The Growing Threat of Tiger Mosquitoes in France and How to Fight Them

On the mosquito front, several news are coming to us and they are not good, but we have reason to hope. First of all, as a result of global warming, the tiger mosquito is spreading in France. It is the vector of three diseases: dengue fever, chikungunya, and also zika, which are logically likely to … Read more

Collective Advocates for Palliative Care and Against Assisted Suicide in France

“This evening, we invite passers-by, residents and travelers to ask themselves the right questions, while there is still time! », calls Arnould Casati, 44, Lyon spokesperson for the Soulager but not killing collective, a few hours before the meeting. Created in 2014, this movement brings together caregivers, people with disabilities, medical students and citizens committed … Read more

Anesthesiologist on Strike: Fighting for Fair Pay for Temporary Workers in Public Hospitals

Don’t count on her to set foot in the hospital in April. From Monday 3, the date of entry into application of article 33 of the Rist law, Dr. Cécile Chopard will be on strike, for the first time in her life. Full practitioner for seven years, this anesthesiologist chose the interim ten years ago, … Read more

After More Than Five Decades of Captivity, An Orca Will Return to the Ocean in the United States.

The Miami Seaquarium will lead a plan to release Lolita, a 56-year-old killer whale captured in the 1970s. Par Clara Hidalgo Posted on 01/04/2023 at 17:48 This content is not accessible. Lolita lives in an aquarium measuring 26 by 11 meters. A dangerously small space for the 6-meter-long animal. (Illustrative photo) Mike Blake / REUTERS … Read more

at the Épinay-sous-Sénart health center, “we preserve the health of patients”

When Émilie Zard launched the creation of the Épinay-sous-Sénart (Essonne) health center in 2016, she knew that the lack of doctors was going to become “a disaster on the territory”. “60% of them were over 65, retirements had to be anticipated”, she notes, leaning against her desk, recalling that nearly 6 million French people have … Read more

contamination at its lowest despite the winter

Never has France experienced such a low level of contamination since the summer of 2020. According to the site Covid tracker, an average of 4,573 positive cases are tested per day, a drop of 25% in one week. At the same time a year ago, a new record was exceeded with more than 500,000 cases … Read more

A vaccine for bees, “an important step” to save the hives

Published on : 21/01/2023 – 17:19 A vaccine was developed in the United States to protect bees from a very contagious disease, American foulbrood, responsible for the destruction of hives. But if it represents hope, this vaccine will not respond to all the threats weighing on these insects, according to Cédric Alaux, specialist in bee … Read more

vaccination, transmission, mortality… Three questions after the deaths linked to this disease

► What do we know about deaths linked to cases of monkeypox? Spain reported this weekend the deaths of two young men infected with monkeypox, a disease also known as “monkeypox”. For the moment, the possible presence of comorbidities in these two victims is not known. Spanish health authorities said the two men had been … Read more

The High Authority for Health comes out against the reintegration of unvaccinated caregivers

In response to the referral from the Ministry of Health, the High Authority for Health (HAS) is in favor of maintaining the obligation to vaccinate against Covid for medical personnel. This obligation “concerns those who have frequent and close contact with vulnerable people and thus contributes to their protection”justifies the independent public authority in an … Read more