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Annual open meeting of the European Network of Paediatric Research at EMA (Enpr-EMA) November 2025, Online, European Medicines Agency, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, from 20 November 2025, 09:00 (CET) to 20 November 2025, 16:45 (CET)
Enpr-EMA’s annual meeting is a unique opportunity for networks and other stakeholders of paediatric clinical trials, such as health care professionals, parents, carers, patient representatives as well as medicine developers and regulators, to...
HCPWP plenary meeting September 2025, European Medicines Agency, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, from 23 September 2025, 14:00 (CEST) to 23 September 2025, 17:30 (CEST)
PCWP plenary meeting September 2025, European Medicines Agency, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, from 23 September 2025, 08:45 (CEST) to 23 September 2025, 12:00 (CEST)
PCWP/HCPWP joint meeting September 2025, European Medicines Agency, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, from 24 September 2025, 09:00 (CEST) to 24 September 2025, 16:10 (CEST)

Telehealth medicine is dramatically changing the abortion landscape
In the three years since the United States Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization reversed Roe v. Wade and gave the power to states to decide abortion laws, patients have increasingly turned to telehealth medicine...

Ensuring vital mental health and psychosocial support reaches people in need
With over 300 million people worldwide in need of humanitarian assistance due to conflict, climate change, political instability, and natural disasters, the demand for mental health support has never been greater. To address this urgent need, WHO...

Friends of Cuba in the Netherlands demand end to blockade
Meeting in The Hague within the framework of the III Annual Meeting of Solidarity with Cuba, the participants recognized “the resistance and courage of the Cuban people”, which for more than six decades has faced “a sustained and renewed economic...

Hackers threaten to publish more data unless clinic pays up
August 18, 2025 Photo: Depositphotos.comRansomware gang Nova is threatening to leak more of the medical data it hacked at test processing lab Clinical Diagnostics unless the clinic pays a reported €1.1 million within 11 days, the NRC reported on...

Anocca Raises $46M to Advance Clinical Trial Targeting Pancreatic Cancer
Anocca AB (Anocca), a clinical-stage T-cell immunotherapy company, raised SEK ~440 million (USD ~46 million) in financing. Mellby Gård led the financing with strong support from AMF, Ramsbury, and existing shareholders, alongside new investors....

TVM Capital Healthcare Appoints Former Vice Minister Of Health In The Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia, H.E. Hamad M. Aldhewalia, As Operating Partner
(MENAFN- PR Newswire) New Appointment Underscores Firm's Decade-Long Legacy of Addressing Saudi Arabia's Healthcare Gaps through Innovative Business Models RIYADH, Saudi Arabia and DUBAI, UAE, Aug. 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- TVM Capital Healthcare...

PolyU survey reveals over 40 per cent of family caregivers in Hong Kong have mental health issues, advocating data-driven tool to improve…
Globally, rapidly aging populations give rise to increasing demand for home care services. The World Health Organisation estimates that approximately 1.3 billion people worldwide require care due to ageing or disability. In Hong Kong, owing to...

Gorgeous European city as pretty as Amsterdam but without the crowds
Just 25 miles south of the bustling city of Amsterdam, nestled in the province of South Holland, lies the charming Dutch city of Leiden. In 2023, Amsterdam was swamped with a whopping 9.4 million overnight tourists, but those seeking a quieter...

Beccy Fenton to take on global leadership of healthcare at KPMG
UK-based Beccy Fenton has been appointed global head of healthcare for KPMG. The news comes as KPMG International announces the appointment of four new global sector heads. With 13 years at KPMG in the UK, Beccy Fenton has held several significant...

Hackers threatening to leak more data stolen from Dutch laboratory
Nova, the cybercrime group behind a hack on the Dutch laboratory that handles population screenings, is threatening to publish more medical data. The group already leaked the medical data of nearly half a million women who participated in the...

Inside The Netherlands’ Bold Energy Future: Lessons From TenneT & Beyond
Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. At the end of my engagement with TenneT, the Netherlands’ transmission system operator, who I assisted with 2050 scenario planning for their target grid, I had the...

Dutch govt losing €2.6bn due to smokers buying tobacco abroad
THE DUTCH government has hiked up cigarette taxes in hopes of mitigating public health problems and curb smoking habits … and as a result, is losing billions of euros. New research indicates that rather than paying more for their smokes in the...

Foodwatch urges stricter limits on salt in Dutch processed foods
Dutch consumer watchdog Foodwatch is renewing its call for stronger regulations on the amount of salt in processed foods, warning that voluntary measures by the food industry have not significantly reduced salt intake. Despite Dutch consumers...

With a healthy Zlatan Ibrahimovic, PSG ‘of course have belief’ against Chelsea
Eleven months on from their last visit to Chelsea's Stamford Bridge, Paris Saint-Germain return on Wednesday looking for confirmation of their place among the Champions League elite. In last season’s quarter-finals, PSG came to London with a 3-1...

Brussels official wants more Dutch usage in the capital
Flemish flags on the Herman Teirlinck building of the Flemish Government in Laeken, Brussels, Belgium, November 29, 2024 | Credit: Werner Lerooy/Shutterstock Flemish minister for Brussels Cieltje Van Achter has launched the Totaalplan Nederlands...

Dutch woman from The Hague becomes first foreign deputy commander in Ukrainian military
Khristina, a 37-year-old woman from The Hague, has become the first foreign deputy commander in the Ukrainian Armed Forces, serving in the eastern frontlines where fierce fighting continues. She has spent over three years in the conflict,...