Tag: Health and medicine
Senegal confirms one case of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever
Senegal is in an epidemic situation after the discovery of a case of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, this virus which causes outbreaks of severe viral hemorrhagic fever. The patient died at…
Medical interns on strike to denounce their working conditions
Not yet totally doctors, but no longer really students, medical interns represent 40% of medical staff in hospitals. A key role. However, most of them are exhausted, even in danger.…
European children and teenagers particularly vulnerable to pollution
In Europe, at least 1,200 children and adolescents die prematurely each year due to air pollution, according to a report by the European Environment Agency, published on Monday 24 April.…
Yoli, an indigenous leader between the law of armed groups and a mining giant
RFI is joining forces with the international investigative consortium Forbidden Stories to resume the work of Rafael Moreno, a journalist killed on October 16, 2022 in circumstances that have not…
“Sur L’Adamant” by Nicolas Philibert: “A place that tells of an opening to the world”
On the Seine, in the heart of Paris, The Adamant is a one-of-a-kind Day Centre. It welcomes adults suffering from mental disorders, and helps them to reconnect with the world,…
xylazine, a “zombie drug” that is wreaking havoc
The American authorities speak of an emerging threat. A new drug on the market wreaks havoc in the country. Nicknamed the “zombie drug”, xylazine is even more dangerous than fentanyl.…
heavily restricted abortion in Florida
Florida tightens the noose around the right to abortion. Ron DeSantis, the governor of this Conservative state in the southeastern United States, on Thursday signed a bill banning most abortions…
the plan to deport thousands of foreigners worries the medical profession
The vagueness persists in Mayotte around the holding of a possible vast operation of expulsions of foreigners without papers, baptized “Wuambushu”, which could mobilize nearly a thousand gendarmes and police…
Germany presents less ambitious cannabis legalization plan than expected
Germany will legalize the use of cannabis for private purposes and within certain limits. One of the government’s most symbolic social reforms is due to come into force in 2023.…
three exercises to prevent back pain
Every week, Dr. Jean-Marc Sène, sports doctor, presents his sports column in Priorité Santé. Today, he advises sports listeners who suffer from back pain. What equipment do you need when…