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The EU's new Hungarian health Commissioner is in for a rocky ride

Olivér Várhelyi, the controversial pick of Hungary's PM Viktor Orbán, has been handed a highly technical role by Ursula von der Leyen. What does it mean for EU health policy if he's rejected by the European Parliament?

Healthcare

Draghi report touts path to pull EU pharma from ‘slow agony’

Mario Draghi envisions a clear path forward for the EU pharma sector through greater access to health data for AI development and targeted public investment in gene therapies, which he believes will help preserve the EU’s healthcare strengths.

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What is ketamine and why is it causing concerns in Europe?

Health authorities say ketamine use is up across Europe and recently hit the headlines due to the death of Friends star Matthew Perry.

Poland

Poland's biggest synthetic opioid lab destroyed in Europol drug bust

Law enforcement agencies seized nearly 200 kg of crystal methadone as part of the cross-border operation.

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Tech News

Telegram still doesn't meet large platform requirements under DSA

Belgian authorities to monitor excessive rise in drug channels on the platform.

Culture news

Matthew Perry: Five charged in death of Friends star

Five people have been charged in connection with Matthew Perry’s death from a ketamine overdose last year, including the actor’s assistant and two doctors.

Culture news

Arrest made in connection to Matthew Perry's death

An arrest has been made in connection with the overdose death of actor Matthew Perry, according to US media reports.

Health news

Homelessness charity distributes sweets laced with methamphetamine

The sweets were donated by a member of the public in what is thought to be an accident rather than a deliberate act.

Bulgaria

Bulgarian authorities seize heroin worth €35 million in Burgas

The trailer where the drug shipment was found was supposedly transporting cable-laying machines, raising suspicion for its unusually long stay at the port.

World News

US arrests Sinaloa drug cartel leaders after they turn themselves in

The capos belonging to one of Mexico's most powerful and violent organised crime syndicates surrendered themselves in Texas.

Nature

Why have sharks in Brazil tested positive for cocaine?

The concentration of the drug was up to 100 times higher than previously observed in other marine life.

Health news

Vifor to rectify smear campaign against competitor after EU warning

Pharma company Vifor promised to correct misleading information about a rival iron supplement’s safety record, following an EU antitrust investigation into abuse of a dominant market position.

Healthcare

Von der Leyen confirms Critical Medicines, Biotech Acts in pipeline

Two key legislative frameworks aimed at reducing dependencies on critical drugs and boosting the EU’s life science sector were included in the political guidelines of newly re-elected Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

Healthcare

EU pushes against drugs with new Lisbon-based agency

The new European Union Drugs Agency (EUDA) will work to tackle the health and security threats related to illicit drugs across the bloc focusing on the monitoring of new substances and cross-border cooperation.

Culture news

Matthew Perry: ‘Multiple people’ could be charged linked to death

An update has been given on the Friends star's death, with reports suggesting that the investigation is “nearing its conclusion” and that law enforcement officials believe “multiple people” could be charged.

Health news

Alcohol caused 2.6 million deaths in 2019, WHO report says

There were 2.6 million alcohol-related deaths across the globe in 2019, and Europe had the highest death rate, according to a new report.

Health news

Global health authorities issue warning about fake Ozempic

A new global warning was issued over falsified versions of a popular weight-loss and type 2 diabetes drug.

Health news

Countries face drugs shortage with older medicines most at risk

A US expert discusses the growing problem of drug shortages and which medicines are impacted.

Healthcare

Drugs are 'everywhere' in Europe, agency warns in report

European drug agency warns of concerning patterns in the consumption of drugs across the bloc, with increasing public health consequences.

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US health advisers back drug to slow Alzheimer's disease

US regulators will make a final decision on the drug later this year.