Tuberculosis deaths are on the rise again due to covid, WHO warns
© ShutterstockNearly 1.5 million deaths from tuberculosis in the world in 2020. This is the alarming observation made on October ...
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Pollution: it causes nearly 8,000 deaths each year in Ile-de-France
© Shutterstock / Davit KhutsishviliThe Île-de-France Regional Health Observatory (ORS) and Airparif have just published a new study which quantifies ...
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The heat wave caused an increase in deaths in July
© Shutterstock / Marian WeyoEven if the current temperatures make us forget the episodes of heat wave that we often ...
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Late containment: around 14,600 deaths could (perhaps) have been avoided
© ShutterstockThe latest news concerning the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus epidemic is rather encouraging: to date, less than 12,000 patients with Covid-19 ...
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The pandemic would have caused three times more deaths than the official report: why?
© ShutterstockAccording to the World Health Organization (WHO), the Covid-19 epidemic caused 5.9 million deaths worldwide between January 1, 2020 ...
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Covid 19: 9 times more deaths among the unvaccinated
© ShutterstockAs part of its mission to support the management of the health crisis, the Department of Research, Studies, Evaluation ...
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1 in 10 premature deaths could be avoided, just by moving for 11 minutes a day
© Shutterstock11 minutes every 24 hours : this is the time during which you should move every day to limit ...
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Malaria: a new vaccine could reduce deaths by 70% by 2030
© ShutterstockA new hope for the thousands of people who are victims each year of the malaria ? In 2020 ...
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Streptococcus A: contagion, angina in babies, cases and deaths in France
© ShutterstockSUMMARY :Streptococcus A: how many cases and deaths in France?What are the symptoms of a strep A infection?What diseases ...
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COVID FRANCE (February 2023): figures, curves, deaths, what you need to know
© ShutterstockSUMMARY :Covid-19: Covid figures (February 2023)Covid-19: the latest weekly report from Public Health FranceWhat are the rules related to ...
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1 in 5 diet-related deaths
© ThinkstockInfant mortality has fallen and life expectancy is increasing, according to the rresults of the Global Burden of Disease ...
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Drownings: nearly 1,500 accidental drownings and 400 deaths recorded last summer
© ShutterstockAccidental drowning is the leading cause of accidental death in everyday life among people under 25 years old. Each ...
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1 in 5 deaths linked to poor diet
© Getty picturesIn 2017, one in five deaths, or 11 million, was linked to poor nutrition worldwide. A study based ...
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Colonoscopies are useless in reducing colon cancer deaths, study finds
© ShutterstockIf you have ever had to spend a colonoscopy, you know how uncomfortable the exam and its preparation can ...
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Prolonged fasting: a naturopath targeted by justice after several deaths
© ShutterstockThis Thursday, January 12, 2023, Eric Gandon, a 58-year-old naturopath, was indicted by the Tours prosecutor's office (Indre-et-Loire) at ...
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Alzheimer’s: the number of deaths increases by 55% in the United States
© iStockPhotosIn the United States, the mortality rate attributed to Alzheimer's disease rose from 16.5 per 100,000 people in 1999 ...
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Premature deaths in people with autism
© iStockPhotosA study published in the British Journal of Psychiatry suggests that people with autism spectrum disorders die on average ...
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Drowning: 42 deaths every hour worldwide
© iStockYoung men and children under 5 are the first victims of drowning according to a WHO report which has ...
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Drowning: more than 3 deaths per day in summer
© Getty ImagesAccording to the DROWNING surveys conducted each year by Public Health France, each summer an average of 500 ...
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27 suicide deaths every day
© iStockPhotosBased on death certificates, 9,715 people took their own lives in 2012, but the real figure could be higher, ...
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24 cases of legionellosis and 2 deaths in Strasbourg
© Getty Images/iStockphotoAt the end of the year, 24 cases of legionellosis were diagnosed in Strasbourg, in the Bas-Rhin, in ...
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20,000 deaths per year linked to domestic accidents
© FotoliaDomestic accidents are still too commonplace. Whether it's falls, poisonings or burnsthey represent a real danger for the French ...
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Sudden infant death syndrome: an enzyme responsible for these unexplained deaths?
© ShutterstockAccording to Public Health Francethe sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is defined as "unexplained death of a child under ...
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Maternal deaths: every month, a young mother or a pregnant woman commits suicide
© Getty ImagesIt is a taboo subject that we hear little about: we speak of "maternal death" when a woman ...
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One in eight tobacco-related deaths in France
© Getty ImagesThe numbers change little. From 73,000 in 2013, tobacco-related deaths were 75,320 in 2015, or one in eight ...
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Between 2016 and 2019, measles caused twice as many deaths
© Getty ImagesIt had been 23 years since measles had been so present in the world. In 2019, 869,770 cases ...
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Tuberculosis: the disease causes more deaths than AIDS
© iStockPhotosDespite advances in treatment, tuberculosis killed 1.5 million people in 2014. A figure slightly higher than the number of ...
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Hepatitis C: 1.5 million deaths could be avoided by 2030
© Getty ImagesToday, approximately 71 million individuals are chronic carriers ofHepatitis C, according to figures from the World Health Organization ...
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Pollution: involved in one in six deaths
© istockPlague for humanity, threat for the future, Pollutionresponsible for one in six deaths worldwide. This is the alarming finding ...
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420,000 deaths per year due to contaminated food
© iStockPhotosAccording to a World Health Organization report (WHO) , foodborne diseases affect some 600 million people worldwide each year ...
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