Epidemics, disasters, extreme heat, famines: humanity in the midst of “self-sabotage”

2023-11-27 16:49:20 The WHO is calling for health to be a major issue at COP28. For the first time, a day will be dedicated to him, Sunday December 3. More and more unbearable heat waves. Disasters forcing entire populations to move. Favored infectious diseases and more frequent epidemics. Agriculture that can no longer feed the … Read more

too few doctors question their patients

2023-11-24 13:13:27 While the High Authority for Health has recommended since 2019 that professionals systematically ask their patients if they are experiencing or have experienced violence, only 3% of them say they have been questioned in the last 18 months. Only 3% of women say they have been questioned by their general practitioner about possible … Read more

how tobacco companies circumvent the menthol ban

2023-11-22 19:35:39 INFO LE FIGARO – Despite the European ban on menthol since 2020, manufacturers are adding additives to create the same sensation of freshness and better attract consumers. Public authorities are struggling to react. A veil of fresh smoke hangs over the tobacco industry. “ Do you have menthol cigarettes ? » « No, … Read more

Sports trauma: watch out for your eyes!

2023-11-15 14:58:47 Much more common than we imagine, sports-related eye injuries can have serious consequences. While we often think about ankle sprains, knee dislocations or even muscle tears linked to playing sports, we don’t think enough about eye injuries. However, eye injuries are very common, particularly among children and young adults. 30% of them are … Read more

“An unprecedented rebound” in France after the Covid epidemic

2023-11-14 17:37:17 Between January and September 2023, 421 cases have already been recorded, an increase of 36%, according to the Pasteur Institute. Meningococcal meningitis, potentially fatal, has experienced a “unprecedented rebound» in France after the cessation of health measures put in place during Covid-19, alerted the Pasteur Institute on Tuesday, which called for extending the … Read more

nearly one in three French people say they do not get tested if they have symptoms

2023-11-09 13:33:48 The study carried out by Public Health France also reveals a gradual abandonment of barrier gestures by the French, some of whom do not say they are worried about Covid-19. Do the French feel less concerned by Covid-19? This is what certain figures from the latest CoviPrev study suggest, carried out from September … Read more

US approves long-awaited obesity drug

2023-11-08 19:07:55 The drug Zepbound from the American group Eli Lilly will be administered by weekly injection. The molecule used was already approved against diabetes. American health authorities announced that they had approved on Wednesday November 8 a highly anticipated drug from the American group Eli Lilly against obesity, the latest entrant into a market … Read more

HAS wants to make alcohol “a health issue for all”

2023-10-26 17:04:27 Widely consumed even if risks are proven from the first drink, alcohol remains a taboo subject in medical practices. However, its consumption should be discussed with all patients, health authorities believe. Substance psychoactive « the most consumed in France », alcohol is also the most taboo. To be convinced of this, one only … Read more