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Japan Panel Backs Health Insurance Bill With 25% Surcharge on OTC‑Like Prescriptions

A Lower House vote next week is expected to send the reform toward enactment this session.

UK Parliament Approves Generational Tobacco Sales Ban

MPs Urge 2027 Phase-Out of Non‑Essential PFAS in UK Consumer Goods

States Split on Illicit Tobacco Crackdown as ACOSH Puts Queensland on Top

France Publishes Decree for Partial Reimbursement of Reusable Period Products Starting September 2026

UK Adds £1 Billion and New Awards to Infected Blood Compensation

Germany Enacts Youth Ban and Sales Curbs on Nitrous Oxide

DignitySA Files High Court Challenge To Overturn South Africa’s Assisted Dying Ban

Germany’s Health Spending Reaches €538 Billion in 2024

Bundesrat Takes Up Schleswig-Holstein Push for Sugary-Drink Levy and Energy-Drink Age Limit

Bundestag Backs Overhaul to Boost Living Kidney Donation

Germany’s Top Court Bars Online Advertising for Medical Cannabis Treatments

UK Opens Consultation to Toughen Doctor Discipline Over Racist or Antisemitic Conduct

Spain Tightens Health Rules To Ensure Qualified Care And Limit Cosmetic Surgery To Specialists

Assembly Told Haryana Recorded 17,973 Heart-Related Deaths Among Ages 18–45 Since 2020

Gujarat Reports 2.57 Lakh Malnourished Children as Tracker Shows Sharp Drop in Underweight Rate

Saxony’s Care-Dependent Population Nearly Doubles to 341,500, Barmer Report Finds

NHS Pauses New Cross-Sex Hormone Referrals for 16- and 17-Year-Olds After Evidence Review

German Employers Renew Push for Unpaid Sick-Day Waiting Period as Courts Bolster Krankengeld Protections

Jersey Passes Assisted Dying Law, Sending Measure for Royal Assent