Tag: Health and medicine
The Constances epidemiological cohort will soon stop
Created more than ten years ago to facilitate scientific research, the Constances cohort brings together 220,000 volunteers in France. The data it collects are a great tool for studying the…
Faced with the return of Covid-19, France fears a less obvious vaccine recall
The French health authorities are calling on the oldest who have not yet done so, and there are many of them, to receive their second booster shot. And if the…
Bayer weakened after US Supreme Court ruling on Roundup
The Supreme Court of the United States on Tuesday, June 21, refused an appeal by Monsanto, owned by Bayer, making final its judgment to pay 25 million dollars to a…
In China, the use of the QR code for purposes other than health is controversial
It is a decision that scandalized even the state media in China this week: the diversion of QR codes for purposes other than health, in this case to prevent small…
South African government welcomes lifting of patents on Covid vaccines
After intense negotiations between its 164 members, the World Trade Organization (WTO) reached an agreement on Friday, June 17, which notably concerns the lifting for 5 years of patents on…
Martin Hirsch, boss of the AP-HP, leaves his functions
In France, the boss of the AP-HP, Martin Hirsch announced his resignation to hospital staff this Friday morning. Martin Hirsch has held this position since 2013 where he manages more…
the private group of Ehpad Orpea condemned for negligence after the death of a patient
Orpea was sentenced on Thursday for negligence following the death of an invalid elderly person in 2017, who died after being hospitalized for an unexplained double fracture of the femurs.…
Pollution reduces the life expectancy of all humans by two years
The life expectancy of all humans is reduced by two years. Blame it on air pollution, according to the Air Quality Life Index report published by researchers at the University…
For a better life in Ehpad
Since the publication of the book The Gravediggers, revelations about abuse in nursing homes, nursing homes, have multiplied. There are 7,000 in France. The Covid pandemic served as an indicator…
Gabon celebrates World Blood Donor Day with mobilization
Tuesday June 14 is World Blood Donor Day. Like every year, almost everywhere in the world, the demand for blood is most often greater than the supply. In Gabon, the…