Health News and Trends in Europe

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On December 9, 2024, Finland reported the detection of the polio virus in wastewater. This year, the country has ...

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StatLab Medical Products strengthens its global expansion with the acquisition of Myr

December 18, 2024

StatLab Medical Products (StatLab) acquires Especialidades Médicas Myr, SL (Myr), a Spanish manufacturer of histology equipment. This acquisition strengthens ...

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Listeriosis and other zoonotic diseases on the rise: how it is spread and how to prevent it

by Raquel Hernandez

December 17, 2024

The panorama of zoonotic diseases in the European Union (EU) remains worrying, as reflected in the annual report ...

EBRD invests €10 million in JGL to boost sustainability and reduce emissions

by Basem Rousan

December 12, 2024

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) continues to support sustainability and emissions reduction in Croatia. The ...

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Efficacy of Pfizer vaccine against COVID-19: Results from eight European countries

by Raquel Hernandez

December 18, 2024

A recent report published in December 2024 by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control...

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Measles crisis: 18,044 cases in Europe

by Raquel Hernandez

December 18, 2024

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has published its monthly report on the incidence of ...

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ECDC warns of resistant E. coli and its spread in Europe

by Wendy Lazcano

December 17, 2024

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has issued a warning about the increasing spread of ...

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EU recommends Tagrisso for inoperable lung cancer

by Wendy Lazcano

November 26, 2024

AstraZeneca has announced that its drug Tagrisso (osimertinib) has received a recommendation for approval in the European Union (EU) from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).