“It drives me crazy all these lives that could be saved if more French people were trained in first aid”

2023-12-10 06:00:29 CLARA DUPRÉ “The first time I understood that first aid training would be my hobby was in November 2019, the day after my 18th birthday. Then a volunteer with the French Red Cross, I am on duty in a rescue center of the Paris Fire Brigade. After a relatively calm start to the … Read more

Strengthening Quadriceps Muscles to Prevent Knee Surgery: New Research Findings

2023-12-05 12:00:06 Doing squats works the quadriceps muscles in particular. EUGENIO MARONGIU/CULTURA/PHOTONONSTOP Ten thousand steps and more. Strengthening thigh muscles can delay knee surgery, shows work presented at the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) meeting which was held at the end of November. Dr. Upadhyay Bharadwaj of the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) … Read more

“I am the only influencer with whom you can make an appointment on Doctolib”

2023-12-02 04:00:09 Physiotherapy session with Astrid Bruno, host of the Instagram account @exploratricedelintime, in her office in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, November 22, 2023. EMMA BURLET FOR “THE WORLD” We knew Michel Cymes, the cathodic ENT doctor, who became a multimillionaire thanks to his shows, his books and his conferences on the theme of … Read more

are you keen on sorting out fact from fiction?

2023-12-02 10:00:12 What if the pleasure of this very special effort which consists of finding a date, a place, a name, an event, the title of a film, that of a book returned? The satisfaction of learning, of memorizing, of understanding. Le Monde has thought of you with its Mémorable application. On your smartphone, your … Read more

Welcome to France, this new “unknown land”

2023-12-01 04:00:05 Excerpt from the show “In opposing lands”, with Karim Rissouli, on France Télévisions. SCREENSHOT FRANCE TV Take a journalist known for his benevolence, possibly add a slightly more radical sidekick, place them in an unknown or even hostile environment and let them marinate in immersion for a few days. Here is the recipe … Read more

Physical Activity and Cardiovascular Health: Benefits, Rehabilitation, and Prevention

2023-11-28 17:00:06 Ten thousand steps and more. The benefits of physical activity have long been known for cardiovascular diseases, for prevention but also as therapy. It is even in this area that its protective effects were observed for the first time, in the 1950s. And they are very significant: numerous studies show that an exercise … Read more

Reproduction without penetration of the serotine bat

2023-11-26 04:30:10 A serotinous bat (“Eptesicus serotinus”), in Spain, June 2014. MARIO CEA SANCHEZ/BIOSPHOTO We knew that bats are not mammals like any other. They fly, guide themselves and hunt using ultrasound, display unique longevity and an unparalleled immune system, which allows them to live with a large number of viruses. As for their reproduction, … Read more

Juergen Teller: A Major Exhibition at the Grand Palais

2023-11-25 04:30:06 It was the most beautiful wedding gift. In August 2021, photographer Juergen Teller and his partner, Dovile Drizyte, just got married in Naples. Most of the guests have already returned to the plane, but the couple is lounging with a few intimates. A message appears on the bride’s smartphone. Neither dishes nor linens, … Read more