US development aid could hurt the West African country's efforts to combat malaria and other diseases.

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Europeans are no longer living longer, says study

Higher blood pressure and cholesterol, tobacco and alcohol use, and Covid are all factors behind a slight drop in life expectancy in the 2010s.

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Global Fund Seeks $18 Billion as US Retreats From Public Health

Financing for global health has never looked more dire as the world reels from US President Donald Donald Trump’s dramatic pullback. Now the biggest funder of programs against HIV, tuberculosis and ma...

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