2023-11-21 18:56:29 The 6th annual report from the High Authority for Health on serious adverse events associated with care shows that their number increased by 27% in 2022. Half could be avoided. Nearly a third of additional serious adverse events associated with care (SAEs) were recorded in 2022 compared to 2021, according to a report … Read more
2023-11-20 15:57:15 After transplants in the United States, Colombia and Poland, France has just carried out its first larynx transplant, allowing a woman to regain her speech. «It feels weird to talk again», comments Karine, who benefited in September from the first larynx transplant carried out in France. An intervention announced last week, and presented … Read more
2023-11-14 17:22:39 A report from French health authorities links formaldehyde, to which thousands of workers are exposed, and the risk of myeloid leukemia, a type of blood cancer. It has already been designated as a proven carcinogen since 2004, due to its role in nasopharyngeal cancer. Occupational exposure to formaldehyde – also called “formaldehyde” – … Read more
2023-11-08 18:10:31 The epidemic is currently less than at the same time in 2022 but several indicators – consultations with private doctors, visits to the emergency room – accelerated last week to return to the already high level of 2021. The annual epidemic of bronchiolitis, which mainly affects babies, has now spread to most of … Read more
2023-11-08 09:48:07 The France AVC Endowment Fund supports initiatives to combat stroke (Cerebral Vascular Accident) in France and internationally by supporting medical research, encouraging the use and development of new technologies, and carrying out actions to prevention, information and support for patients. Designed and proposed by Go further in the fight against stroke The France … Read more
2023-10-31 11:56:26 Many stereotypes and taboos, very largely internalized, lead to this situation. Several studies show that men go to the doctor less often than women, sometimes to the detriment of their health. Social roles assigned from childhood, less systematic access to the healthcare system and the persistence of taboos are all obstacles. In 2019 … Read more
2023-10-30 15:02:02 The year 2023 notably saw the recording of a first proven indigenous case in Île-de-France. The arrival of the West Nile virus in Aquitaine is also worrying. At the end of October, the tiger mosquito continues to thrive in France. After a year 2022 marked by a record number of cases of dengue … Read more
2023-10-23 12:18:21 Colds irritate us morally and tire us. Some tips for getting through a cold period better. Groggy, tired, stuffy nose, sneezing, runny nose and hoarse voice… Cold season is coming. When one is concerned, the temptation is great to buy “anti-cold” medications, which decongest the nose. But health authorities have issued an alert … Read more