EU disability card proposal welcomed but disability organisations want more on 08/09/23
The European Commission has proposed the European Disability Card as an EU-wide cross-border proof of disability. While welcomed, the proposal was also criticised as insufficient by disability organisations, which now urge co-legislators to take action, particularly on work and study matters. Poor air quality is impacting quality of life of people with lung conditions, and climate change is exacerbating the problem, according to a patient survey [Promoted content] on 07/09/23
The United Nations General Assembly designated today, 7 September, as the International Day of Clean Air. But the air we breathe globally is still not clean enough, and climate change is aggravating the situation, harming people’s health and diminishing their... More than one in three Europeans go without health care, skip meals on 06/09/23
Millions of Europeans are depriving themselves of essential goods such as healthcare and food for financial reasons, the results of a new survey published by Ipsos and French charity Secours Populaire announced on Wednesday (6 September). EHDS: Boosting digital literacy crucial for success of EU health data plan on 06/09/23
With almost half of Europeans lacking digital skills, there is an urgent need to boost digital literacy if the European Health Data Space (EHDS), set to be launched in 2025, is to be a success. The final season of health (in this mandate) on 06/09/23
Welcome back to EURACTIV's Health Brief. With only a short legislative stretch left, the greatest (or the most controversial) health files remain for the final episodes: pharmaceutical strategy and the European Health Data Space (EHDS). Mould, fires: Substandard housing threatens health of Europeans on 05/09/23
A report published by the Fondation Abbé Pierre and the European federation working with the homeless highlights poor housing conditions in Europe and the threat they pose to the health and safety of those affected, including certain cancers. French anti-smoking lobby: Plans for €12 per pack lack ambition on 01/09/23
The French government is considering raising the price of cigarette packets in the 2024-2027 period as part of discussions on how to finance the social security budget, while a leading anti-tobacco alliance and some parliamentarians criticised the measure as too lenient. Stakeholders divided on fairness, practicality of Parisian e-scooter ban on 01/09/23
As the Parisian ban on self-service scooters enters into force on 1 September, the city hall calls the move revolutionary amid an urban jungle, while stakeholders remain divided on the pros and cons. Obesity: Weight loss drugs no quick fix for tackling public health crisis on 31/08/23
Weight loss drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy are rising in popularity - however, experts have warned that the drugs are not a silver bullet solution to the problem of obesity in Europe, a complex and multifactorial public health issue. EU Parliament urges renewed focus on prevention of non-communicable diseases on 31/08/23
Prevention efforts are key to tackling the burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Europe, according to a draft report presented by EU lawmakers on Wednesday (30 July).
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