EU delays key tobacco tax vote until after Swedish election – POLITICO
Up until the current government, there was “no acceptance of a harm reduction or harm minimisation approach,” said…
Smart Sites, Safer Lives: How Europe Is Turning Construction Safety From Reaction Into Prevention
BYLINE: Martino De Mori Newswise — On a renovation site in La Garriga, Spain, a construction worker steps…
EU4Health grants go towards national disease surveillance across Europe
image: © national disease surveillance | iStock On World Field Epidemiology Day, UNITED4Surveillance highlights the importance of stronger…
Europe has a new mosquito problem, but it may not be the one you think
Europe’s cold-tolerant Korean bush mosquito can thrive where other invasive mosquitoes struggle, raising new questions about how it…
European Respiratory Society Calls for Tobacco End Game
The ERS is urging European countries to adopt “tobacco endgame” policies to permanently reduce tobacco use and end…
Heavy rainfall and flooding raise infectious disease risks across Europe
From contaminated drinking water to flood-related pathogen exposure, European evidence shows how extreme rainfall can create cascading infectious…
Malta leads fight against EU bid to tax Big Gambling – POLITICO
But the campaign has run into strong opposition from Malta. The tiny island in the Mediterranean Sea, with…
EU health plans on ice as capitals dispute budget – POLITICO
When countries voted on the Commission’s second proposal last week — which offered €1.3 million in NGO operating…
Ancient DNA confirms colonizers brought smallpox to Americas | National
Florentine Codex via Wikimedia Commons By Stephen Beech Ancient smallpox genomes have revealed how European colonization carried the…
Ancient DNA confirms European colonizers brought smallpox to Americas | Nation
Florentine Codex via Wikimedia Commons By Stephen Beech Ancient smallpox genomes have revealed how European colonization carried the…
Following Europe, Israel braces for dayslong extreme heat wave on Friday
A four-day extreme heat wave is expected to hit Israel on Friday, with temperatures slated to spike to…
Rethinking Biva in obesity: systematic vector displacement across the adiposity spectrum
Bosy-Westphal A, Müller MJ. Diagnosis of obesity based on body composition-associated health risks—time for a change in paradigm.…