Tag: Health and medicine
four years after confinement, what health and economic consequences of Covid-19?
Four years ago today, on March 17, 2020, France was in lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic. That year, the coronavirus was the third leading cause of death in France…
dozens of cases of measles in the Lyon metropolitan area
While the World Health Organization warned last February of a worrying increase in measles cases in Europe and around the world, France was already recording cases. Since mid-January, dozens of…
Assisted dying, euthanasia, assisted suicide… what are we talking about?
French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Sunday March 10 that a bill on “assisted dying” will be presented to the Council of Ministers in April. But what distinguishes it from…
End of life bill: “It’s a societal development, a major step forward”
In a press interview on Sunday, Emmanuel Macron revealed the outlines of the future end-of-life bill which “ opens the possibility of requesting assistance in dying under certain strict conditions…
due to lack of electricity, the Mopti hospital reduces its activities
In Mali, the Sominé Dolo hospital in Mopti is reducing its activities due to a lack of electricity. In a memo dated Friday January 7 and authenticated by RFI, hospital…
a report on extreme drug gang violence
This is a level of violence equivalent to that of a Central American country. In a report on crime linked to drug trafficking, European authorities are concerned. Never before have…
The puzzle of maternity leave for female mayors
With only 20% women at the head of French town halls, municipal executives are struggling to make room for elected officials who wish to become mothers. It is this legal…
Sport and gastroesophageal reflux
Every week, Dr Jean-Marc Sène, sports doctor, presents his sports column in Priorité Santé. This week, he talks to us about gastroesophageal reflux caused by intense physical activity. 3 mins…
IVG in the Constitution: “real inequalities in territorial access to care”
Obstacles still persist in France regarding access to abortion. While a new advance in law took place yesterday with the green light given to the inclusion of abortion as a…
Right to abortion: “Enshrining this right in the Constitution makes it practically untouchable”
It is a historic day for France which this Monday becomes the first country to explicitly include voluntary termination of pregnancy (IVG) in its Constitution. What does this change in…