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Europe’s New Era in Child Rehabilitation

EU4Health-funded projects are developing devices for home rehab, including a modular system for upper-limb exercises and dynamic head support for severe neuromotor impairments.

Zhansaya Nurlanovna2d ago

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Kazakhstan Advances in Cancer Drug Development

The drug, developed at Nazarbayev University's National Laboratory Astana, targets a specific cancer type and could become the country's first domestically produced oncology treatment.

EUReflect News4d ago

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France Supports Recovery After Childhood Cancer

A major pediatric cancer programme in Lyon is highlighting the importance of supporting children and adolescents beyond cancer treatment, with rehabilitation and long-term care playing an important role in recovery and quality of life.

Ipek Tuncer4d ago

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Lyon Advances Play-Based Rehabilitation for Children

A specialist pediatric rehabilitation team in Lyon is developing intensive and play-based approaches to support children with cerebral palsy, with a focus on improving motor abilities and independence.

Ipek Tuncer4d ago

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France Focuses on Early Child Rehabilitation

France is strengthening early support for children with developmental and neurological difficulties, with healthcare professionals encouraged to identify rehabilitation needs as early as possible.

Ipek Tuncer4d ago

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France Strengthens Pediatric Rehabilitation

A leading Paris children's hospital is expanding access to specialised rehabilitation care for young patients with neurological and motor conditions through multidisciplinary treatment programmes.

Ipek Tuncer4d ago

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Germany Welcomes a New Weight-Loss Treatment

Germany has become the first European Union country to launch Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy weight-loss pill, adding a new oral treatment option to the country’s growing obesity-care market.

Ipek Tuncer4d ago

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Germany Expands Digital Health

Germany is advancing the digital transformation of its healthcare system with new legislation designed to improve the use of health data for patient care, research and innovation.

Ipek Tuncer4d ago

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Germany Pushes Healthcare Innovation

Germany is strengthening its focus on healthcare innovation, resilience and international cooperation as the country prepares for new challenges across the health sector.

Ipek Tuncer4d ago

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Germany Modernises Hospitals

Germany has launched a major hospital transformation programme aimed at modernising healthcare infrastructure and strengthening the long-term delivery of medical services.

Ipek Tuncer4d ago

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Indonesia Expands Wellness Tourism

Indonesia is strengthening its wellness tourism ecosystem to improve global competitiveness and attract high-value international visitors.

Ipek Tuncer6d ago

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Bali Promotes Health Tourism

Bali is strengthening its international health tourism profile by showcasing the Sanur Health Special Economic Zone to foreign diplomats and potential investors.

Ipek Tuncer6d ago

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Indonesia Boosts Wellness Tourism

Indonesia is strengthening cooperation between tourism and health authorities to expand wellness and medical tourism as part of its broader tourism development strategy.

Ipek Tuncer6d ago

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Indonesia Builds Health Tourism

Indonesia is developing a cross-sector strategy to strengthen health tourism by bringing tourism and healthcare stakeholders together.

Ipek Tuncer6d ago

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Malaysia Boosts Medical Tourism

Malaysia is strengthening its medical tourism strategy through closer cooperation between Tourism Malaysia and the Malaysia Healthcare Travel Council.

Ipek Tuncer6d ago

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Malaysia Targets India

Malaysia is strengthening its presence in India by promoting medical tourism alongside its wider tourism offerings under the Visit Malaysia 2026–2027 campaign.

Ipek Tuncer6d ago

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Malaysia Expands Heart Tourism

Malaysia is strengthening its medical tourism ecosystem through a new partnership connecting air travel, specialised cardiac care and national tourism promotion.

Ipek Tuncer6d ago

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Malaysia Expands Medical Tourism

Malaysia is expanding its medical tourism presence in Central Asia by welcoming healthcare professionals from Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan for a week-long familiarisation programme designed to strengthen professional partnerships, referral opportunities and international healthcare cooperation.

Ipek Tuncer6d ago

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Early Heart Monitoring Improves Diagnosis

A new clinical trial suggests that starting heart rhythm monitoring earlier in the emergency department can significantly improve the diagnosis of unexplained fainting. The findings could change how hospitals investigate patients whose fainting episodes have no immediate identifiable cause.

Ipek TuncerAugust 31, 2026

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New Tool Predicts Heart Failure Treatment

A new clinical prediction tool developed from data involving more than 38,000 heart failure patients could help doctors identify which treatments are most likely to benefit individual patients while reducing the risk of complications.

Ipek TuncerAugust 31, 2026

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Heart Attack Definition Changes

Global cardiovascular organizations have introduced a new universal definition of heart attack, changing how myocardial infarctions are classified and diagnosed. The updated framework introduces sex-specific troponin thresholds and gives greater recognition to forms of heart attack that disproportionately affect women.

Ipek TuncerAugust 31, 2026

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ESC Unveils New Heart Guidelines

The European Society of Cardiology has released three major guideline updates covering cardiac rehabilitation, cardiovascular disease linked to chronic kidney disease, and heart failure. The new recommendations broaden the role of rehabilitation and call for closer monitoring of kidney health among people with cardiovascular disease.

Ipek TuncerAugust 31, 2026

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Ebola Outbreak Expands in Congo

The Democratic Republic of the Congo is facing the largest Ebola disease outbreak ever recorded in the country, with more than 5,700 confirmed cases and nearly 2,800 deaths reported by August 26. The outbreak has expanded to 60 health zones across six provinces, while vaccination of healthcare workers has begun.

Ipek TuncerAugust 29, 2026

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Statins Cut Heart Risk in Older Adults

A major Australian clinical trial has found that daily statin treatment reduced the risk of a first major cardiovascular event by 30% among otherwise healthy adults over 70. The findings could influence future guidelines on preventive cardiovascular care for older people.

Ipek TuncerAugust 29, 2026

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