If this is the Decade of Health Ageing, as the World Health Organization declares, then heart failure may well be the next public health crisis.

A common cardiovascular risk factor that affects one-fourth of the world’s population may be overlooked by health care providers – and unknown to the general public.

Every day, 210 South Africans die from cardiovascular disease. Yet screening and treatment for a major risk factor, high cholesterol, remain inconsistent and outdated.

In Europe, young patients and health care professionals have decided that now is the time to seek better health policies. I saw this first-hand at February’s #RARE2030 rare disease policy conference.

“Be strong, be happy, and enjoy every second of life.” It’s sound advice under any circumstances, but awe-inspiring coming from one of the 300 million people who live with a rare disease.

The COVID-19 pandemic is making cardiovascular disease still more deadly for patients, a recent statement from Members of the European Parliament confirms.

Los pacientes con cáncer pueden ser más vulnerables al COVID-19 y tener un mayor riesgo de desarrollar complicaciones graves si están infectados.

Cancer patients can be more vulnerable to COVID-19 and at greater risk of developing serious complications if they are infected.

European citizens have questions about the COVID-19 vaccines. Are they safe? Will they work? What about side effects? Answers to those questions are emerging, in part due to the efforts of the European Medicines Agency.

European citizens with rare diseases are struggling to maintain treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new report explains.