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Many adults with diabetes are unaware of their increased risk for certain serious illnesses, including pneumococcal pneumonia/pneumococcal disease, flu and hepatitis B, according to a recent national online survey sponsored by Merck & Co. (known as MSD in Europe) and the American Diabetes Association.

Five hospitals belonging to Austria’s largest healthcare provider NÖ Landeskliniken-Holding, and seven private diagnostic centres have formed a radiology collaboration network that is enabling clinicians to securely access patient data from any hospital.

Mobile phone company Nokia is diversifying into the regulated health sector with the launch of Patient Care, a range of services that will enable doctors and health professionals to remotely monitor their patients with smart devices.

Cancer patients were both willing and capable of self-reporting adverse events and are able to provide more information than clinical investigators, according to a study in JAMA Oncology.

European Commission: European Reference Networks connect 900 teams across Europe for the benefit of patients

A joint project by the health and digital technologies directorates aims to break the logjam in adopting ICT, promoting greater patient involvement and easing the flow of medical data for research, EU digital chief Roberto Viola tells Healthy Measures

Brexit is clouding its future role in the new common patent, but Benoit Battistelli, head of the European Patent Office thinks there are ways to keep the UK in the system

An agreement between the pharma industry and health care providers in Manchester will collect real-world data on the value of drugs. The aim is to open the door to fixing drug prices based on how effective they are in everyday use

With little sign of German flexibility on tech issues ahead of Brexit negotiations, the UK could have better luck extracting concessions from France

Mark Ferguson makes no bones about the opportunities, saying “With Brexit, there is more upside than downside for Irish science”

ETH material scientists have developed a new method of manufacturing ceramics that does not require the starting materials to be fired. Instead, they are compacted under high pressure at room temperature in a significantly more energy-efficient process.

The third edition of the Regional Competitiveness Index compares 263 EU regions, providing useful insights for boosting economic and innovation performance.

The WHO’s first-ever list of antibiotic-resistant “priority pathogens” names 12 families of bacteria that pose the greatest threat to humans. The list is intended to ensure R&D responds to public health needs

Aix-Marseille University opens call for applications to its DOC2AMU doctoral programme

EU-funded researchers in poorer member states will get higher wages after politicians argued the current remuneration structure fuels an east-to-west brain drain. But it is not clear how much the increase will cost - or how it will be funded

Systemic failings persist in the science systems of several member states, the EU executive finds in its latest country assessments.

A total of 36 research projects will explore challenges posed by big data in informatics infrastructure and ethics