
- Jun 10
Italy withdraws reform that would have put family doctors into public clinics
The Italian government has dropped a decree that would have integrated family doctors into taxpayer‑funded Community Health Houses, bowing to fierce opposition from doctor unions and internal rifts inside the ruling right‑wing coalition.

- May 26
Ebola scare in Italy ends as tests confirm two aid workers from Uganda have Shigella, not Bundibugyo virus
Two Italian aid workers who returned from Uganda with fever and gastrointestinal symptoms have tested negative for the Ebola virus, with authorities confirming a bacterial Shigella infection instead.
