Tag: Health and medicine
the “end of life” bill, a text with high stakes for the government
The “end of life” bill, which must be one of the biggest texts of Emmanuel Macron’s second five-year term, is presented to the Council of Ministers this Wednesday, April 10.…
End of life: “patients in the palliative phase have the impression that they no longer have their place in society”
This Wednesday, April 10, the end-of-life bill will be presented to the Council of Ministers. It authorizes, under conditions, assistance in dying for certain patients who make this request. A…
MPs hope to make abortion a real right for women
A British opposition MP has tabled a text calling for the decriminalization of abortion in England and Wales. Because abortion is not legal there, it is only tolerated, a legacy…
In Mali, morgues overwhelmed after extreme heat coupled with numerous power cuts
According to several testimonies, there is an increase in the number of deaths in Bamako, the Malian capital. 3 mins People aged over 60 with chronic illnesses for the most…
Attal announces a “rabbit tax” of €5 in the event of absence from a medical appointment
French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal announced several health-related measures on Saturday April 6, including better psychological care for young people and an increase in the number of doctors trained in…
France promises 1.1 billion more over 10 years for palliative care
Half of the patients who currently need palliative care do not have access to it, due to a lack of human resources and suitable structures. Before the passage of the…
MSF warns of a cholera epidemic and the lack of means to deal with it
In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the organization Doctors Without Borders (MSF) is sounding the alarm about the escalation of the cholera epidemic, particularly in areas occupied by war…
the National Assembly passes a law to limit the spread of “eternal pollutants”
The National Assembly adopted at first reading, Thursday April 4, a bill restricting the production and sale of PFAS, also called “eternal pollutants”. For associations, this is a good signal…
the French National Assembly examines the dangers of “eternal pollutants”
They are called “perennial pollutants” because they persist for decades in the air, soil, rivers and also accumulate in food and in our bodies. PFAS, chemicals with non-stick or water-…
End of life: should we contrast the duty to care and the right to die?
The debate on the end of life is once again agitating French society after President Emmanuel Macron announced a bill providing for the creation of assisted dying. The text was…