Tag: Health and medicine
at least six people receive HIV-infected organ transplants
For the past week, arrests and controversies have increased in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, where six people received organ transplants infected with HIV, the AIDS virus. Since…
historic agreement with tobacco manufacturers, end of a twenty-five year legal saga
In Canada, JTI-Macdonald Corp., Rothmans, Benson & Hedges Inc. and Imperial Tobacco Canada have just reached an agreement in principle of 21 billion euros with their creditors to compensate tobacco…
Harris tries to play age and health card against Trump
Kamala Harris, vice-president of the United States and Democratic candidate for the American presidency, published this Saturday, October 12, a medical report affirming that she has “ the physical and…
in a bus station in the capital, caution remains in the face of the Marburg virus
“ Marburg virus outbreak in Rwanda brought under control »: statement this October 10, 2024 from the Director General of the Africa CDC, Jean Kaseya. Rwanda has recorded 13 deaths…
Haitian children trapped in gang violence and humanitarian situation
In Haiti, a wave of violence and a catastrophic humanitarian situation have forced more than 700,000 people, half of them children, to flee their homes. These young people looking for…
Exposure of florists to pesticides, a danger for workers and their children
In France, the Pesticide Victims Compensation Fund recognized for the first time that the death of an 11-year-old girl from cancer was linked to her mother’s exposure at work. This…
in Reunion, a “Mad Pride” against prejudices about mental health
To mark mental health weeks, Réunion launched the very first Mad Pride this Wednesday. A parade bringing together nearly 500 people took place in the streets of Saint-Paul to denounce…
Pink October: “Less than half of women invited for breast cancer screening do so”
Pink October has become an essential month to talk about breast cancer, which affects more than 60,000 women each year and causes around 12,000 deaths per year in France. Depending…
Fighting breast cancer with humor, the challenge of the Jeune&Rose association
The Pink October campaign raises awareness of breast cancer and publicizes initiatives for prevention and screening. This year, for the 31st edition of Pink October, spotlight on the Bordeaux association…
Wegovy, the new drug against obesity, delivered under conditions
This October 8, the Danish laboratory Novo Nordisk is putting its flagship anti-obesity drug called Wegovy on the French market. A medicine sometimes diverted from its indication in certain countries…