Tag: Health and medicine
“The Blue Room”, a book to break the taboo of infertility
In The Blue Room (Hemeria editions), photographer Sylvain Demange attempts to grasp the reality of infertility and deconstruct the clichés that still stick to this ordeal. In France, Emmanuel Macron…
Polish doctor released four days after kidnapping
In Chad, a doctor of Polish origin, Dr Aleksandra Kuligowska, who was kidnapped on Friday February 9 by a group of “ bandits » in the province of Tandjilé, in…
the benefits of physical activity on diabetes
Every week, Dr Jean-Marc Sène, sports doctor, presents his sports column in Priorité Santé. This week, he talks to us about the effects of sport on diabetes. 3 mins Why…
Faced with suicide, mutual help from bereaved parents
The association JPV – Living after the death of a child connects these bereaved parents. Together, they help each other and tell each other what they no longer dare to…
launch of GC7, project to fight AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis
The Congolese government and several partners launched a project called GC7 on February 7, intended to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. The funding, estimated at 90.4 million euros, will be…
Joe Biden tackles air pollution and tightens rules on fine particles
They are responsible for heart attacks, cardiovascular accidents, asthma and other diseases: fine particles. In the United States, Joe Biden announced stricter rules on Wednesday February 7 to limit the…
Al-Anon, a support group for loved ones of alcoholics
” A bottle in the sea“, this is the name of the campaign launched by the Al-Anon association which offers help to families of people with a problem with alcohol,…
a use of traditional remedies which worries
From the Comoros to Madagascar via Tanzania, several African countries are currently affected by an epidemic of conjunctivitis. Thus, in Dar es Salaam, the Tanzanian capital, the number of cases…
sharp increase in suicide thoughts and attempts among young adults
Suicidal thoughts or suicide attempts among young adults have increased sharply since Covid, the latest Public Health France barometer shows on Monday, a new illustration of a deterioration in the…
“we need an international body of the same scientific scope as the IPCC”
Chemical pollution is responsible for 1.8 million deaths per year worldwide, according to a study by Lancet of 2022. And that’s without taking into account the impact on biodiversity. Around…