Perinatal mourning: Sheryfa Luna opens up about the loss of her third child
In an Instagram post, singer Sheryfa Luna reveals the death of her baby, a “pain that no words can truly ...
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Why do terminally ill people seem to get better just before they die?
A few days or hours before they die, some people suddenly seem to feel better, a phenomenon called terminal lucidity. ...
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Stillborn baby: more than one in two women subsequently have at least one other child
“For the majority of French women, the arrival of a stillborn child does not mark the end of fertile life,” ...
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Whooping cough: 20 children have died since the beginning of the year in France
On July 29, Public Health France provided an update on the whooping cough epidemic, the bacteria of which has been ...
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Whooping cough: 17 deaths in France since the start of the year
In France, 17 people have died of whooping cough since the beginning of the year. THE ESSENTIAL Whooping cough is ...
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Avian flu: a walrus dies from infection, a first for this mammal
In the Arctic, a walrus was found dead in the summer of 2023. According to analyses, it was suffering from ...
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What is the “death star”, responsible for the most serious cancers?
We explain to you what the “death star” is, responsible for the most serious cancers. THE ESSENTIAL “The Death Star” ...
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What really happens when we die?
Dr. Kathryn Mannix, who has worked in palliative care for 30 years, explains what happens to the body when a ...
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This vital part of the body survives when we die, according to researchers
A new study reveals that our microbiota continues to live long after we die. THE ESSENTIAL According to the work ...
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Cardiac arrest: can survivors remember their “death”?
Patients who have survived cardiac arrest say they were faced with their own death while unconscious. This could be the ...
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Near-death experience: what happens next?
Contrary to popular belief, a near-death experience does not lead to major life changes in patients, according to a study ...
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Near-death experience: strong brain activity spotted in dying people
Researchers have found brain activity reminiscent of dreams or hallucinations in patients who died of cardiac arrest. THE ESSENTIAL A ...
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Air pollution: 1,200 children and teenagers die of it each year in Europe
The European Environment Agency (EEA) highlights the disastrous consequences of air pollution, responsible for the death of 1,200 children and ...
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End-of-life doula: “Talking about death doesn’t make you die and it helps you age better”
Marie-Christine Laville, end-of-life doula, accompanies the dying and their loved ones in this complex moment. Why Doctor: what does the ...
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Marburg virus identified as responsible for mysterious disease in Tanzania
The Marburg virus, a cousin of Ebola, has killed five people in Tanzania. THE ESSENTIAL An epidemic of Marburg virus, ...
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Woman dies of malnutrition due to calcified fetus in her womb for 9 years
A mother has died of severe malnutrition as she carried a fetus lodged in her abdomen for nine years, a ...
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What happens in the body 5 minutes after death?
The five minutes following a death are not a calm river. Death holds many surprises and even if the brain ...
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How do I talk to my child about death?
Death remains taboo in our Western societies. Halloween and All Saints Day can be an opportunity for parents to broach ...
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Tuberculosis: worrying rise in the number of deaths worldwide
The number of deaths from tuberculosis has increased by more than 14% compared to 2019, warns the Health Organization (WHO). ...
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Perinatal grief: “It is important to accept feeling a series of intense emotions”
How to rebuild after the loss of a baby who died in utero or just after birth? How do you ...
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Monkey pox: what we know about the first deaths in Europe
Less than a day after the first recorded death in Europe of a patient infected with the disease, the Spanish ...
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Forgotten Baby in a Car Syndrome: “It Can Happen to Anyone!”
After the death of a baby in a car because of the heat, a psychiatrist returns to the "forgotten baby ...
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16,000 dead: the balance sheet of hydroxychloroquine?
Hydroxychloroquine administered in some hospitals at the start of the pandemic is said to have caused more than 16,000 deaths ...
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Our life could flash before our eyes when we die
Our lives could flash before our eyes when death knocks on our door, according to a new study. THE ESSENTIAL ...
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Scientists bring dead eyes back to life!
The eyes of a deceased person reacted to light five hours after death. Unheard of (no pun intended). THE ESSENTIAL ...
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Covid-19: more risk of stillbirths
Pregnant women infected with Covid-19 are twice as likely to give birth to a stillborn child. THE ESSENTIAL The study ...
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Mourning: what consequences on physical and mental health?
The loss of a loved one can cause long-term clinical depression, have consequences on employment, on isolation or even lead ...
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What is taphonomy, this new science that uses “corpse farms”?
There are currently nine human taphonomy research centers around the world. Here's what they're for. THE ESSENTIAL After death, the ...
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What if death was like a dream?
What happens in our brain when we die? For the first, neuroscientists provide an answer to this question that has ...
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Do you want to know the date of your death?
An online tool makes it possible to predict, sometimes to the nearest week, how long elderly people have left to ...
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