With politicized immigration, disinformation, and a disconnect between people and politics, a polarised world has emerged. The hybrid European Health Forum Gastein 2025, from 30 September – 3 October,...
83 leading public health experts express significant concerns about the European Commission's review of the Tobacco Excise Directive (TED). They argue that taxing smoke-free alternatives in...
The world is at a crossroads. After years of relative quiet, avian influenza has been surging again with a ferocity not seen in decades. Other infectious...
New accurate tests can now specifically detect highly pathogenic avian influenza, also known as bird flu. These JRC-developed tests can track the spread of the virus...
In 2024, 3.6% of people aged 16 years or older in the EU who needed a medical examination or treatment reported that they were unable to receive it...
In 2024, 90.1% of young people aged between 16 and 29 in the EU considered themselves to be in good or very good health. This is significantly higher...
In 2023, the number of healthy life years at birth in the EU was 63.1 years on average, 63.3 years for women and 62.8 years for men. Life expectancy at birth...