ECONSALUT

28 de març 2022

Pharma, big pharma (7)

Owning the Sun. A People's History of Monopoly Medicine from Aspirin to COVID-19

26 de març 2022

Free our genes (2)

Biopatent Law: European vs. US Patent Law

25 de març 2022

The current health labour market fiasco

Informe Oferta-Necesidad de Especialistas Médicos 2021-2035

In 2028, in Spain there will be 196.347 physicians, according to estimates, so from that year to 2035 18.098 physicians will be incorporated. However, there are currently 192.484 professionals, so in the next seven years only 3.863 will be hired.

The total number of active physicians in Spain currently represents a ratio of 406,13 specialists per 100.000 inhabitants. Private employment would concentrate 30 percent of the total number of physicians, with an increase of 7 percent since 2018, while the fall in public employment is 1.7 percent (?).

2027 will be a turning point. In that year there will be a global deficit of about 9.000 physicians at least, which is mainly due to a lack of Primary care physicians.

We are closer to the great fiasco, now it is time to make decisions to avoid it.

PS. There is a "minor" issue, the estimates are wrong. The report takes into account only physicians, and there are specialties where most positions are filled by health professionals, biologists, chemists, .... and the report forgets it. The mismatch is larger and the coming crisis a chaos.

Can you imagine that after 5 reports, after 15 years!, nobody cares about it?

The dark future health labour market

24 de març 2022

Free our genes

The Genome Defense Inside the Epic Legal Battle to Determine Who Owns Your DNA

22 de març 2022

Cancer Economics

Regulatory and Economic Aspects in Oncology

Topics:

Cost of Cancer: Healthcare Expenditures and Economic Impact

Oncology from an HTA and Health Economic Perspective

Heterogeneous Recommendations for Oncology Products Among Different HTA Systems: A Comparative Assessment

Patient-Reported Outcomes in Oncology, Beyond Randomized Controlled Trials

Patient-Reported Outcomes in Health Economic Decision-Making: A Changing Landscape in Oncology

Approaches to Capturing Value in Oncology

Orphan Drugs in Oncology

Recent Developments in Health Economic Modelling of Cancer Therapies

Drug Pricing and Value in Oncology

Regulatory and Evidence Requirements and the Changing Landscape in Regulation for Marketing Authorisation

Prioritization not Rationing in Cancer Care

21 de març 2022

Vaccine makers (3)

Longshot. The Inside Story of the Race for a COVID-19 Vaccine

20 de març 2022

Pharma, Big Pharma (6)

Sickening. How Big Pharma Broke American Health Care and How We Can Repair It

11 de març 2022

Building people-centred health systems

Health for the People, by the People. Building People-centred Health Systems

An OECD book, highly recommended.

Country health profile

10 de març 2022

Stop misuse of antibiotics

Antimicrobial Resistance in the EU/EEA: A One Health Response

Misuse of antibiotics is among the main drivers underpinning the development of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Resistance to last-line antibiotics also compromises the effectiveness of life saving medical interventions such as intensive care, cancer treatment and organ transplantation.
Overall consumption of antibiotics in humans in the European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) decreased by 23% between 2011 and 2020, especially during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic (between 2019 and 2020, the mean total consumption of antibiotics dropped by almost 18%). However, relative use of broad-spectrum antibiotics has increased and significant variability across countries suggests that reductions are still possible.
Efforts to reduce unnecessary use of antibiotics in food-producing animals have resulted in a 43% decrease in use between 2011 and 2020 in 25 countries with consistent reporting.
Despite reductions in antibiotic consumption in both humans and food-producing animals, AMR in bacteria from humans in the EU/EEA has increased for many antibiotic-bacterium combinations since 2011. Particularly worrisome is the rise in resistance to critically important antibiotics used to treat common healthcare-associated infections.
While recent trends have been encouraging, resistance to commonly used antibiotics in bacteria from food-producing animals remains high (>20% to 50%) or very high (>50% to 70%), and there is significant regional variation across the EU/EEA region.

09 de març 2022

Health information systems

Towards an Integrated Health Information System in the Netherlands

08 de març 2022

Public health genomics

From public health genomics to precision public health: a 20-year journey

Public health genomics focuses on effective and responsible translation of genomic science into population health benefits. We discuss the relationship of the field to the core public health functions and essential services, review its evidentiary foundation, and provide examples of current US public health priorities and applications