
On the 29th October all the votes were in and it seems that nothing more than EU paperwork stands between us and our first compulsory European database for medical devices, the infamous ‘Eudamed’ database. I ...

Yesterday’s report by Thomson Reuters on the real causes of excessive costs in the US healthcare system make interesting reading. ...

A chill wind is blowing through Washington D.C. this morning and it is not just the cold front from the North blowing away the warm Autumn sun of yesterday...

I put it down to Irish politeness to always say “no” first when asked if we want something and to follow up with a “yes” when asked the second time. “Will you have a cup of Lisbon tea? Oh no thank you, I’ve had quite enough already. Are you sure? I’ve just made some and I can sweeten [...]

The latest results of the Euro Health Consumer Index (www.healthpowerhouse.com) further confirm the superiority of Bismarckian social philosophy over the Beveridge approach, at least as far as the patient is concerned...

XI Conference of Chiefs of Defense from US-Adriatic Charter 5 member countries was held in Montenegrin city of Budva this week. Adriatic Charter is association of countries from Adriatic (Balkan’s) region with purpose of fostering their attempt to join NATO. ...

Reuters has the story that Ireland’s largest independent bookies, Boylesport, is already paying out on a Yes vote for the second Lisbon Treaty referendum, to be held on 2 October.Apparently their spokesman said, “With odds at 1/12 a positive outcome l…

Wohin geht die EU-Erweiterungsreise in den nächsten Jahren? Olli Rehn hat gestern in einer Grundsatzrede an der Princeton University wenig Neues gesagt....

While welcoming the Commission’s “European Economic Recovery Plan” to restore consumer and business confidence - in which the Commission pledges to reduce the burden on small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) - and supporting initiatives to simplify company law, it appears that the current Commi...

I spent much of the past week in Ireland in Dublin, Clare and Galway. There were more Yes than No posters wherever I went, apart from teh outskirts of Limerick. This is in sharp contrast to the last time around, when the No posters dominated the scene. I have to say however that the No [...]

Sir, Regarding ‘Barroso II must turn carbon cuts into growth‘: You say climate campaigners are arguing that the European Commission must support energy efficiency and renewables rather than nuclear and clean coal. This is true of some climate campaigners, but not all. So...

Watching TV the other night I came across an excellent set of ‘reportages’ into the health sector. They really showed that healthcare is a business not only for companies but also for hospitals and governments, who are equally battling for market share and establishing their ‘brand’. It’s a...

Brussels, 3 September 2009 – Patients with cardiovascular disease have an increased risk of heart failure and death. In such patients an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) can often improve survival rates. Read more...









