Category: Healthcare

Covid-19: New vaccination campaign launched for people over 80 and immunocompromised

Covid-19: New vaccination campaign launched for people over 80 and immunocompromised

In France, on Monday, April 15, a new vaccination campaign against Covid-19 is launched, targeting the elderly, over 80 and immunocompromised people regardless of age. The goal remains “Protect the most fragile, which can develop into serious forms and present severe complications”In February, the Ministry of Health explained. The Higher Health Authority (HAS), which was […]

“We, health care professionals, once again call for the protection of state medical care”

“We, health care professionals, once again call for the protection of state medical care”

NoWe were more than 3,000 caregivers to call for the maintenance of public medical assistance (AME), on November 2, 2023, twenty-three structures and learned societies to protect this system, on November 28, and more than 7,500 caregivers signed the following day. Vote on immigration law in late December. On the eve of the announced reform, […]

Anti-anxiety device authorized in the USA

Anti-anxiety device authorized in the USA

Neurotech startup Neurovalens, based in Belfast, Northern Ireland, has received clearance from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its innovative non-invasive anxiety treatment device, Modius Stress. This achievement represents a significant milestone for the company, which has been dedicated to developing technology designed to provide non-invasive electrical stimulation of the brain and nervous system […]

Do you want to avoid aging? Science has a solution

Do you want to avoid aging? Science has a solution

There’s no way around it, if you want to get younger you have to put that body to work. New research reveals that the accumulation of lipids, also known as fats, in our muscle tissues is associated with aging. And so far only physical activity has proven to be an effective solution. The magazine published […]

Growing up with a bipolar parent: ‘When I came home from school, I didn’t know if my mother was still alive’

Growing up with a bipolar parent: ‘When I came home from school, I didn’t know if my mother was still alive’

when he hears Eva, get up On the radio, Julien Carpentier has anxiety. Nothing to do with Julie Pietri’s lyrical flights. It just reminds him of his mother, who during her manic attacks thought she was Eve and therefore danced with life. That said, some may find it funny. The director freed himself from this […]

Salim Benyoubi, a trafficker and informer nicknamed “The Jackal”, sentenced two policemen to prison

Salim Benyoubi, a trafficker and informer nicknamed “The Jackal”, sentenced two policemen to prison

Cops and thugs shared two days on the same bench at Marseille’s criminal court, confronting judges about breaching their status as police informants and, as the prosecutor said, “A surprising mix of genres and atypical personalities.” Two now-fired Paris-area police officers, Sonia Coquard, 45, and Soufia Ouguauri, 43, were sentenced on Friday, April 12, to […]

Allegations against Patrick Pellow raise issue of sexist and sexual abuse in hospitals

Allegations against Patrick Pellow raise issue of sexist and sexual abuse in hospitals

Emergency physician Patrick Peloux, in Paris on June 7, 2022. STR / AFP She is a media figure in the medical world who has brought to the fore the issue of sexual and gender-based violence in hospitals. Infectious disease specialist Carine Lacombe, who has been widely known since the Covid-19 crisis, accused, in an article […]

Paris 2024: Strengthening health controls in restaurants near Olympic venues

Paris 2024: Strengthening health controls in restaurants near Olympic venues

A Parisian restaurant, January 2, 2024. Dimitar Dilkof / AFP Check the transparency of the frying oils, the operation of the hood, the cleanliness of the pans, traces of possible rodents… As the Olympic Games approach, health checks are intensified around the areas that welcome athletes and guests. On Friday, April 12, an inspector inspected […]

Cannabidiol can cure crack addiction, Brazilian study reveals

Cannabidiol can cure crack addiction, Brazilian study reveals

Treatment of crack users with cannabidiol (CBD) has shown better results in reducing addiction and adverse effects than conventional medications used in psychosocial alcohol and drug centers. The conclusion is part of a pioneering study conducted by researchers at the University of Brasilia (UnB). Cannabidiol has shown promising results The research involved 73 users who […]

Dengue: Mosquitoes can also bite through clothing

Dengue: Mosquitoes can also bite through clothing

Brazil has already broken the historical record of dengue cases in 2024 and the scenario could worsen further in the coming weeks. As if that wasn’t enough, an experiment conducted by the Federal University of Lavras (UFLA), in Minas Gerais, shows that the Aedes a Egypti mosquito can also bite through clothing. The study was […]