Tag: Health and medicine
a third case of HIV recovery after a bone marrow transplant
A new case of HIV cure was announced on Monday February 20 after the publication of the work of several virologists in the journal Nature Medicine. After a bone marrow…
the citizens’ convention in favor of “active assistance in dying”
The citizens’ convention on the end of life delivered its first results on Sunday 19 February. The 180 citizens drawn by lot voted mainly in favor of “active assistance in…
Shortage of amoxicillin in France: when pharmacies participate in production
Faced with the shortage of amoxicillin, this most prescribed antibiotic in France and widely used in children, around forty pharmacies have been authorized since the end of December to produce…
the ICRC concerned about the disinformation campaign on its action in Burkina Faso
The ICRC is concerned about the consequences of the disinformation campaign of which it was the victim in 2020. The International Committee of the Red Cross was in 2020 the…
Cry of alarm from caregivers who reject euthanasia: “Giving death cannot be a treatment”
/ Podcasts / Guest France The text reacts in France: a column published in the newspaper Le Figaro. A forum signed by 13 healthcare organizations, representing 800,000 healthcare professionals. They…
American actor Bruce Willis suffers from an incurable form of dementia
The illness of Bruce Willis, 67, has worsened. The American actor, who ended his career in the spring of 2022, now suffers from an incurable form of dementia, similar to…
protests in Colombia against the reform of the health system
In Colombia, it was the turn of opponents to the reform of the health system to pound the pavement yesterday. And it is clear that these demonstrations against the reform…
Lactalis indicted for aggravated deception and involuntary injuries
This Thursday, the French firm Lactalis and the company Celia Laiterie de Craon were indicted for aggravated deception, involuntary injuries and non-execution of withdrawal and recall measures. This indictment comes…
in the face of the malaise of young people, initiatives to fight against depression
An edifying survey published Tuesday, February 14 by Public Health France shows that depressive disorders have almost doubled among young people in the space of four years. In France, several…
Irène Frachon, the doctor who revealed the scandal, calls for “justice”
The pulmonologist Irène Frachon testified this Tuesday, February 14 at the Paris Court of Appeal in the trial of the Pick, named after this drug from the Servier laboratory prescribed…