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Stories from Italy
Emma Bonino Turned a Private Ordeal Into Half a Century of Public Freedom
Italian civil-rights leader Emma Bonino, who died on 11 September aged 78, transformed her experience of illegal abortion into a campaign that helped change national law. Her larger legacy is a warning that rights survive only when people keep organising to defend them.
Tensive Secures €20 Million as New Data Supports Its Bioresorbable Breast Implant
The European Investment Bank is backing Tensive’s bioresorbable scaffold for breast reconstruction after lumpectomy. Clinical findings reported by the company and early peer-reviewed evidence offer encouraging signals on patient satisfaction, imaging and radiotherapy, although longer-term pivotal data and regulatory review are still required.
Maggie Gyllenhaal Opens Venice With a Challenge to Who Defines ‘High Art’
The Venice jury president says women directors still face systemic barriers to finance and recognition. With only two of 21 competition titles directed or co-directed by women, the festival’s selection gives her argument immediate evidence
Holifya Raises €2 Million to Combine GLP-1 Care With AI—Evidence Must Scale Too
The women-led Italian health startup is expanding a remote obesity clinic combining medicines, diagnostics and algorithmic monitoring. Investment can build infrastructure, but company-reported outcomes need independent clinical validation.
Meloni Nears Italy’s Stability Record, but Longevity Is Not the Same as Progress
Giorgia Meloni is set to lead Italy’s longest-serving postwar government after Silvio Berlusconi’s second administration. The milestone reflects coalition discipline, but stalled reforms and political pressures will test what stability has achieved.