Tag: Health and medicine
Sanofi’s announced sale of Doliprane raises many concerns
Sanofi will sell its subsidiary producing Doliprane no earlier than the last quarter of this year 2024. Thirteen production sites are concerned, including two in France. A financial operation estimated…
Hospital doctors and nurses strike to demand better wages
In Portugal, a simultaneous strike by doctors and nurses is particularly well-followed. The demands revolve around salary increases. This 48-hour movement began on Tuesday, September 24, as difficult discussions are…
California sues ExxonMobil for lying about plastic recycling
The West Coast state accuses the oil giant of deceiving consumers for decades into believing that single-use plastics could and would be recycled, when the overwhelming majority of them are…
Food: “The accumulation of chemicals can cause metabolic diseases”
Eating is good and essential for our health. But what do we eat and what are the risks associated with our daily diet? A study published by scientists has just…
Garbage is piling up everywhere in the capital
In Congo, for the past five days, from the suburbs to the city center, the Congolese capital, Brazzaville, has been overflowing with garbage. The foul odors and impure air invade…
France: “The entire public hospital system is affected” by the significant deterioration in services due to shortages
An annual report from the Samu-Urgences de France union revealed on Tuesday, September 17, its assessment of tensions in emergency rooms and in mobile emergency and resuscitation structures during the…
In France, there are more students with disabilities, but they are not better supported
There are more students with disabilities in France, but difficulties with teaching in mainstream classes persist. This is what emerges from the Court of Auditors’ report published on Monday, September…
In France, a vaccine and a treatment to protect babies against bronchiolitis
The campaign to immunize infants born this year against bronchiolitis has started in France, in preparation for the winter season. This is the second of its kind. The main preventive…
Overweight and obesity have gained ground in 20 years
The French Public Health Agency conducted a study on the evolution of adult corpulence from 1996 to 2017 (based on weight and height data reported by participants during several telephone…
Nursing homes in France: “Funding is needed that meets society’s needs in terms of aging”
The general financial crisis of nursing homes, whose sessions opened on Tuesday, has been spreading for two years, with negative effects on the quality of care for residents, without the…