Stephen Mifsud
mifsteven.bsky.social
Stephen Mifsud
@mifsteven.bsky.social
Lawyer and Health Attache and consumer affairs at the Permanent representation of Malta to the EU… private account… all opinions are my own
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Forever chemicals are everywhere: bloodstream, drinking water and outdoor clothing. A new study shows that they are also in European officials.
Tests find 100% of EU officials have 'forever chemicals' in bloodstream
Forever chemicals are everywhere: bloodstream, drinking water and outdoor clothing. A new study shows that they are also in European officials.
euobserver.com
October 7, 2025 at 4:20 AM
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European Union to curb Russian diplomats' travel, FT says reut.rs/46Wkpxm
European Union to curb Russian diplomats' travel, FT says
European Union governments have agreed to limit the travel of Russian diplomats within the bloc, the Financial Times said on Tuesday.
reut.rs
October 7, 2025 at 4:20 AM
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🧪”Alcohol is the third-leading preventable cause of cancer in the U.S., responsible for about 100,000 cases of cancer and 20,000 cancer deaths annually. In comparison, alcohol-related vehicle crashes cause around 13,500 deaths each year in the U.S.”

theconversation.com/alcohol-caus...
Alcohol causes cancer, and less than 1 drink can increase your risk − a cancer biologist explains how
Alcohol is the third-leading preventable cause of cancer in the US, accounting for tens of thousands of cancer deaths per year.
theconversation.com
April 7, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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Measles Can Damage the Immune System for Years www.nytimes.com/2025/03/14/w...

𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter 🍁
March 15, 2025 at 4:48 AM
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The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control detected 620,000 Chikungunya virus cases and 213 deaths last year.

Today, we approved a vaccine against the virus for individuals over 12 years old.

europa.eu/!XvkvCk
February 28, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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“We have, for the first time, an effective treatment for the most severe form of childhood blindness, and a potential paradigm shift to treatment at the earliest stages of the disease.”

How amazing - how lives can be changed when we support science

www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Doctors in London cure blindness in children with rare condition
Four children can now see shapes, find toys, recognise their parents’ faces and some can read and write
www.theguardian.com
February 21, 2025 at 5:05 AM
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Belgian MEP Liesbet Sommen spoke about critical medicines shortages, EU Pharma Package progress, and SANT’s evolving role. 🩺

www.euractiv.com/section/heal...
Smaller EU states risk being left behind in critical medicines market, says Belgian MEP Sommen - Euractiv
Belgian MEP Liesbet Sommen spoke with Euractiv about critical medicines shortages, EU Pharma Package progress, and SANT's evolving role.
www.euractiv.com
February 17, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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What good are medicines and new medical technologies when they can’t be accessed by people? As we say in MSF, medicines and medical tolls and now medical care shouldn’t be a luxury !
January 28, 2025 at 6:18 AM
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🚨NEW B4B & @yougov.co.uk MEGAPOLL: All GB constituencies favour trade with the EU over the US.

Including Nigel Farage's Clacton constituency - and Boston & Skegness, which had the highest Leave vote in the 2026 referendum.

Read more from @theguardian.com👇
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
‘Move closer to Europe – not Trump’ voters tell Starmer in major UK poll
Pressure growing on Labour to improve trade with EU as Rachel Reeves admits Brexit damaged UK
www.theguardian.com
January 25, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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"Public health successes can be fragile. Politics, education, trust in science – these things all matter, and with the fraying of trust that is unfolding in front of us, we risk losing that hard-won progress" - @adamratnermd.bsky.social

www.forbes.com/sites/madhuk...
Public Health Success Is Fragile - The Return Of Measles Is Proof
Measles is surging and vaccine hesitancy is up. In his book "Booster Shots," Dr Adam Ratner explains why measles is back and how we can control this deadly infectious killer.
www.forbes.com
January 24, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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“Ecological bomb” — Another Russian tanker, this time drifting off the coast of France, raises alarm

▪️A Russian tanker broke down and is drifting in the Bay of Biscay off the coast of France. The ship, named Unity,lost power in stormy conditions on January 23,according to the publication Splash247
January 25, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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This by @sivav.bsky.social is really good

“It’s possible that everything else in society is amplifying or even causing so much of the distress, and constant phone use is a symptom and often necessary response.” newrepublic.com/article/1903...
Are Cell Phones Really Destroying Kids’ Mental Health?
Jonathan Haidt once heralded an “ultrasocial” world. Now he’s one of social media’s most prominent critics.
newrepublic.com
January 24, 2025 at 6:11 AM
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Together with Commissioner for Sport Glenn Micallef we are running for WOŚP on Sunday in Brussels. Join us! #BeActive

W niedzielę w Brukseli razem z Komisarzem ds Sportu Glenn’em Micallef biegniemy dla WOŚP ! Dołącz do nas!

wosp.be/19-bieg/
January 23, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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First-day executive orders signed by the new US president could make it impossible for thousands of EU businesses and public bodies to use US cloud providers such as Google, Microsoft and Amazon without breaching EU privacy.
Trump rollback jeopardises EU-US data transfers: privacy activist says
First-day executive orders signed by the new US president could make it impossible for thousands of EU businesses and public bodies to use US cloud providers such as Google, Microsoft and Amazon witho...
www.euronews.com
January 23, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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We have entered a new era of harsh geostrategic competition.

Breaking the bonds in the global economy is in no one’s interest.

Europe will keep seeking cooperation.

With our long-time friends.

And any country we share interests with

Watch my speech live here → europa.eu/!Jw63DJ
January 21, 2025 at 10:08 AM
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Whether it’s juices with more sugar than cola proudly labelled as ‘antioxidant’, salty processed meat enticing consumers with ‘source of protein’ or even biscuits boasting about their fibre content, it's clear that the legislation to #StopDodgyClaims is needed more than ever. https://buff.ly/3CfCpaO
January 20, 2025 at 6:00 AM