Kategori: Health News
What exactly is being an HPI?
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), people who have an IQ above 130 are considered HPI, which represents approximately 2% of the population. Published on 03/10/2024 07:50 Updated on…
mortality would drop sharply with younger generations without tobacco, according to a study
This is one of the first works to model the impact of a “tobacco-free generation”. Published on 03/10/2024 11:08 Reading time: 1 min Smoking is the main risk factor for…
Professor Didier Raoult banned from practicing medicine for two years
At the end of December 2021, the National Council of the Order of Physicians appealed the reprimand inflicted on the microbiologist for having promoted hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for Covid-19.…
medical consultations will soon be less reimbursed by Health Insurance
Published on 03/10/2024 09:04 Updated on 03/10/2024 09:05 Video length: 1 min Social security: medical consultations will soon be less reimbursed by Health Insurance The government plans to lower the…
customs and the DGCCRF issue an alert message against the use of an insecticide banned against bedbugs
Although it is effective against the pest, it is very dangerous for humans. However, seizures of “Sniper 1,000” have been increasing since the start of the year in France. To…
why is it still not effective in schools, despite the law?
While the question of consent resurfaced at the time of the Mazan rape trial, the debate around sex life education in schools has also been relaunched. The law provides for…
Hydroxychloroquine, vaccines, homeopathy… Patrick Hetzel, a Minister of Higher Education and Research with less academic scientific positions
The LR deputy for Bas-Rhin has in recent years taken positions on the fringes of scientific consensus, supporting for example the use of the treatment praised by Didier Raoult during…
only one in two women are screened for breast cancer in France
Published on 03/10/2024 00:37 Video length: 3 min Health: only one in two women are screened for breast cancer in France October 2 marks the start of a month of…
ANSES warns of the risks of poisoning
Poison control centers have already recorded 400 cases since July 1, 2024. Published on 02/10/2024 20:50 Reading time: 1 min Mushroom picking illustration. (REMY PERRIN / MAXPPP) The National Agency…
CALL FOR TESTIMONIALS. Are you disabled and have just started higher education? Tell us
If you are further along in your studies, we are also interested in your testimony. Published on 02/10/2024 18:12 Reading time: 1 min In an amphitheater at Paris Cité University,…
France will have 1,672 additional doctors in 2024, but still suffers from large disparities depending on the departments
With the exception of timid rebounds in 2018 and 2020, the number of practitioners has been declining since 2010 and now seems to be on a plateau, foreshadowing a more…
a second case of avian flu identified in a poultry farm
The Finistère prefecture does not provide precise information on the breeding concerned, where “depopulation is in progress”. Published on 02/10/2024 13:03 Reading time: 1 min A “protection” zone has been…
what projects have already been launched to secure the Vitale card?
In his general policy speech, Michel Barnier declared, Tuesday October 1, that he wanted to secure the Vitale card, without giving further details. Biometric vital cards, file crossing, use of…
we verified three claims about Beyfortus and the respiratory infection that affects babies
The bronchiolitis immunization campaign began in mid-September, but it is targeted by strong misinformation on social networks. Published on 02/10/2024 09:50 Reading time: 2 mins A nurse administers preventive treatment…
“It’s not just in the remote countryside…”: the Paris region affected by medical deserts
If the number of doctors increased last year, according to figures from the Order of Physicians revealed on Wednesday, medical deserts are still appearing, and this also affects large cities.…
Who is Edith Heard, biologist specializing in epigenetics, CNRS gold medalist?
The 2024 CNRS gold medal, one of the most prestigious French scientific awards, distinguished biologist Edith Heard, specialist in epigenetics, whose work has shed light on the mechanisms of inactivation…
a judicial investigation opened after the five suspected cases in Indre-et-Loire
The state of health of these people still remains “worrying”, specifies the Tours prosecutor’s office, two weeks after their poisoning. Published on 01/10/2024 9:45 p.m. Reading time: 1 min Illustrative…
fight against medical deserts, “nurses-nurses” law, prevention… Here are the main announcements from Michel Barnier on health
Published on 01/10/2024 21:21 Reading time: 3 min A caregiver in a hospital in Bry-sur-Marne (Val-de-Marne), June 23, 2023. (ALINE MORCILLO / HANS LUCAS / AFP) The Prime Minister is…
VIDEO. The obstacle course of Antoine, a student in a wheelchair
Published on 01/10/2024 14:58 Video length: 6 min VIDEO. The obstacle course of Antoine, a student in a wheelchair Antoine is 23 years old, he is in a wheelchair and…
breast cancer patients share the cost of the disease
Nearly 60,000 women are affected by breast cancer each year in France. If most of the costs are reimbursed, there remains care after the operation which can be heavy. Published…