Pregnancy

Written by Anna Maria Azzini, Stefania Vitali, Evelina Tacconelli, Catherine Fleming, Domenico Benvenuto and Federica Scanavini

The historical tragedies linked to the use of medications during pregnancy that caused harm to the fetus in utero have cast a long shadow over the willingness to include these populations in clinical research.

PADOVA, ITALY, January 28, 2025 — This week, the PIPELINE project officially kicked off, a groundbreaking initiative aimed at enhancing preparedness and response to infections affecting pregnant people and infants across Europe.

16 January, 2025 — The pioneering project READI — Research in Europe and Diversity Inclusion — a public-private partnership funded by the Horizon Europe Innovative Health Initiative (IHI) and driven by meaningful co-leadership with patients,

This World Hepatitis Day, with the theme “It’s Time for Action,” let’s turn our focus to underserved and often overlooked populations in the fight against this preventable disease, children and pregnant people. 

This World Immunisation Week, Penta – Child Health Research proudly recognises 50 years of progress in child immunisation and the power of vaccines in protecting preventable diseases. Vaccination programs worldwide have saved millions of children’s lives and continue to be a powerful tool for promoting global health equity. 

The great expansion of mobile technology across the globe has facilitated the use of smartphone applications to improve health systems and engage people in public health processes. This approach has been specially applied in low and middle income countries where capitalizing on the ubiquity of mobile technology infrastructure can help to overcome widespread health system barriers such as health personnel shortages,