In this Trending News Europe episode, Jack, Jen, and Ollie discuss a few recent newsworthy items, including an increase in cyberattacks on the healthcare sector, Europe’s plan to future-proof its Biotech Sector and New Research from the University of Oxford into psilocybin as a potential treatment for depression.

Podcast Tags: healthcare, healthcare news, life sciences, NHS, cybersecurity, biotech, research & development, pharmaceuticals, depression, psilocybin, mental health, psychedelics, mental health awareness week

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  • ’Large volume’ of data stolen from NHS Dumfries and Galloway published on dark web
  • Huge volume of NHS patient and staff data released by hacker
  • NHS cyber attack: Why stolen medical information is so much more valuable than financial data
  • Cyber attacks are one of the biggest threats facing healthcare systems
  • Government Launches NHS Cyber Security Strategy
  • US tech group Palantir wins lucrative NHS data contract
  • Patient privacy fears as US spy tech firm Palantir wins £330m NHS contract
  • European Commission lays down path to future-proof EU biotechnology
  • Roche to buy Carmot for up to $3.1bn as race for obesity drugs intensifies
  • Roche agrees $7.1bn deal for Telavant to boost drug pipeline
  • Europe’s biotech innovation in the balance
  • Commission takes action to boost biotechnology and biomanufacturing in the EU
  • Efficacy of psilocybin for treating symptoms of depression: systematic review and meta-analysis
  • EU launches landmark €6.5M study on use of psychedelics to treat mental disorders
  • Magic mushrooms’ psilocybin can alleviate severe depression when used with therapy
  • Psychedelic drug research held back by UK rules and attitudes, say scientists
  • King’s College Psychoactive Trials Group

Panel – Jack Young, Jen Burke, Ollie May

Research & Production – Karan Pandya, Jack Young

Recording & Editing – Mike Liberto, Rachel Skonecki

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