The author said Europe needed more pharmaceutical manufacturing capacity at home. In a message for the opening of Sandoz’s new biosimilars site in Lendava, they said investments like the facility could improve access to affordable medicines, create skilled jobs and make supply chains more resilient. https://t.co/8oxlpbLp2I #Pharmaceuticals #Biosimilars #Healthcare #SI
The author said cardiovascular health should be a European priority and set a goal of reducing premature cardiovascular-related deaths by 25% by 2030. They said they had presented the ambition through the #SafeHeartsPlan at a health event in Zagreb hosted by MEP Romana Jerković. https://t.co/LYt7BwgvAK #CardiovascularHealth #HealthForAll #EuropeanUnion #EU #HR
The author wrote that personalised medicine could transform prevention, diagnosis and treatment, but said its breakthroughs would matter only if they reached patients. In a message to a conference on personalised medicine in Ireland, the author said EU pharmaceutical reform and the Biotech Act could support innovation and access. https://t.co/W7FMPjG9Gn #PersonalisedMedicine #Innovation #Healthcare #IE #EU
The author wrote that more than 84 million people in the EU were estimated to struggle with their mental health. Marking World Mental Health Day, they said they would continue listening, learning and acting to improve mental health outcomes for everyone. https://t.co/iT08L6sfSX #MentalHealth #Wellbeing #MentalHealthAwareness #EU
The European Commission and UNICEF said they had launched a new children’s prevention toolkit ahead of World Mental Health Day. They said it offered practical guidance for policymakers in four areas: mental health, healthy lifestyles, immunisation and early childhood development. https://t.co/L20O54aT6B #SaludMental #SaludInfantil #PolíticasPúblicas #EU #UNICEF
The author said AI could help predict cardiovascular risk earlier, improve diagnosis and support more personalised care. They announced the launch of CHAIN, describing it as a new €20 million flagship initiative on AI and cardiovascular health under the SafeHeartsPlan. https://t.co/oNKvapp2zD #AI #CardiovascularHealth #HealthcareInnovation #EU
The author wrote that October 7 had again shown antisemitism remained a serious threat, warning that it continued to spread and attack society’s foundations. They called for an end to complacency and indifference and urged Europe to show greater resolve. #Antisemitism #Europe #StopHate #EU
The author wrote that Hamas had struck Israel three years earlier, describing the assault as barbaric and an attack on civilisation. They said it had cut lives short, shattered families and scarred the nation, adding that Israel had been wounded but not broken. The author also said that horror and trauma had brought resolve and strength, and that the Jewish people stood firm. #Israel #Hamas #JewishCommunity #IL
The author wrote that patients needed to be able to trust that medicines bought in pharmacies or online were safe and genuine. They said falsified medicines sold online put lives at risk and called for health, digital, customs and law enforcement services to work together to tackle the problem.
The author marked October as Liver Cancer Awareness Month and wrote that the liver could be under strain before a person noticed anything was wrong. They said this made prevention, awareness and early detection especially important.
The author wrote that breast cancer could be treated more successfully when detected early and called for prevention and screening to remain in focus during Breast Cancer Awareness Month. They said the Europe Beating Cancer Plan was working to help more people benefit from earlier detection and better care. https://t.co/8cmjDxF3J0 #BreastCancer #HealthAwareness #Prevention #EU
The author said the research could help scientists identify links between brain cells and functions, memories and behaviour, and better understand conditions such as dementia, epilepsy and addiction. They added that this knowledge could lead to new approaches to diagnosis and treatment and improve outcomes for patients.
The author congratulated Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel on the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, saying their work in optogenetics had transformed the study of the brain. The author described it as a reminder of what scientific curiosity and breakthrough research could achieve for medicine and health.
The author said the first-ever #EUScreeningWeek had concluded, with all 27 Member States taking part. They said nearly 300 organisations had helped bring prevention closer to people, with more than 360 activities in 23 languages across over 200 cities, and close to 900 opportunities for free health checks. https://t.co/AuX9UkjpHT #EUScreeningWeek #HealthAwareness #Prevention #EU #AT #BE #BG #CY #CZ #DE #DK #EE #EL #ES #FI #FR #HR #HU #IE #IT #LT #LU #LV #MT #NL #PL #PT #RO #SE #SI #SK (translated)
The post said high blood pressure often caused no symptoms but could increase the risk of heart attack and stroke. During EU Screening Week, it said it was encouraging people, alongside the European Society of Cardiology, to know their blood pressure figures, noting that a check took less than a minute.
The author said high blood sugar could increase the risk of diabetes and cardiovascular disease, often before symptoms appeared. During EUScreeningWeek, they encouraged people to check their blood sugar, saying a simple test could help them understand their risk and act earlier. The author said the campaign was being run with the European Society of Cardiology. https://t.co/bfSUpx3VDB #Diabetes #HeartHealth #HealthAwareness #EU
The author said high cholesterol could build up in arteries for years without symptoms, and that knowing one’s cholesterol level could help people understand their cardiovascular risk and act earlier. Marking #EUScreeningWeek with the European Society of Cardiology, the author encouraged readers to learn their numbers and why cholesterol mattered for heart health.
The author called for greater focus on younger people, citing rising obesity, nicotine use and other risk factors as serious concerns. They said prevention should begin early through increased awareness, healthier choices and tools to protect future health.
The author said their proposed Council Recommendation on cardiovascular health checks would help Member States design effective screening programmes. They added that the programmes should use the latest technologies, including AI-driven solutions, to improve prediction and prevention of cardiovascular and related diseases.
The author wrote that, at the Informal Meeting of Health Ministers in Dublin, they had called for Europe to strengthen its healthcare model through earlier prevention and faster innovation. They said this would require delivering the Health Package and making EU procedures simpler, faster and more predictable. https://t.co/datQGJd1xc #Health #Healthcare #Innovation #IE #EU
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