economy
Long Covid: The ‘invisible illness’ people must learn to see
In Europe, Long Covid has impacted around 36 million people over the first three years of the pandemic. However, the disease’s complexity, novelty, and often invisible symptoms, combined with a lack of public understanding, have led to many patients being dismissed or doubted by doctors, policymakers, colleagues, and even their loved ones. As a result, ...
Interview with Frederico Guanais on Long Covid: ‘awareness and understanding are essential’
Frederico Guanais is Deputy Head of the OECD Health Division, where since 2019 he has led work on patient-reported indicators, health statistics, people-centred care, climate and health, support to health reforms, and regional initiatives in Latin America. The ESMH spoke with him ahead of the STOA workshop “Long Covid: Current Realities, Future Directions” where he ...
Interview with Gez Medinger: ‘We should discuss why Long Covid is such a significant issue – for healthcare but also for the economy’
Gez Medinger is an investigative science journalist and patient advocate for Long Covid. He became ill with Covid in the early days of the pandemic. When he didn't recover, Gez put his efforts into researching the novel condition of Long Covid and turning his YouTube channel into a huge resource for patients. The ESMH spoke ...
A scientist’s opinion: interview with Dr Michael Hennessy Picard on space sustainability
Dr Michael Hennessy Picard holds a PhD in Law from the University of Quebec in Montreal (Canada) and is a Lecturer in International Environmental Law at the University of Edinburgh (UK). He is working on the regulatory oversight of satellite re-entry, ablation and atmospheric pollution. Can you explain the concept of “space debris” and what ...
Yves Dejaeghere on participation and citizens’ assemblies: ‘Young people, minorities and people with a lower socio-economic status are very often left out’
Yves Dejaeghere is the executive director of the Federation for Innovation in Democracy – Europe. He participated in this year’s Annual lecture hosted by Parliament’s Panel for the Future of Science and Technology (STOA) on 24 January 2024, discussing how democracy can work for everyone. He talks to the European Science-Media Hub on citizens’ participation and assemblies ...
ESMH Press Review – September 11, 2019
Deforestation, low-carbon economy and digital democracy: check the ESMH selection of 20 science & tech news published in the last 2 weeks on the web. Pick your favourite from the most popular topics in the mainstream media!