Health committee pushes for tighter focus in Critical Medicines Act
MEPs said on Wednesday that Europe’s future Critical Medicines Act (CMA) must tighten its focus amid budget constraints and mounting...
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Emma Pirnay
- Location: Brussels
- Languages: English, French
- Expertise: Health
- Location expertise: US, Europe
Latest posts from Emma Pirnay
FIRST AID: ENVI committee backs drug shortage report
Good morning, It's committee day in the European Parliament – and MEPs on the health file have a busy agenda....
8 minutes
MEPs: Price transparency key to avoiding another Pfizergate
Europe could avoid another 'Pfizergate' scandal and curb soaring health budgets by pushing for greater transparency on drug prices in...
3 minutes
FIRST AID: Industry’s grip worries health advocates
Good morning, Health Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi is on a whistle-stop tour through Berlin and Stockholm today, before heading to Budapest tomorrow –...
10 minutes
Health advocates warn against 'industry traps' in cardiovascular plan
Tobacco and alcohol giants are teaming up with national governments to challenge the EU’s new plan for cardiovascular health, sparking...
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FIRST AID: National health insurers sound the alarm
Good morning, Let’s talk drug prices! We sat down with Yannis Natsis, director of the European Social Insurance Platform, for his...
8 minutes
FIRST AID: Lost in the Biotech Act rush
Good morning, Our colleague Eddy Wax recently wrote that the "urgency mindset" has become Ursula von der Leyen's mantra of...
7 minutes