Tag: Health and medicine
South Korea cautiously ends outdoor mask requirement
Since Monday, South Koreans are no longer required to wear the mask outdoors. The country, often presented as a model in the fight against the pandemic, has managed to get…
Chicha, a popular phenomenon in Gabon, but not without danger
Direction Gabon to discover this fashionable phenomenon among young people. The number of shisha smokers is increasing drastically whereas this phenomenon did not exist less than a decade ago. With…
Italy ends health pass and most restrictions
May 1 was a long-awaited day for Italians: the government lifted some of the health restrictions with the end of the health pass and especially that of the wearing of…
Canada lifts abstinence period for gay men wishing to donate blood
Canada announced Thursday, April 28 that it will now be possible for gay men to donate blood. For the moment, this was forbidden to them if they had not observed…
Menthol cigarettes soon to be banned in the United States?
The Food and Drug Administration, the US drug authority, launched a process this week to ban menthol cigarettes. The dossier concerns both public health and the racial question. With our…
In Paris, the Saint-Louis hospital faced with a lack of staff
The public hospital crisis is a subject that Emmanuel Macron will not be able to avoid during his second five-year term. The measures taken during his first term did not…
art therapy to treat Covid-19 trauma
The National Order of Psychologists of Madagascar organized, Wednesday, April 27, its third international congress around the practice of psychology on the island. A practice these days essentially focused on…
rise in cases of obesity in children since the health crisis
This is one of the consequences of the health crisis: cases of obesity and overweight have increased sharply among the youngest over the past two years. This is revealed by…
more than half of Europeans prefer the internet to their doctor in case of symptoms
A recent study reveals that a large majority of Europeans are more likely to consult the internet than their doctor at the slightest symptom that would make them think of…
resurgence of the Ebola virus in the province of Equateur
The Minister of Health declared this Saturday, the resurgence of the Ebola virus in the DRC after the confirmation of a case in Mbandaka, capital of the province of Equateur…