EURORDIS welcomes the Commission’s ‘promising’ Biotech Act I December 2025

EURORDIS welcomes the Commission’s ‘promising’ Biotech Act I December 2025 16 December 2025, Strasbourg – While EURORDIS–Rare Diseases Europe will take more time to analyse the European Commission’s Biotech Act I proposals in detail, we welcome this important step towards strengthening Europe’s capacity to innovate in health and translate scientific progress into tangible benefits for society. https://www.eurordis.org/eurordis-welcomes-commissions-biotech-act-i/

From High-Level Declaration to a Blueprint for Action: What the High-Level Meeting on rare diseases confirmed about Europe’s potential December 2025

https://www.eurordis.org/from-high-level-declaration-to-blueprint-for-action-plan/

EURORDIS welcomes final agreement on the EU pharma package December 2025

https://www.eurordis.org/eurordis-welcomes-final-agreement-on-pharma-package/

‘Pharma package’: Council and Parliament reach a deal on new rules for a fairer and more competitive EU pharmaceutical sector

https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2025/12/11/pharma-package-council-and-parliament-reach-a-deal-on-new-rules-for-a-fairer-and-more-competitive-eu-pharmaceutical-sector/

The AI Chatbot is In December 18, 2025 By Adrienne R. Lenz, Principal Medical Device Regulation Expert & Lisa M. Baumhardt, Principal Medical Device Regulatory Expert —

https://www.thefdalawblog.com/2025/12/the-ai-chatbot-is-in/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-ai-chatbot-is-in

There is No Drop-Dead Date for an ACA Tax Credit Extension, But Coverage Losses Will Mount as the Clock Ticks

https://www.kff.org/quick-take/there-is-no-drop-dead-date-for-an-aca-tax-credit-extension-but-coverage-losses-will-mount-as-the-clock-ticks/?utm_campaign=KFF-This-Week&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-927xI3WG7ee7INSs2sWhiapU7sm9n-qYlBJnIPFM1DDog3GmV6ipeFlpCs9enowng484ee_OkhmDhsh-Rf0Vqao9TGWA&_hsmi=395312363&utm_content=395312363&utm_source=hs_email A discharge petition in the House paves the way for a vote on a three-year extension of the tax credits, which would provide ACA enrollees premium relief whenever it comes. While there is still time to extend the enhanced tax credits, with each passing day, more and more ACA Marketplace enrollees are going to drop their health insurance when faced with eye-popping increases in their premium payments, writes KFF’s Larry Levitt.

Francis Collins: ‘I think of science as glimpsing God’s mind’ The former NIH director and Fox News’ Marc Siegel discuss the intersection of medicine and faith By Torie BoschDec. 20, 2025 Editor, First Opinion

https://www.statnews.com/2025/12/20/francis-collins-marc-siegel-interview-transcript/