Tag: Health and medicine
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In Mali, here is news of Malian nonuplets. Their birth, in May 2021, was a world first. The nine brothers and sisters born from a single pregnancy are three years…
a petition launched for a European right to abortion
More than 100,000 Europeans have already signed a petition demanding a European right to abortion. Around a hundred associations launched this initiative to alert the leaders of the European Union…
launch of a vaccination campaign to curb the meningitis epidemic
In Niger, a vaccination campaign was launched Thursday in Niamey to fight the meningitis epidemic. Since mid-March, more than 2,000 cases, including 123 deaths, have been recorded in the country,…
increase in cholera cases, a new medical unit opened
The number of cholera cases in Mayotte, a French department located in the Indian Ocean, has doubled. It now stands at 26, compared to thirteen two days previously, the authorities…
End of life: “I was waiting for this law”, the testimony of Loïc suffering from Charcot’s disease
The text of the bill on the end of life has arrived at the National Assembly to be examined. This text provides, among other things, the possibility for patients suffering…
two studies confirm the effectiveness of Beyfortus against bronchiolitis
Sanofi’s Beyfortus is part of recent treatments which for the first time hold the promise of immunizing many people against the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), the one which is responsible…
first three cases of “native” cholera identified in Mayotte
Three first cases of “indigenous” cholera have been identified in the French department, where ten imported cases had been recorded since mid-March among migrants coming in particular from the neighboring…
a law at the origins of the professional reintegration of the disabled
Allowing those disabled from the Great War to resume an active part in the life of the nation in times of peace, such was the challenge of a founding law…
Nestlé ordered to suspend operation of Perrier water borehole after contamination
The famous sparkling water brand Perrier, a subsidiary of the food giant Nestlé, had to stop exploiting one of its boreholes at the request of the French state and destroy…
Metoo at the hospital with K. Lacombe: “Tradition… hinders the emergence of women’s free speech”
Karine Lacombe, professor of medicine at Sorbonne University, infectious disease specialist, author of the book Women will save the hospital (Stock), is this Wednesday, April 24, our international morning guest.…