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20 European experts gathered mid-September in Brussels for a two day meeting about how to make children’s up to date vaccination cards and immunisation registries more available to healthcare professionals, by linking this vital information to electronic patient summaries. The ‘Digital health policies for Children’s Health’ workshop was about strengthening children’s immunisation in Europe through […]

Topol review In December 2017, we published Facing the Facts, Shaping the Future – a draft health and care Workforce Strategy for England to 2027. Five major independent reviews have been commissioned by the Secretary of State for Health as part of the strategy, including the Topol Review: Preparing the healthcare workforce to deliver the

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a slow, progressive disorder of the central nervous system affecting between 7 and 10 million people worldwide. In Europe, there are 1.2 million people living with the disease, most of them over 50. PD develops gradually over time and early signs are so subtle that they often go unnoticed. Although we

The alarming incidence of medical errors has recently raised global concern about patient safety. Simulation and gaming technology developed by the abcdeSIM-VR project has provided revolutionary training solutions for medical staff. © Ronald Nanninga Medication errors constitute a large, yet potentially preventable, cause of patient morbidity and mortality, resulting in 95 000 deaths per year

The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) has adopted a positive opinion on the European Commission’s Communication entitled ‘Transformation of Health and Care in the Digital Single Market, empowering citizens and building a healthier society’. In its opinion, the EESC clearly agrees with the vision outlined in the Communication, namely to promote health, prevent and fight diseases,

Interview with Mr. Peter Wu. CEO. ASUS Cloud Corporation Which are the main motivations to become involve in PULSE? Taiwan has a very high population density. Environmental pollution at a single location is likely to affect the health of most people. Through the public health monitoring station, data such as environmental sensors, community health, and

Chronic exposure to air pollution could be linked to cognitive performance, a new study in China suggests. Researchers believe that the negative impact increases with age, and affects men with less education the worst. Over four years, the maths and verbal skills of some 20,000 people in China were monitored by the US-Chinese study. Researchers believe

Overview Last summer, we published our plans for reducing roadside nitrogen dioxide concentrations in the UK, setting out our approach to meeting the statutory limits for NO2. This draft of our Clean Air Strategy outlines our ambitions relating to reducing air pollution in the round, making our air healthier to breathe, protecting nature and boosting the economy.

The European Union is changing its approach towards eHealth. In an effort to put Europe back into the global driving seat, the European Commission has chosen to go beyond suggesting standards for electronic prescriptions and patient summaries. Its new goal is a Europe-wide ecosystem for data-driven healthcare, a vision of which healthcare IT system interoperability

Deterministic and Probabilistic Predictive Modelling of Environmental and Clinical Risk Factors in T2D and Asthma Authors: E. Longato, A. Zandonà, M. Vettoretti, B. Di Camillo. PULSE project partner, University of Padova Summary:  The team at the University of Padova have been working on predictive models of type 2 diabetes ((T2D) and asthma onsets, with the