Public health regulation works at the level of populations rather than products. This page collects the updates HealthSignal tracks on vaccination and immunisation policy, communicable disease control, national screening programmes, antimicrobial resistance, emergency and pandemic preparedness, and the health dimensions of tobacco, alcohol, nutrition and environmental policy. Sources include the European Commission's health directorate, national health ministries and agencies, and US federal rulemaking, at the level of regulation, policy, and law.
FDA classifies spinal muscular atrophy newborn screening test systems into class II with special controls.
US Federal Register - FDA Rules · United StatesMHRA publishes online guidance to help the public and professionals understand safe and effective digital mental health technologies.
UK MHRA · UKDEA permits mobile components of registered narcotic treatment programs to operate as coincident activities without separate registration, enabling remote dispensing for maintenance and detoxification treatment.
US Federal Register - DEA Telehealth Rules · United StatesEC Public Health invites input on health hazards and risks posed by brain stimulators used outside medical contexts.
EC Public Health · EU-wideEU guidance issued on conducting clinical trials during public health emergencies.
ACT EU - Accelerating Clinical Trials · EU-wideCzech Republic adopts first National Strategy for Clinical Trials of Human Medicinal Products 2035, aiming to improve research conditions, increase access to innovative treatment, and strengthen competitiveness.
Czechia SUKL · Czech RepublicNICE guidance on faecal immunochemical testing for bowel cancer is reducing unnecessary urgent referrals by 140,000 annually while maintaining cancer detection rates.
UK NICE · UK