Tag: medicine
Didn’t get his medicine for two weeks
full screen A patient in a residence suffered a twelve-hour epileptic seizure after missing medication. Archive image. Photo: Stina Stjernkvist/TT One person at a residential facility did not receive their…
New preventive medicine will prevent HIV
The preventive drug PrEP, which can stop an HIV infection before it breaks out, has been approved in Sweden since 2016. The drug is available in all regions of Sweden,…
Acupuncture, osteopathy… The multiple harmful effects of alternative medicine
Conventional health care has come a long way and is arguably more effective than ever in diagnosing and treating disease. So why do so many people turn their backs on…
No, the Academy of Medicine didn’t really vote in favor of assisted suicide
News Published on 07/18/2023 at 2:37 p.m. Updated 07/18/2023 at 2:37 p.m. Reading 3 mins. In an opinion published on the site of the National Academy of Medicine, it is…
End of life: the Academy of Medicine in favor of assisted suicide, not euthanasia
It was a long-awaited opinion for the executive, in full preparation of its future bill on the end of life. The National Academy of Medicine has come out in favor…
“Alternative medicine”: increased therapeutic drift since the Covid crisis
Aromatherapy, kinesiology, lithotherapy… Unconventional care practices, in full explosion, are neither supervised nor monitored, denounces the Order of Physicians in a report published on Tuesday June 27, alerting to “therapeutic…
Veterinarian convicted – took the dog’s medicine
Veterinarian convicted – took the dog’s medicine A vet prescribed medicine for his dog – but used it himself. Archive image. – Photo: Jonas Ekströmer/TT A vet prescribed narcotic medication…
Alternative medicine: an embarrassing imbroglio at the Ministry of Health
In recent years, the Interministerial Mission for Vigilance and the Fight against Sectarian Aberrations (Miviludes) has acted as the last bastion against abuses related to unconventional care. When patients had…
The common medicine can give you burns
Many take the opportunity to enjoy the heat wave – but you have to be careful.Chief pharmacist Annika Svedberg warns because common medicines can cause burns when the sun shines…
Grand Bien Vous Do x Doctissimo: Stop misconceptions in medicine!
News Published on 06/16/2023 at 12:38 p.m. Updated 06/16/2023 at 12:38 p.m. Reading 1 min. Monday, June 19, Dr. Gérald Kierzek, medical director of Doctissimo, once again joins Ali Rebeihi’s…