Trending News Europe – 22 February 2024

In this episode, Jack, Ollie, and Jen discuss some recent European-based newsworthy items, covering a prominent oncology society’s push for tumor classification reform that could have profound impacts on cancer survival rates, the critical need for measles vaccination, and Sweden’s pioneering use of drones in cardiac arrest intervention. 

Podcast Tags: healthcare, healthcare news, life sciences, precision oncology, cancer, molecular testing, infectious diseases, vaccination, NHS sustainability, innovation, Sweden 

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• We’re naming cancers all wrong, oncology leader says  
• Forget lung, breast or prostate cancer: why tumour naming needs to change 
• A 30-fold rise of measles cases in 2023 in the WHO European Region warrants urgent action 
• Measles in Europe: WHO calls for ‘urgent’ vaccinations as cases surge 
• Europe Needs to Get on Top of Its Measles Outbreak 
• Europe faces resurgence of measles due to low vaccination coverage 
• Europe’s first transport of blood bags by drone takes place in Belgium 
• NHS to pioneer drone deliveries in bid to improve service 
• Drone chemotherapy becomes an NHS net zero cancer strategy 
• Sweden uses drones to fight cardiac arrest 
• Healthcare From Above: Challenges And Opportunities Of Medical Drones 
• Flight Trials for Scots Medicine-carrying Drones Conducted 
• Government to invest £30 million in innovative technology for NHS 
• Department of Health and Social Care: Medical Technology Strategy 
• Drones to deliver NHS medication to care homes and GP surgeries in major roll-out 
• NHS to begin delivering critical medical supplies by drone 

Panel – Jack Young, Jen Burke, Ollie May

Research & Production – Jack Young, Ollie May

Recording & Editing – Mike Liberto, Rachel Skonecki

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