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Dutch hospital info chief as medical chatbot is rolled out: Let’s not regulate AI to death on 29/12/23 An AI chatbot is used to help answer hundreds of questions from patients every week in order to help ease the workload of already overstretched healthcare providers. The initial positive results mean the tool will be rolled out to other hospitals. Bulgaria is facing lawsuits because of the pandemic on 29/12/23 Three legal complaints have been filed against Bulgaria related to the failure of the vaccination campaign and the response of the authorities during the pandemic, which led the country to the highest death rate from COVID-19 in Europe, Euractiv has learned. Sweden uses drones to fight cardiac arrest on 29/12/23 Flying drones with defibrillators to help cardiac arrest patients is faster than ambulances in two out of three cases, a new Swedish study shows. 2023 in EU health policy: From Pfizer-Commission mystery deals to alcohol labelling on 27/12/23 What 2023 brought for the EU's health policy was a mixed bag, with progress on key EU-level files such as the European Health Data Space (EHDS) and pharmaceutical revision taking place alongside national laws and controversies that echoed throughout Brussels. Poland’s innovative approach to reducing prostate cancer mortality rate on 22/12/23 With prostate cancer the most frequently diagnosed malignant tumour among men in Poland, the country is hoping that PRAISE-U - a multi-country screening and detection initiative - will help reduce mortality rates. Netherlands’ research ‘recipe’ makes it a hub for European clinical trials – report on 22/12/23 A new report on the Netherlands’ attractiveness as a destination for clinical research found that the country is excelling in several key areas, including access to healthcare, research output and specialist areas. Stockholm hospital to use AI to estimate breast cancer risk, in world first on 22/12/23 A new AI-based model that can predict women’s breast cancer risk will now be tested in clinical practice at a hospital in Sweden. Slovakia delays law on maximum waiting times for medical procedures on 22/12/23 The Slovakian parliament voted to delay a reform that would cap waiting times for hundreds of medical procedures, as the state did not prepare the necessary mechanisms - making the planned January 1 2024 start date unfeasible. Ireland’s 1000-day drug delays: Faster access to innovative medicines needed on 22/12/23 The Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association (IPHA) has expressed concern to Ireland’s parliament – the Oireachtas - over delayed access to innovative medicines. ‘Football is free’ following EU court ruling on 22/12/23 Europe's top court dealt football governing body UEFA a scything legal tackle on Thursday (21 December), but an attempt by rival Super League promoters to kick off a new competition met a solid defensive wall of clubs and fans.
